Our Mission Coverage Guidelines The mission of the St. Johns County Qualifying medical services are available for Department of Social Services is to reduce applicants without health insurance coverage. social and economic dependency by providing For those with inadequate coverage, the Social a bridge of interim assistance and other Services Department will not supplement or available services to qualified individuals and provide assistance for persons who have families who are residents of St. Johns County. reached the maximum coverage of their
insurance. St. Johns County Department of Social
Services will address those needs by partnering with other service providers to maximize service delivery and insure the most efficient and effective use of resources by eliminating the duplication of services. Location & Contact
SJC Health & Human Services Center
200 San Sebastian View Suite 2300
St. Augustine, FL 32080 (904) 209‐6140
Hastings (located at the Hastings Library) St. Johns County 6195 S. Main Street Hastings, FL 32145 Department of (904) 209‐6156 Social Services
Social Services serves as a safety net in St.
Johns County, not long term assistance. St. Johns County Helping to bridge the gap between Board of County Commissioners immediate need and long‐term solution. www.sjcfl.us
Services Provided to Referrals Eligible Residents Social Services staff remain up‐to‐date with I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can services available within the community and show, or any good thing I can do to any • Referrals to Other Community Agencies will provide residents with information and fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass • DCF Access Community Partner assist in navigating through the available this way again. ~ William Penn • Rental Assistance in times of crisis community resources. Staff will serve as “navigators” to link clients to other resources • Utility Assistance in times of crisis or services that may provide direct financial • Emergency Limited Prescription Assistance About the support as available and appropriate. Social Services Department • Inpatient and Outpatient Services • Specialty Physician Visits St. Johns County Social Services Department was created in 1978, and administers the ...... County's assistance programs aimed at reducing social and economic dependency by providing Clients must follow through with assistance with rent, utilities, emergency life referrals to other agencies. County Residency threating medicines, and bus tokens, when Applicants for all types of service provided funds are available. Eligibility for these services through St. Johns County must be physically is based upon need to a crisis. residing in the County and provide verification The Social Services Department provides of residency. Persons are considered County When appropriate, Social Services may cover assistance to St. Johns County individuals and residents when they establish and maintain a Specialty Physicians Services, Outpatient families. The funding for these services is Services, Hospital Inpatient Physician Services, living arrangement, outside of an institution, discretionary and may be discontinued or and limited Prescription Services needed in life which they, or someone responsible for them, threatening and/or critical care situations, reduced at any time. consider to be their home. The length of time whereas neglect of care would possibly lead to a person physically resides in the County will other serious issues or complications if deemed eligible and availability of funding. not be a determining factor provided they don’t maintain a residence in another County The right to assistance carries with it definite or State. Students who are away from home responsibility for maximum self-support, attending school will be considered residents of maximum self-direction, and active the County in which their parents live if they participation in plans for rehabilitation and self- are claimed as dependents by their parents for sufficiency. Income Tax purposes.
Social Services provides assistance to St. Johns County residents under the umbrella of the Health and Human Services Department.