Financial Assistance/Housing Services
The following resources provide financial assistance such as debt counseling and free income tax filing as well as emergency housing.
Alpha House »
(727) 822-8190. The mission of ALPHA House is to provide housing and supportive services to homeless pregnant women and teens, new mothers with infants, and families experiencing crisis pregnancies
Catholic Charities »
727-893-1313. Provides a wide array of services including housing.
Debt Relief Hotline »
800-453-1738
Family Resources »
(727) 449-8336 for Clearwater teen shelter. (727) 893-1893 for St. Petersburg teen shelter.
Free Bankrupcy Advice »
800-379-0985
Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance »
(727) 328-0618. The Wealth Building Coalition promotes financial education to build family wealth and operates several free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance where taxes can be filed free of charge.
Mortgage Payment Assistance »
800-750-8956
National Foundation for Debt Management »
(727) 254-5353. Services include credit counseling, financial literacy, foreclosure avoidance, home ownership, identity protection and many more.
Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless/Homeless Leadership Network »
(727) 528-5763. In addition to service coordination, PCCH provides the following direct services: Cold Night Shelters, Free Bus Passes, Project Homeless Connect, St. Petersburg Central Kitchen (organized through the St. Petersburg Homeless Task Force, a component of PCCH), annual Point-In-Time Homeless Count and Survey, Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, and Project UPBEAT (a capacity building project providing training and technical assistance).
Religious Community Services »
(727) 584-3528. Operates a foodbank, apartment-style homeless sheter for families, domestic violence shelter and thrift store offering free merchandise to program clients.
St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services »
(727) 821-6897. Our mission is to provide affordable housing and homeownership solutions for individuals and families.
YWCA of Tampa Bay »
(727) 892-4629. Operates Family Village - short-term and transitional housing that allows families to remain together and prevents the placement of the children in foster care due to homelessness.
