BigBendWorks.com is a one-stop resource for citizens who work or live in our eight-county region. Complete with six core focus areas, including job information, human services, training and re-training, career opportunities, unemployment and financial resources, this comprehensive site ensures citizens are connected to vital information and tools needed for a seamless path through employment transition. Resources 4U--taking care of you.
Reemployment Assistance (also called reemployment assistance insurance) provides temporary wage replacement benefits to qualified individuals who are out of work through no fault of their own.
In order to qualify for benefits, you must:
Military Veterans may be eligible for disability compensation and health care benefits for diseases that the Department of Veterans Affairs has recognized as related to exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides. Surviving spouses, dependent children and dependent parents of Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and died as the result of diseases related to Agent Orange exposure may be eligible for survivors’ benefits. Please contact the Department of Veterans Affairs, Benefits and Assistance Division, (727) 319-7440, for additional information. In addition to the list of presumptive conditions related to exposure to Agent Orange and herbicides, this hyperlink below to the 2012 Florida Veterans’ Benefits Guide provides further guidance on benefits available to Military Veterans: http://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?l=1&m=1509
Need help with budgeting and managing your credit? Navigating Your Financial Future (NyFF) is a free comprehensive debt management program offered by the Office of Student Financial Assistance, Florida Department of Education. Web based and downloadable resources are available to guide you through the process. Please visit: www.navigatingyourfuture.org.
Contact OSFA’s Outreach Team – we are here to help you! Free assistance can be found at: www.navigatingyourfinancialfuture.org. Select the “Contact Us” tab to locate a representative near you.
First Franklin Financial Services is proud to be able to offer a mini retirement course specifically tailored for state workers.
William Green will help you find and put all of the pieces of your financial puzzle into place. He will also help you understand how the pieces connect and are interrelated. It’s an uncommon, common-sense approach to protecting and maximizing your wealth to its fullest potential.
As you transition through re-employment, let us help you develop a financial plan that best meets your needs for this critical time and the future.
If you are facing defaulting on your mortgage payments due to a job lay-off, please contact Mediation Solutions of North Florida to understand your options in Florida foreclosure. The mission of Mediation Solutions of North Florida, LLC, is to bring the parties involved in a possible lawsuit of homestead and non-homestead properties to a meaningful mediation in the effort to have the most successful outcome for all the parties involved. We specialize in effectively communicating with all the parties to resolve the dispute, so that a foreclosure lawsuit is not filed, by using:
• Highly qualified and foreclosure experienced Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil mediators who have completed RMFM training,
• Certified live financial counseling assistance,
• Trained support staff, and
• An easy to access secure website (as described in Supreme Court Order 09-54).
Specializing in residential mortgages and credit. Emphasis on Refinancing. Working knowledge of Short Sales. I can also assist with credit counseling. Please call me to assist you with any mortgage or credit counseling questions you may have. Sue Odham, BB&T Bank at 297-6026.
Hardest Hit program which will pay 75% of the mortgage for up to 6 months for people that are unemployed or underemployed and are facing foreclosure. An eligible homeowner: •Must be a Florida resident; •Must occupy property as primary residence (the property cannot be vacant, abandoned or rented); •Borrower/co-borrower must be unemployed or underemployed through no fault of his/her own, which makes the first mortgage unaffordable; •Must have documented total household income at or below 140% of the area median income (AMI), adjusted for household size;
•Must have an active checking/savings account that can be debited by the ACH method of funds transfer; •May not have unencumbered assets of $5,000 or more, or three times the current monthly mortgage payment (whichever is greater);
•Cannot have a bankruptcy that has not been discharged or dismissed; and •Cannot have been convicted of a mortgage-related felony in the last 10 years.
Assistance with rent or rental deposits (not both) is provided when funds are available. Their priority is to serve persons who have not been served in the past 6 months, seniors over 60, families with a child under 5 or elderly person in the home, disabled persons, persons with serious medical conditions which could worsen due to lack of utilities. TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE IN LEON COUNTY, PERSONS MUST WALK IN 8AM – 10 AM, M-F, and will be pre-screened that morning on a first come, first serve basis. Caller should bring either utility bill, rent due paperwork, or eviction notice if applicable. After pre-screening, persons likely to qualify for services will be given an appointment, and informed of any other documents they need to bring to the appointment. Addresses for other counties: Franklin County, 192 14th St, Apalachicola; Calhoun and Liberty Counties, 20859 Central Ave E, Rm 308, County Courthouse, Blountstown; Jefferson County, 950 Mamie Scott Dr, Monticello; Gulf County, 522-B First St, Port St Joe; Gadsden County, 104 N Adams St, Quincy; Wakulla County, 15 Crescent Way, Crawfordville.
My staff and I help people evaluate their current financial position and guide them through a retirement planning and ongoing management process focusing on seven important variables. The ultimate goal is to grow and protect assets, provide sufficient income streams, and leave a legacy for loved ones, all in the most tax-efficient manner possible. As a CFP practitioner I am required by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to provide financial planning services with the duty of care of a fiduciary, acting in the best interest of the client. We tend to develop very long term relationships and our continued efforts allow clients to answer the question “Where do I stand?”
