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arrow County Offices Will Close July 3
American FlagPinellas County government offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. An exception will be Animal Services. The courts of the Sixth Judicial Circuit will not be in session on Friday, July 3, except for first-appearance advisory hearings and emergency situations.

Our Mission –
To improve the quality of life for all residents of Pinellas County by providing, coordinating and advocating for health care and essential human services for those most in need in our community.


News & Initiatives__________________________________________

arrow Pinellas County Health & Human Services sponsors the Summer Food Service Program.
This is a federally funded program operated nationwide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered statewide by the Florida Department of Education. This program provides meals free at approved sites Adobe Acrobat Reader file in low-income areas to all children 18 years of age and younger, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

Dates for the 2009 program are June 9th through August 11th.
For information on becoming a site or finding a site in your area call 727-464-8439.

For more information visit the State site at www.fldoe.org/fnm link to external site.


arrow Free Prescription Drug Discount Cards Now AvailablePrescription Drug Discount Card
Pinellas County is making free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.

The prescription cards are being distributed to many locations throughout Pinellas County, including those listed here Adobe Acrobat Reader file. Availability may vary.

arrow Find Affordable Housing!
Florida Housing Search.org - a Free Place to List and Find Affordable Housing in FloridaFind available housing that best fits your needs. You can easily search for housing using a wide variety of search criteria with special mapping features and receive apartment listings that provide a multitude of important information about each unit.  This service can be accessed online 24 hours a day or by calling a bilingual call center at 1-877-428-8844 from 9 – 8 EST, M – F.

Tampa Bay 2-1-1 Get Connected. Get Answers. 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc. arrow Dial 2-1-1 for Pinellas County's only 24 hour program that provides crisis intervention/problem-solving counseling and information & referrals on local health/human services for individuals.

 



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