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Hillsborough County Health Care Plan is a comprehensive free managed care program for Hillsborough County residents with limited income and assets who do not qualify for other health care coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid. The program is funded by a special sales tax and administered by Hillsborough County. There are no premiums or copays for services covered by the Hillsborough County Health Care Plan.                   Visit Website

South Shore Coalition for Mental Health and Aging provides residents of South Hillsborough County, including Sun City Center, Ruskin, Wimauma, Apollo Beach and Riverview, with resources to mental health services. Each year, they publish a South Shore Community Resource Guide. View it here

Click below and register to be on the waitlist for public housing. The 1 and 2 bedroom project based waitlist is open for literally homeless elderly individuals. Project based rental assistance is a subsidized program whereas the rental portion is based on 30% of adjusted income. The subsidy remains at the property and is not portable or transferrable. People on the list will be selected when there is an available unit and will be contacted to determine property and agency level eligibility. Elderly is defined as 62 years of age and older.
Homelessness is defined as:
1. Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not meant for
human habitation; or
2. Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide
temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional
housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal,
state and local government programs); or
3. Is exiting an institution where (s)he has resided for 90 days or less and who
resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation
immediately before entering that institution
4. Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence and have no other residence, lack
of resources or support to obtain permanent housing
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