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Local website links for Northwest Florida.
Chambers of Commerce
The six chambers of commerce in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa Counties.
Community Resources
- American Red Cross of Northwest Florida
www.northwestflorida.redcross.org
850.682.3356 | 1.800.773.7620
Provides disaster relief; youth services; worldwide emergency communications to military personnel and their families; CPR, first aid, water safety, and HIV/AIDS training and international services.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida
www.bbbsnwfl.org
850.664.5437 | 850.433.5437
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida provides one-to-one mentoring for children and youth primarily from single parent families with adult role models.
- Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast
www.bgcec.com
850.862.1616
To inspire and enable all young people, their families and their community, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
- Boy Scouts Of America, Gulf Coast Council
850.683.0330
Provides youth ages 6-21 the opportunity to experience character development, citizenship training, physical fitness, God and country, and good moral and ethical values.
- Caring and Sharing Of Walton County
850.892.7656
The purpose of Caring and Sharing is to provide food, clothing, medical prescriptions, utilities, and shelter assistance in emergency situations. We also assist with other miscellaneous needs.
- Catholic Charities of NW Florida
850.244.2825 | 850.243.3959
Counseling services, adoption services, pregnancy counseling, case management, and emergency crisis assistance to all in need regardless of religion, race or national origin.
- Children's Home Society of Florida, Western Division
850.833.3872 | 850.892.7056 | 850.266.2700
Private non-profit child welfare organization providing adoptions, teen education, family crisis intervention, case management, counseling and child abuse prevention services to children and families.
- Christian Automotive Repair Support, Inc.
850.897.3378
CARS is a Christian ministry which helps low income families with car repairs and receives donated vehicles which are given to the needy who don’t have transportation.
- C.O.P.E. Center, Inc.
www.copecenter.org
850.892.8035
Community Mental Health providing mental health, substance abuse, victim's services, mental health residential/rehabilitation, psychiatric, crisis counseling, case management prevention and batterer's intervention services.
- Covenant Hospice
www.covenanthospice.org
850.729.1800 | 1.800.541.3072
Covenant Hospice is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate services to patients and loved ones during times of life-limiting illnesses.
- Crisis Line of Bridgeway Center, Inc.
www.bridgewaycenter.org
850.244.9191 | 850.682.0101
365 days, 24 hour confidential telephone crisis intervention; on-site intake/evaluation; suicide prevention; crisis stabilization; mental health/substance abuse treatment; rape crisis center.
- Elder Services Of Okaloosa County
www.elder-services.org
850.833.9165
Through outreach and referral, locally prepared meals are provided to at-risk elder or handicapped individuals to promote good health, independence and dignity of the person.
- Eleanor J. Johnson Youth Center
www.aacen.com/ejjyc
850.244.5991
A private non-profit recreation and education center that provides positive after school and summer programs to “at-risk” youth from low income single parent families.
- Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
www.eccac.org
850.833.9237
Provide a child-friendly facility where professionals work together as a team to protect and treat child abuse victims and their families while holding offenders accountable.
- Emerald Coast Marine Institute
850.244.2711
Emerald Coast Marine Institute is an alternative education, adventure based, behavior modification program serving at-risk teens and families in Okaloosa-Walton counties.
- Emerald Coast Science Center, Inc.
www.ecscience.org
850.664.1261
Dedicated to science education by the means of hands-on exploration through the operation of an interactive science museum, science enrichment programs and outreach programming.
- Epilepsy Society Of Northwest Florida
850.315.0000 | 850.484.5040
To help people affected by epilepsy to achieve maximum seizure control, to improve their quality of life, and to obtain their rightful place in the community.
- Family Life Ministries of NWFL, Inc.
850.243.5800 | 850.862.5455
Provides free STD testing and treatment, Pregnancy Testing, limited Ultrasounds, pregnancy resources, parenting and life skill education, residential care (Christian maternity home), and emotional/spiritual support.
- Habitat For Humanity of Okaloosa County
www.habitatfwb.org/mambo
850.315.0025
Habitat not only eliminates substandard housing but ends the chain of poverty one family at a time. It takes a community to build a Habitat home.
- Habitat For Humanity of Walton County
www.waltoncountyhabitat.org
850.835.0067
Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit Christian organization, builds simple, decent, affordable homes that are sold no-interest, no-profit to lower income families in Walton County.
- Harvest House, Inc.
850.837.2277
Harvest House was established as an ecumenical outreach to assist families and individuals experiencing difficulty meeting their needs in the form of food and clothing.
