hope and dignity fund
More than 50% of Floridians are one event away from a life-altering crisis.
For tens of thousands, that event is happening now.
Compassion in action means showing up during the most challenging circumstances.
Gulf Coast JFCS is assessing and responding to urgent essential needs of the already most vulnerable people in our community who are now impacted by the combined effects of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
Your help today will provide essential needs, food, shelter, clothes, transportation, and mental health resources … giving them hope, dignity, and the vital “hand up” needed to uplift their lives through these difficult times.
This is our Compassion in Action.
Help Us Provide Hope and Dignity Today!
During these stressful times of storm recovery, we know that every community member will be impacted in some way. Gulf Coast JFCS remains a resource for the community. This webpage will continually being updated with information regarding storm recovery assistance.
If you have a need for direct services from Gulf Coast JFCS, please contact us via email at gulfcoastinfo@gcjfcs.org call us at 727.479.1800, or provide details through our Contact Us webpage.
Gulf Coast JFCS will be providing emergency financial assistance and case management to support:
- Short-term Emergency Hotel Stays
- Grocery & Gift Cards for Clothing, Cleaning, Household Items
- Gas Cards for cars and generators
- Laundry Assistance
- Lyft, Uber, and Bus Support
- Gift Cards to Lowes, Home Depot, Harbor Freight
- Cell Phone Cards
- Partnerships with additional, national, mental health resources.
Emergency financial assistance to our clients is vetted by our hundreds of case managers and community navigators on the front line, working with Gulf Coast JFCS clients in desperate need and for whom we can track and monitor follow-up.
Additional Community Resources
This webpage will be continually updated with information as it becomes available.
Hurricane & Natural Disaster Emergency Management Resources
- NOAA
- National Weather Service
- Red Cross Shelter Locator
- State of Florida Shelter Locator by County
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Florida Special Needs Registry – allows local emergency management officials to provide important information and quickly assist you during an emergency.
Local Emergency Management Resources
- TECO Power Outages Map
- Duke Energy Outages Map
- Florida Division of Emergency Management – (850) 815-4000 or Dial 711 (TDD/TTY)
- Hillsborough County Emergency Management
- Pinellas County Emergency Management
- Pasco County Emergency Management
- Pasco County Emergency Notification System
- Sarasota County Hurricane Preparedness
- Manatee County Emergency Management
- Tampa Bay Prepares
- National Weather Service – Ruskin
- Tampa Emergency Management
- Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Relief Resources
- Free Disaster Cleanup Hotline: (844) 965-1386.
- Feeding Tampa Bay
- City of Tampa Resident Damage Self Reporting Form
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U-Haul is offering 30 days of free storage based on availability for those in the path or impacted by Hurricane Helene. For the Clearwater stores, call 727-288-9919, for East Tampa call 813-655-4434, and for West Florida call 941-359-2413.
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DCF Hope Florida is available for families in need at 833-Get-Hope (833-438-4673).