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 SOCIETY – 800-227-2345
AMERICAN LEGION POST 8 – 863-293-7029
AMERICAN RED CROSS – 147 Avenue A NW – 863-294-5941
AMTRAK – WINTER HAVEN STATION – 863-294-9203 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 HAVEN – 863-967-1532
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 ADDRESSES – 863-534-5639
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) COMMISSION – 863-648-3200
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 COUNTY – 863-519-7910
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 MANAGEMENT – 863-293-1441
LEGAL AID – HEART OF FLORIDA LEGAL AID – 863-519-5663
MAIN STREET WINTER HAVEN – 863-295-9422 OR 863-258-3561
- President & CEO – Anita Strang
MEALS ON WHEELS – 863-299-1616
MUSEUM OF WINTER HAVEN HISTORY – 600 Pope Ave NW
NAACP – 863-682-8879
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE/SENIOR CENTER – 608 Ave S NE 863-294-5860
NEWS CHIEF – 888-431-7323
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 COLLEGE – 863-297-1000
- 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 OFFICE – 863-401-2410
POLK PROPERTY APPRAISER/ASSESSMENTS – 863-534-4777 or 863-401-2400
RIDGE ART ASSOCIATION – 863-291-5661 or 863-289-6477
- Christy Hemenway – office@ridgeart.org
RITZ THEATER – 863-937-1414
SCHOOL BOARD OF POLK COUNTY – 863-534-0500
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 HAVEN – 863-294-7469
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 HOSPITAL – 863-293-1121
WOMANS RESOURCE CENTER – 165 Avenue A NW 863-294-5318