The following links are listed as a resource for social justice activities. If you have any recommendations for additional sites to list, please let us know via a comment. If you know the internet address that’s great, but if all you know is the name, that’s OK, too. Anything is helpful. Notice that there are some items below without links. If you can recommend a good site for those items that would also be very helpful.
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST LINKS
- National United Church of Christ website
- Florida Conference UCC
- Still Speaking
- The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns
- A Just Peace Church
- An Open and AFfirming Church
- Center for Progressive Christianity
UCC Still Speaking Videos
ST. PETERSBURG LINKS
- Family Promise of Pinellas – 6201 22nd Ave. N., St Petersburg, FL 33710 tel: 727-201-9571 info@familypromisepinellas.org
- 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares call 211 for an instant connection for people in need
DIRECTORY OF SERVICES
- Directory of Services PDF — written for those in the criminal justice system, but excellent for anyone in need of assistance
ABUSE
- CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse) family refuge from abuse
ASSISTANCE
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- Catholic (Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg)
- DayStar Hope Center
- Economically disadvantaged
- Food Stamps
- Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services
- Operation Attack
- Judeo Christian Clinic
- Our Daily Bread (mail link to St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral’s ministry to the needy)
- Pinellas County Human Services
- SHARE grocery program
- St. Pete Free Clinic (Beacon House, Food Bank, Health Center, We Help Services, Women’s Residence)
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- TANF Temporary Aid to Needy Families
- Travelers Aid International
CHILDREN
DIVERSITY
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- GayChurch.org
- MyQmunity (local LGBT listings)
- NAACP (local)
EDUCATION
- Dixie Hollins Adult Education Center
- Eckerd College (Presbyterian affiliated liberal arts college)
- Education grants
- GED earn high school diploma by passing General Education Development test
- GED Online (free)
- Pinellas County Schools
- Read and Swim (and Eat)
- St. Pete Reads
- St. Petersburg Libraries
- Tomlinson Adult Learning Center
HANDICAPPED
- Emotionally handicapped
- Hearing/speech disabled
- Mentally handicapped
- Physically handicapped
- Visually impaired
HOUSING
- Florida Coalition for the Homeless
- Pinellas Habitat for Humanity
- Home repairs for the disadvantaged
- Homeless services
- HUD (US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development)
- Lake Maggiore Shores Neighborhood Association
- Paint Your Heart Out
- Pinellas County Community Development
- St. Pete Neighborhood Housing Authority
LEGAL
- Advocacy
- Florida Center for Survivors of Torture (Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services)
- Florida Department of Children & Familys refugee links
- Illegal Aliens
- Immigrants
- Interpreting services
- Legal Aid
- Coalition of Immokalee Workers
- National Farm Worker ministry
- UN Refugee Agency
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Office of Refugee Resettlement (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
MEDICAL
- The Mesothelioma Group
- Lions Club (eye surgeries, eyeglasses & other eye issues)
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Prescription assistance links
- Prescription Shop
AIDS
- AIDS Service Association of Pinellas
- Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
- Florida Department of Health
- Francis House
- HIV/AIDS Housing (Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services)
- Metropolitan Charities Community Services, Inc.
- Operation HOPE
- Pinellas County Health Department
- PWA Coalition of Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay Aides Network (Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services)
- T.A.S.K. Positive Education
- The AIDS Institute
- West Central Florida Ryan White Care Council
HELPING
- Church Women United
- Church World Service (Crop Walk and other special offerings for them)
- clergy associations
- Congregations United for Community Action (CUCA)
- Network for Good
- One Great Hour of Sharing
- Peacemaking
- Seniors Serving America
- United Way of Tampa Bay
- Volunteer Match
RECOVERY
- 211 Tampa Bay Cares Suicide Prevention Information
- Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-anon (for those affected by someone’s drinking)
- Co-Dependents Anonymous
- Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
- Drug Rehab referrals (non-profit)
- Narcotics Anonymous
- online Recovery resources
- Overeaters Anonymous (Tampabay resources for all eating disorders)
- Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
- suicide and crises hotline 24/7 — (727) 344-555 (Pinellas Cares)
- Drug and Alcohol Recovery for senior citizens
SENIORS
- Meals on Wheels
- Senior companions/senior day care
- Westminster Shores Retirement
GOVERNMENT
- City of St. Petersburg
- Florida Counties Map
- Florida State Government
- Pinellas County Government
- St. Petersburg Libraries
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
- PSTA maps
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