Below is a partial list of community resources in the
Florida Big Bend you may find helpful, listed alphabetically by organization
name. FIRE cannot endorse the services of any program or business listed
here. Updated 9/3/08
2-1-1 Big Bend, Post Office Box 10950, Tallahassee, FL, 32302, 24-Hour Hotline: "2-1-1" or (850) 617-6333 or toll-free: 1(877)211-7005, Admin phone: (850) 617-6348, http://www.211bigbend.org/
411 Directory Assistance (Free):
1-800-411-SAVE (7283)
1-800-411-METRO (6387)
1-800-FREE-411 and the number is 1-800-373-3411
1-800-466-4411 (Google Businesses)
AAA Checkers Cab of Tallahassee, Tallahassee, FL, (850) 386-6666
AARP, East Tallahassee Chapter
3996, 1511 Bowman Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 891-4017
AARP, Leon County Chapter 376,
1400 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (850) 891-4000
Abbey Eye Institute, 23 North
Madison St, Quincy, FL, 32351, (850) 627-3600
Ability First, 1823 Buford
Ct, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 575-9621, ability1st@ability1st.info
ACCESS (Association for Creating Community Equality for Seminole Students), 874 Traditions Way,
108 Student Services Building,
Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4167, (850) 980-0398, accessfsu@gmail.com, http://www.fsu.edu/~activity/access/index.html
Advocacy Center for Persons
with Disabilities, 2671 Executive Center Circle W, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
(850) 488-9071, info@advocacycenter.org
Alpha Eye Institute, 2160 N.E.
Capital Circle, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 385-0033
Area Agency on Aging for North
Florida, 2414 Mahan Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (850) 488-0055, aaanf@elderaffairs.org
Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan
Center Blvd, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 878-5310, pmezzina@juno.com
Big Bend Transit, 2201 Eisenhower, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, (850) 574-6064
Blink - Inspiring, challenging and changing lives through education, technology and motivation, 3014 Fermanagh Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309, (850) 668-5333, takeablink@embarqmail.com, www.takeablink.com
Bond Community Health Center,
710 W Orange Ave, Tallahassee, FL, 32314, (850) 576-4073
Capital Area Community Action
Agency, 309 Office Plaza Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 222-2043, pat.hall@cacaainc.org
Capital Regional Medical Center,
Senior Program, 2626 Capital Medical Blvd, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850)
325-5116, nancy.spears@hcahealthcare.com
Catholic Social Services, 855
W Carolina St, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 222-2180
CHP Eye Care Centers, 2140
Centerville Place, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 383-3322
Community Action Agency, Project
Share, 309 Office Plaza Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 222-2043, monya.newmyer@cacaainc.org
Continuum Care, 1026 E. Park
Ave., Tallahassee, FL, 32301
Crooms Transportation, 133
Hwy 98, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, (850) 653-2270, crooms@digitalexp.com
DCF Aging & Adult Services,
Madison/Taylor Co, 1001 S Range St, Madison, FL, 32340, (850) 973-5112
DCF Aging & Adult Services,
Wakulla, Fr, Lib Co., 411 Hwy 98W, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, (850) 663-7508
DCF Aging and Adult Services,
2383 Phillips Rd, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 488-0160
DCF Aging and Adult Services
Gadsden Co., 1236 Azalea Cir, Chattahoochee, FL, 32324, (850) 487-2271
Deaf Communications Interpreter and Sign Language Classes, Carol Ross, Quincy, FL 32352, (850) 875-1942, americansignlanguage@hotmail.com
Diabetes & You, Closing
the Gap, 438 West Brevard St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 224-8404, daytalk@aol.com
Diabetes Center, TMH, 1981-2
Capital Circle, NE, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 431-5403
Dial-A-Ride Transportation,
555 Appleyard Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 891-5199
Directory Assistance (Free):
1-800-411-SAVE (7283)
1-800-411-METRO (6387)
1-800-FREE-411 and the number is 1-800-373-3411
1-800-466-4411 (Google Businesses)
