Resources are available for assisting residents and entrepreneurs with employment, social services, paying rent, free food & other expenses.
Many resources are free. Eligibility requirements vary.
Rent Assistance
Eligible renters receive assistance paying for housing & utilities
Eligibility includes
- renting a unit, apartment or house in Broward
- qualifies for unemployment or has experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19
- demonstrates a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability
Information online or 888-692-7203
Helplines
- Dial 2-1-1: Free Broward helpline recommends resources for food assistance, financial assistance & other social services. Free & anonymous. Use phone, text or email. Read our feature
Employment
- Re-employment Assistance — FloridaJobs.org
- Free online employment coaching & resources for Broward Library card-holders, webinar about the program is on YouTube
- Free online employment & financial workshops from CareerSource Broward, read our feature
Business
- Small Business Administration (SBA) offers Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and another EIDL program for eligible applicants with economic impacts due to COVID-19, online EIDL application
- Broward Score offers workshops & mentoring for entrepreneurs, website
Financial & rental assistance for residents
- Financial assistance for Lauderhill residents only — website
- Rental and Foreclosure Prevention Program for Davie residents — information online, 954-797-1173 or email COVID19Rent@davie-fl.gov
- other municipalities offer programs — look on the website where you reside
Food assistance
- Meals on Wheels South Florida
- Read our feature — Free Food Distributions in South Florida
- Broward Schools offer drive-up food distribution for kids & teens
Social Services
- Broward County Family Success Administration
- Broward County Human Services
- Broward Homeless Initiative Partnership
- Free 2-1-1 programs include phonecalls to seniors living alone
Shopping
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Useful Resources
- Free employment resources & hiring fairs in Fort Lauderdale & Hollywood
- Where to get COVID vaccines in Broward: UPDATED
- Deals for first responders & other front-line workers
- Free Food-Distribution events
- Dial 2-1-1: Free Broward helpline offers info on food, financial & other resources
- Farms sell produce in South Florida
- Register for free Broward Library e-card
- ACA enrollment in Florida reopens for health insurance
- Rent & Utilities assistance & other resources for Florida residents
- New way to promote businesses, restaurants and events
Previous resources
- Broward County Cares Act Small Business and Non-Profit Assistance Grant Program, for businesses with 20 or fewer employees and non-profit organizations with 25 or fewer employees, information online
- rent, utilities & mortgage program for residents of Hollywood — information online
