Community Assistance
Volusia Helps
Volusia Helps is a free app that provides up-to-date information in the palm of your hand. The app can help residents, social service providers, law enforcement and medical professionals easily find social service agencies in Volusia County by searching keywords or viewing the 13 service categories. The app can be downloaded on Apple and Android devices. Those who prefer to use a computer can visit https://vcservices.vcgov.org/VolusiaHelps for information.
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Justice Assistance Grant funds are appropriated to local governments, including the County of Volusia, by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. These funds support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system.
Housing and Grants Administration
Housing and Grants Administration provides assistance to income- and program-eligible households in Volusia County.
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Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) is the federal government's major program that assists very-low-income families including the elderly and the disabled to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market.
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Human Services
Human Services provides temporary emergency assistance and supportive services to eligible residents of Volusia County.
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Downloads and links
Helpful downloads and links.
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Neighborhood Stabilization Program
The federally funded Neighborhood Stabilization Program provides funds to Volusia County to acquire and redevelop abandoned and foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight within targeted neighborhoods.
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Advisory boards and committees
The mission of the Children and Family Advisory Board is to promote healthy children and develop strong families, which contribute to their communities.
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Reports for public review/comments
The Community Assistance Division is required to post its quarterly reports on its website so the public will be able to follow its progress.
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Contact us
Contact information by location.
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2-1-1- service
Call 2-1-1 to access free information about community services and to find help when you need it.
Upcoming events
IBM SkillsBuild Course- Transform386
May 10 @1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Volusia County's Transform386 initiative, in partnership with Easterseals, is hosting a series of free IBM SkillsBuild workshops to enhance core technology and essential workplace skills for residents. The workshops, which cover leadership, communication, programming, problem-solving, and writing, a...
IBM SkillsBuild Course- Transform386
May 16 @1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Volusia County's Transform386 initiative, in partnership with Easterseals, is hosting a series of free IBM SkillsBuild workshops to enhance core technology and essential workplace skills for residents. The workshops, which cover leadership, communication, programming, problem-solving, and writing, a...
IBM SkillsBuild Course- Transform386
May 28 @1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Volusia County's Transform386 initiative, in partnership with Easterseals, is hosting a series of free IBM SkillsBuild workshops to enhance core technology and essential workplace skills for residents. The workshops, which cover leadership, communication, programming, problem-solving, and writing, a...
IBM SkillsBuild Course- Transform386
May 29 @1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Volusia County's Transform386 initiative, in partnership with Easterseals, is hosting a series of free IBM SkillsBuild workshops to enhance core technology and essential workplace skills for residents. The workshops, which cover leadership, communication, programming, problem-solving, and writing, a...
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
June 12 @3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Members will meet at the Emergency Operations Center, 3825 Tiger Bay Road, Daytona Beach.
The committee's mission is to review the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and adopted local government comprehensive plan of Volusia County and to recommend spec...
Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board
June 21 @9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Volusia County's Opioid Funding Advisory Board will meet in the Dennis McGee Room on the second floor at the Daytona Beach International Airport, 700 Catalina Drive, Daytona Beach.
As a result of the national opioid crisis, many governmental entities throughout the United States filed lawsui...
Human Services Advisory Board
July 25 @3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Volusia County’s Human Services Advisory Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. July 25 at CareerSource Flagler Volusia, 329 Bill France Blvd., Daytona Beach.
The agenda will be posted before the meeting at https://www.volusia.org/hsab.
Residents may provide written comments regarding the agenda to jj...