Discount Cab Transportation (850) 264-3418
Division of Blind Services,
District 2, 1320 Executive Ctr Dr. Atkins Bldg #201, Tallahassee, FL, 32399,
(850) 245-0370
Easter Seal Society of North Florida; Benefits, Planning, Assistance & Outreach Program, 910 Myers Park Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301, (850) 222-4465
ECHO Outreach Ministries, 702
W Madison St, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 224-3246, echo@nettally.com
Elder Affairs Helpline, AAANF,
2414 Mahan Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (800) 963-5337, aaanf@elderaffairs.org
Elder Care Services, 2518 W
Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 921-5554, williamsf@ecsbigbend.org
Eye Associates of South Georgia,
783 Lakes Blvd, Lake Park, FL, 31636, (229) 557-4114
Eye Associates of Tallahassee,
FL, 2020 Fleischmann Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 878-6161, http://www.eyeassociates-tlh.com/about.html
FAMU , Foote-Hilyer Administration
Bldg, S Adams, Tallahassee, FL, 32307-3200, (850) 599-3000
Florida Alliance for Assistive
Services & Technology (FAAST), 325 John Knox Rd, Bldg B, Tallahassee, FL,
32303-4151, (850) 487-3278, faast@faast.org,
www.faast.org
Florida Department of Elder
Affairs, 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-7000, (850) 414-2000,
information@elderaffairs.org
Florida Developmental Disabilities
Council, 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850)
922-5366, RubenB@FDDC.ORG
Florida Telecommunications
Relay, Inc, 1820 E Park Ave. Suite 101, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (800)
222-3448, Jforstall@ftri.org
Franklin Co Senior Citizens
Council, 201 NW Avenue F, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, (850) 697-3760
FSU Program in Visual Impairment,
205 Stone Bldg, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4459, (850) 644-4880, jonesl@coe.fsu.edu
FSU Student Disability Resource
Center, 108 Student Services Bldg, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4167, (850)
644-9566, sdrc@admin.fsu.edu
, http://www.disabilitycenter.fsu.edu/
Gadsden Senior Citizen's Council,
79 LeSalle Leffall Dr., Quincy, FL, 32351, (850) 627-9758
Gambro Healthcare, 2410 S Adams,
Tallahassee, FL, 32301
Gentiva Health Services, 3035
Eliza Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32308
Georgia Belle Apartments, 301
E Caroline St., Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 224-8027
Good News Outreach Elder Services,
242 Lafayette Circle, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (850) 412-0016, gno@nettally.com
Goodwill Industries, 300 Mabry
St, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 576-7145, daustin@goodwillbigbend.com
Green Meadows Apartments, 944
Strong Rd. Unit 38, Quincy, FL, 32351, (850) 875-3596
Gretchen Everhart School,
2750 Mission Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 488-5785, GESWeb@netscape.net,
http://www.everhart.leon.k12.fl.us/
Griffin Heights Apartments, 1010 Basin St., Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850)
224-1314
Insight Support Group, 1043
Winfield Forest Dr., Tallahassee, FL, 32317, (850) 942-7483, deloresmarie@comcast.net
Jamestown Wood Apartments,
3150 Windsong Dr., Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 386-3006
Jefferson Senior Citizen's
Center, 1155 N Jefferson St, Tallahassee, FL, 32344, (850) 342-0242, krebsb@elderaffairs.org
Lake Ella Manor, 1433 N Adams
St, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (850) 224-1341
Leon Co. Program for Adults
with Disabilities, 283 Trojan Trail, Tallahassee, FL, 32311, (850) 922-5343,
Sehrtv@ACE-Leon.org
Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
(850) 487-2665 - Kathy Fawcett, http://www.co.leon.fl.us/library/
Liberty Co. Senior Citizens
Association, 15629 NW CR 12, Bristol, FL, 32321, (850) 643-5613
Lively Vocational Technical
School, 500 N Appleyard Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, (850) 487-7555
Mabry Villiage Apartments,
317 Mabry St, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 576-1188
Magnifiers & More, Tallahassee Eye Center, 2858 Mahan Drive, Suite 4, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 671-3936
Magnifying Center, 8084 N.
