Florida Veterans Support Line

Overview

211 Big Bend is part of a statewide program of 211 providers that is dedicated to helping Florida veterans.

Our state has the third largest veteran population in the nation with 1,755,680 veterans calling Florida home. 211 Big Bend is working in conjunction with the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay to provide a help-line where veterans can receive both emotional support and linkages to community resources.

By calling the Florida Veterans Support Line at 1-844-MYFLVET (693-5838), or 211, veterans are able to talk with someone who can help them through the difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life.

The program offers:

-Comprehensive information and referral to VA-funded services and hundreds of additional community- based services
-Emotional support provided by trained professionals.

If you know a veteran who might need assistance, please share this web page and encourage them to call 1-844-MYFLVET (693-5838) or 211.

Hours Of Operation

24/7

What Is It Like To Call

Will my call be confidential?

Calls to 1-844-MYFLVET (1-844-693-5838) and 211 are confidential.

Who Will I Talk To?

How do you help people who call you?

MYFLVET provides emotional support and connects you to helpful services (VA and Non-VA). These programs include emergency financial assistance, food, medical care, housing, counseling, legal, employment resources, and much more.

Veterans Lyft Rides

Our Lyft program provides Leon County residents with one free round-trip ride each month to connect with food pantries, healthcare appointments, or for employment needs including rides to job interviews, career counseling such as through CareerSource, connection to state benefits, replacing an ID, and more.

U.S. military Veteran riders who have been approved through the process described below are eligible for two additional rides per month and can also use rides for transportation to and from the VA in addition to the places listed above.

Veteran riders must provide proof of Veteran status by taking a photo of the front of their Veteran ID card and sending it to our team by one of these three methods:

via text message to 850-900-1951;
by e-mail at rideunited@211bigbend.org, or
by completing the short web form found here: https://form.jotform.com/222933921468159.

Once Veterans provide this onetime proof of Veteran status, they will then be added to our list of approved riders and will be eligible for two additional rides each month.