Online Resources LAS

Affordable Housing Project

• Federation of Manufactured Homeowners of Florida, Inc.
• Florida Housing Coalition
• Broward Housing Partnership
• U.S. Department of Housing Urban and Development

Broward Human Rights Initiative

• The Pride Center at Equality Park
• Our Fund
• Florida Together Federation
• Broward County Civil Rights Division
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida
• Equality Florida
• Human Rights Campaign

Children’s Advocacy

• ChildNet
• Henderson – case management and mental health
• Public Bus system
• Tri-Rail Train
• Broward County Schools
• WrightsLaw Special Education Law Resources
• Family Network on Disabilities of Florida
• Broward College
• Agency for Person with Disabilities
• State Department of Education
• Kids In Distress
• Court information and self help forms
• Florida Kinship Center
• The Casey Foundation
• Department of Corrections – inmate and predator locator
• Broward County Sheriff- inmate locator
• Department of Juvenile Justice
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• First Call for Help
• Covenant House runaway shelter and information
• Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment
• Broward County
• Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Driver’s License Information
• Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program
• Department of Children and Families including online public assistance application

Homeless Legal Rights Project

• Broward Coalition to End Homelessness
• The Cooperative Feeding Program
• Beds Hotline (954) 524-2337 or 1-877-524-2337
• Cooperative Feeding Program (954) 792-2328
• Healthcare for the Homeless (954) 527-6042
• St. Laurence Chapel (954) 972-2958
• Henderson Mental Health Crisis (954) 463-0911

Housing/Consumer Law

• Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. “HOPE”
  • Provides services to victims of housing discrimination in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties
• Broward County Housing Authority
• Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale
• Deerfield Beach Housing Authority
• Housing Authority of the City of Pompano Beach
• Hollywood Housing Authority
• Broward County Official Web Site

• Government Links:
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Broward Family Success Administration
  • Broward Consumer Affairs Division
  • Broward County Housing & Community Development
  • Broward County Property Appraiser
  • Florida Condominium Ombudsman
  • Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations
  • President Obama’s Making Homes Affordable Refinancing and Modification Plans
  • National Consumer Law Center – Contains information on loan modification programs
• Legal Links:
  • Fair Housing Law
  • Broward Clerk of Courts
  • U.S. Courts – General bankruptcy information
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • Nolo, Your Legal Companion – Bankruptcy and other information
  • National Association of Consumer Advocates
  • National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
  • National Housing Law Project
  • Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Referral
  • Pine Tree Legal Assistance – www.ptla.org – Contains links to legal service programs throughout the United States

• Other Links:
  • Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. – provides loan modification services
  • Zillow website for real estate valuations
  • Edmunds website for automobile valuations

Immigration

• Immigration Legal Resource Center
• National Immigration Project
• Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc.
• Broward Sheriff’s Office
• Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

• Internal Revenue Service – IRS
• IRS Forms and Publications
• Tax Court
• IRS Taxpayer Advocate
• Helful Tax Sites from Taxsites.com
• Find Law

Ryan White HIV Law Project

• Ryan White Part A Program Office
• Centralized Intake and Eligibility
• Broward House
• Care Resource

Success Project:

• Agency for Workforce Innovation
• Dynamic Works Institute (formerly Learning Link)
• Enterprise Florida, Inc.
• Florida Department of Education
• Division of Blind Services
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Florida National Entrepreneur Center (NEC)
• Florida Resource Directory
• Information Technology Task Force
• State Agency and Services Directory (MyFlorida.com)
• Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
• Florida Department of Elder Affairs
• Florida Department of Children and Families