- Horizons of Okaloosa County, Inc.
www.horizonsfwb.com
850.863.1530
Providing services to individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities to assist and enable them to live and work in their communities.
- Judge Ben Gordon Family Visitation Center - Okaloosa
& Friends of the Family Visitation Center - Walton
850.951.0177
Protects children and victims of domestic violence by providing a safe, nurturing environment for custodial and non-custodial parents to comply with child visitation plans or visit children under professional supervision.
- Mental Health Association of Okaloosa-Walton Counties, Inc.
www.mhaow.org
850.244.1040 | 850.244.1393 | 850.951.1101
Promotes mental health/substance abuse treatment, education and research. Links callers to treatment/community support services. Purchases psychiatric medications, provides free clinical screenings, and support groups.
- Okaloosa AIDS Support & Informational Services, Inc. (OASIS)
www.aidsoasis.org
850.314.0950
OASIS provides assistance to ease the suffering of those affected by HIV/AIDS and provides free HIV testing and preventative education to the community.
- Okaloosa Coalition on the Homeless, Inc.
850.243.5648
Promotes public awareness of homelessness in our communities, provides transitional housing for the homeless, and promotes money and life management programs leading toward self-sufficiency.
- Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
850.833.9999
The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation has focused its time and energy to support the Take Stock in Children Program, providing privately-funded scholarships for deserving students.
- Okaloosa-Walton Child Care Services, Inc.
www.owccs.org
850.833.9330 | 850.892.8560
A Child Care Resources and Referral Agency. Helps families locate quality child care and access subsidies. Maintains a resource library and a toy lending library
- S4P Synergy
850.862.3899
Recruits and trains mentors for retained students. Assists low-income/homeless with emergency food, rent, and utilities. Provides scholarships and life-enrichment programs for under-privileged children.
- Salvation Army of Okaloosa County
850.243.4531 | 850.244.3315
The Salvation Army provides clothing, food, furniture, utility and rent assistance to individuals and families, meeting human needs in God’s name without discrimination.
- Salvation Army of Walton County
850.892.7656
A religious/charitable organization. Motivated by the love of God, it reaches out to families and individuals meeting human needs in His name without discrimination.
- Sharing & Caring of Okaloosa County, Inc.
850.244.0778 | 850.678.8459 | 850.682.1134
The agency provides food and assistance for rent, medicine, transportation, clothing and layettes. Services are provided based on need and funds availability.
- Shelter House, Inc.
www.shelterhousenwfl.org
850.243.1201 | 850.863.4777 | 1.800.442.2873
Provides services to victims of domestic violence through emergency shelter, food and clothing, 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, advocacy, and outreach.
- Tri-County Community Council, Inc.
850.547.3689 | 1.800.395.2696
We develop and implement programs to serve the poor and help alleviate poverty in Calhoun, Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington Counties.
- United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Florida, Inc.
850.863.9833 | 850.432.1596
A services designed to assist individuals with developmental disabilities in achieving maximum independence in a community setting and overcoming obstacles presented by disability.
- Walton County (ARC) Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
www.dfsi.net/wcarc/default.htm
850.892.5013
We provide educational and support services which assist persons with developmental disabilities achieve the highest level of independence and quality of life available.
- Walton County Council On Aging
850.892.8165 | 850.892.8166
The Walton County Council on Aging does Meals, In-Home, Social, and other needed services allowing the elderly to remain at home.
- Walton Education Foundation, Inc.
850.892.1100 (5182) | 850.892.1153 (1503)
Makes awards, grants and contributions to the students, teachers and schools and assists in providing scholarships for students in the Take Stock in Children program.
- YMCA of Florida's Emerald Coast, Inc.
850.314.9622 | 850.835.1223
Economic Development
- The Economic Development Council for Okaloosa County
www.florida-edc.org
The Economic Development Council for Okaloosa County, Florida is a non-profit public-private partnership serving as Okaloosa County’s primary economic development organization committed to assisting businesses for the continual growth and diversification of its economy.
- Walton County Economic Development Alliance
www.waltoncountychamber.com
The Walton County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) is a public/private partnership serving the Greater Walton County Area whose mission is to establish Walton County as a great place to grow businesses, attract new investment, and create quality jobs.
- Team Santa Rosa Economic Development Council, Inc.
www.teamsantarosa.com
Team Santa Rosa Economic Development Council, Inc. is an organized membership of business leaders, private citizens and government officials working together to provide a combination of talent and skills to plan and develop job growth for Santa Rosa County.
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