St Lucie County Community Services

Description:

Provides assistance to residents to improve quality of life through information, resources, and services. Assists county residents in accordance with their mission statement.

Community Services has four divisions: Housing, Human Services, and Veterans. Social services assists with access to services at the federal, state, and local levels.

Social Services is the lead entity for the Treasure Coast Community Action agency which administers the Community Service Block Grant. Programs which focus on services that will have a major impact on the causes of poverty in the community. Priority is given to those individuals or programs that assist low-income participants in activities such as securing employment, attaining education, making better use of income, obtaining adequate housing and emergency assistance, achieving self-sufficiency and greater community involvement, and participating in other related programs.

Veteran Services assist St. Lucie County veterans and their families with applications for VA benefits under Federal and State laws. The office provides no-cost transportation for disabled and disadvantaged veterans to the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center so they may receive medical care.

The Housing Division administers the State Housing Initiative Partnership SHIP program, the HOME Investment Partnership Program, the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Initiative CDBG DRI and Small Cities Programs and Neighborhood Stabilization. Depending on eligibility criteria, grants allow for a variety of services, including repair of health and safety issues for homeowners, down payment assistance for home purchase, and others.

Hours:

Monday-Friday / 8 am-4:30 pm

Is Shelter?

No

Date of Official Change:

January 23, 2024