Davis Hwy. Suite G-1, Pensacola, FL, 32514, (850) 473-8081
Medicaid Services (Area 2 Healthcare
Administration), 2727 Mahan Dr, Bldg 2, 3rd Floor, Mailcode 42, Tallahassee,
FL, 32308 (850) 487-4294
Medicare Services (Social Security Office), Tallahassee, FL, (850) 942-8978,
(800) 772-1213, http://www.socialsecurity.gov
Miccosukee Hills Apartments,
3201 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 878-5844
Neighborhood Health Services,
438 W Brevard, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 224-2469, mwnzeribre@nettally.com
Octopus Club Support Group,
1286 Cedar Center Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 942-3658
Partners In Communication,
PO Box 15454, Tallahassee, FL, 32317, (850) 942-6882, REQUESTPIC@aol.com
Project Insight, (800) 267-4448,
projectinsight@fcb.org
Radio Reading Service, Public Broadcast Center, 1600 Red Barber Plaza, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, (850) 487-3086, reading@wfsu.org, http://wfsu.org/radio/reading/index.php
ReadThisToMe free reading service, phone 1 (877) 333-8847; fax: 1 (877) 333-8848; http://www.readthistome.org/
Red Cross, Capital Area Chapter, 187 Office Plaza Drive, Tallahassee FL, 32301, (850) 878-6080, arc-disasterservices@tallytown.com, http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/
Saint Vincent de Paul Society,
4409 Blountstown Hwy, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, (850) 576-6099
Senior Center of Tallahassee,
FL, 1400 N Monroe, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (850) 891-4000
Senior Citizens Council of
Madison Co, 400 SW Rutledge St, Madison, FL, 32340, (850) 973-4241
Sessaly Rose Transit Company,
1839 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, (850) 222-8232, sessaly-rosetrans@aol.com
Smith-Williams Service Center,
2295 Pasco St., Tallahassee, FL, 32310, (850) 891-1860
South East Eye Specialist,
2535 Capital Medical Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 877-7337
Southeastern Guide Dogs, 4210
77th St East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, (941) 729-5665, info@guidedogs.org
Southern Vitreoretinal Associates,
2439 Care Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 942-6700
TABI (Tallahassee Area Blindness Issues) Email Listserv, to subscribe
email tabi-subscribe@topica.com,
http://acorange.home.comcast.net/TABI
Talking Book Library, (800) 226-6075, opac_librarian@dbs.doe.state.fl.us,
http://www.klas.com/talkingbooks/florida
Tallahassee Community College,
444 Appleyard Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32304-2895, (850) 201-8555, tccpres@tcc.fl.edu
Tallahassee Lions Club, PO Box 133, Tallahassee, FL, 32302, joedavis@wdigitech.com, http://www.tallahassee.lionwap.org/
Taylor Co Senior Services,
800 W Ash St, Perry, FL, 32347, (850) 584-4924
TMH, Home Health Care Department,
1660 N Monroe St, Ste 12, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (850) 431-6800
Toll-Free Directory Assistance:
1-800-411-SAVE (7283)
1-800-411-METRO (6387)
1-800-FREE-411 and the number is 1-800-373-3411
Total Home Care Solutions, 1891-10 Capital Circle NE, Tallahassee FL 32308,
(850) 219-0202 (pharmacy delivers)
Transportation Disadvantaged
Commission, 2740 Center View Dr, Ste 1A, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-0450,
(850) 410-5700
Veteran's Administration of Leon County, 918 Railroad Ave, Tallahassee,
FL, 32310, (850) 488-8462
Voter's Registration, Leon County Courthouse, 301 N. Monroe Street, Suite
301, Tallahassee, FL 32301, (850) 488-1350
Wakulla Senior Citizens Council,
33 Michael Dr, Crawfordville, FL, 32327, (850) 926-7145
Westminster Oaks, 4449 Meandering
Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, (850) 878-1136
Woodmont, 3207 N Monroe St,
Tallahassee, FL, 32303, (850) 562-4123
Yellow Cab, 3941 W Pensacola Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, (850) 580-8080
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