The National Alliance for Mental Illness in Marion County offers support groups. NAMI Connection is a free support group. It is for people with mental health conditions. NAMI Family Support is for family members, partners, and friends of people with mental health conditions. Please see the website or call for more information.

This group has a disaster relief ministry. It is made up of a group of volunteers with general and specialized skills. The ministry serves the church and the community after a natural disaster. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Email: Disaster.relief@mcgregor.net

Volunteers can Help With:

• Chainsaw and Debris Removal Work
• Flood Recovery
• Temporary Roof Repair

This group offers the Celebrate Recovery ministry. It helps adults deal with any hurts, habits, or hangups. There are small group meetings that take place after the large group meeting. The small groups are gender and issue specific. Registration is not required. Please call or visit the website for more information.

SEDNET offers services that help students with emotional and behavioral disorders.

Services:

Calming Tools
Understanding Behavior
Trauma Informed Care
Support
Please call or visit the website for more information.

Support for local farm workers and their families. Includes sports fields and a building used for tutoring and as a hurricane shelter.
https://www.ocalafarmministry.org/
ocalafarmministry@gmail.com

The Hope Chest Thrift Store supports Project Hope of Marion County, the only faith-based housing program in the area designed just for women and their children who are experiencing homelessness.

More information online at https://thehopechestocala.com/.

Fully furnished two bedroom, two bathroom apartments with kitchens, appliances, new mattresses, cribs for babies and more for homeless families. The first month is free for clients. After that, clients pay a subsidized, low cost program fee to cover a portion of the cost of rent and utilities.