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Frequently Requested Phone Numbers/Resources

AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN (AFDC), FOOD STAMPS, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) Career Source Polk   863-508-1100   www.careersourcepolk.com

AIRPORT (Winter Haven Regional Airport) – Hangar Rental/Fuel   863-298-4551

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY800-227-2345

AMERICAN LEGION POST 8863-293-7029

AMERICAN RED CROSS – 147 Avenue A NW – 863-294-5941

AMTRAK – WINTER HAVEN STATION863-294-9203 or 800-872-7245 for scheduling

ANIMAL CONTROL (POLK COUNTY)  – 863-577-1762

ARMORY BUILDING 863-295-5131

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB)800-275-6614

BIRTH CERTIFICATES/VITAL STATISTICS (FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH)863-519-8446

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB – WINTER HAVEN863-967-1532

BUS SCHEDULES/ROUTES – PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

  • Citrus Connection – 855-765-5287
  • Paratransit – 855-765-5287
  • Greyhound – 800-231-2222

CAREER SOURCE POLK – UNEMPLOYMENT 863-508-1100   www.careersourcepolk.com

CLERK OF THE COURT (POLK COUNTY) WINTER HAVEN BRANCH – 3425 Lake Alfred Road    863-534-4000

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DMV) SERVICE CENTER – 863-534-4700

  • Bartow – 430 E. Main St
  • Davenport – 2000 Deer Creek Commerce Lane
  • Lake Wales – 658 E. State Rd 60
  • Winter Haven (No Drivers Licenses) – 300 Avenue M NW

E-911 ADDRESSES863-534-5639

ELECTRIC COMPANIES

  • Duke Energy – 800-700-8744
  • TECO – Tampa Electric – 888-223-0800

FAMILY EMERGENCY (ASSISTANCE W/UTILITY BILLS)863-294-1939

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) – 2740 State Road 60 W – 863-519-4300

  • Surface condition @ crossings (not railroad) – State, County or City

FLORENCE VILLA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Nat Birdsong)  – 863-299-3263

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (FWC) COMMISSION863-648-3200

GARDEN CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN – 715 Third St NW – 863-293-7638

GAS COMPANIES

  • Central Florida Gas/Public Utilities – 800-427-7712
  • TECO/Peoples Gas – 877-832-6747

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – 3550 Recker Hwy   863-292-2256

HEALTH DEPARTMENT – POLK COUNTY863-519-7910

HOSPICE

  • George C. Forsythe Hospice – 105 Arneson Av, Auburndale 863-297-1880

HOUSING AUTHORITY (FED/HUD) – 2653 Avenue C SW   863-294-7369

HUMANE SOCIETY OF POLK COUNTY – 3195 Dundee Road   863-324-5227

INFORMATION – 411

LAKE REGION LAKES MANAGEMENT863-293-1441

LEGAL AID – HEART OF FLORIDA LEGAL AID863-519-5663

MAIN STREET WINTER HAVEN863-295-9422 OR 863-258-3561

  • President & CEO – Anita Strang

MEALS ON WHEELS863-299-1616

MUSEUM OF WINTER HAVEN HISTORY – 600 Pope Ave NW

NAACP863-682-8879

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE/SENIOR CENTER  – 608 Ave S NE   863-294-5860

NEWS CHIEF888-431-7323

NORA MAYO HALL (Inside Florida Citrus Building) 863-297-3900

POLITICAL REPRESENTATION

  • US SENATE
    • Marco Rubio (R) – 202-224-3041
    • Rick Scott (R) – 202-224-5274
  • US House
    • Darren Soto (D) – 202-225-9889
  • FL SENATE
    • Ben Albritton (R) – 863-534-0073
    • Coleen Burton (R) – 850-413-1529
  • FL HOUSE
    • Paul Rennar (R) – 850-717-5019 / 386-446-7644

POLK STATE COLLEGE863-297-1000

  • Dr. Angela Garcia Falconetti, President
  • 999 Avene H NE

POST OFFICE

  • Central Avenue – 863-299-7824 or 800-275-8777
  • Florence Villa (1st Street) – 863-293-5370

POLK COUNTY PROBATION OFFICE863-401-2410

POLK PROPERTY APPRAISER/ASSESSMENTS863-534-4777 or 863-401-2400

RIDGE ART ASSOCIATION863-291-5661 or 863-289-6477

RITZ THEATER863-937-1414

SCHOOL BOARD OF POLK COUNTY863-534-0500

SIX/TEN 863-299-1195

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE – 1395 Havendale Boulevard   800-772-1213

SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFMD) – 863-462-5260

SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS (Polk County) – 863-534-5888

TAG AGENCY  – 300 Avenue M NW   863-293-4724 or 863-293-5551

TAX COLLECTOR (Polk County) – 916 N Massachusetts Ave, Lakeland   863-534-4700

THEATRE WINTER HAVEN863-294-7469

UNEMPLOYMENT (SEE CAREER SOURCE POLK)863-508-1100 

VETERANS INFORMATION

  • American Legion – 300 Avenue M NW 863-293-7029
  • DAV (Disabled American Veterans) – 407-846-4141
  • VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) – 2441 7th Street SW – 863-293-7469
  • Veterans Administration – 2437 Pipkin Rd S 863-701-2470 

WINTER HAVEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – 401 Ave B NW    863-293-2138

  • President & CEO – Sara Beth Wyatt

WINTER HAVEN ECONOMIC DEVEOPMENT COUNCIL (WHEDC) – 150 3RD Street SW Suite 206 – 863-837-5280

  • President – Bruce Lyon

WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL863-293-1121 

WOMANS RESOURCE CENTER – 165 Avenue A NW   863-294-5318

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