The Office of Veteran Services helps veterans and their families apply for benefits. Counselors help with filing forms.

Benefits include:

• Clothing for service connected disabled vets
• Extra benefits for children of disabled vets
• Financial help for surviving spouses of wartime vets
• Financial help for those injured in line of duty
• Grants for auto equipment for severely disabled
• Grants for home improvements for severely disabled
• Help for those confined to home, hospital or nursing home
• Help in getting VA Medical Care
• Help in receiving eligibility for home loans
• Help with appealing VA decisions
• Help with education benefits
• Pension benefits for wartime era vets
• Training for employment/education

Contact for more information.

Peaceful Paths provides Emergency Shelter. This shelter is for people forced to leave their own community because it is no longer safe. The shelter is staffed with trained people who can provide emotional support. Crisis counseling and referrals are also available. The address provided is not shelter location. Please call or visit website for more information.

This agency offers temporary shelter and meals to those in need. They also offer social service referrals. They provide disaster relief locally and around the world.

Services include:

• Adult Rehabilitation
• Christmas Assistance
• Combating Human Trafficking
• Disaster Relief
• Elderly Services
• Housing and Homeless Services
• Hunger Relief
• Missing Persons
• Prison Ministries
• Veterans Affairs Services

Please call for more information.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) helps America’s disabled veterans and their families.

Assistance includes:

• Community outreach
• Counseling
• Death benefits
• Filing claims for VA disability compensation and pension
• Health care
• Home loan guaranty
• Information seminars
• Life insurance
• Represent veterans and active duty military personnel before Discharge Review Boards, Boards for Correction of Military Records, Physical Evaluation Boards and other official panels
• Vocational rehabilitation and employment, education

Please call 727.319.7444 for or visit website for more information.

SSA has two programs for disability benefits. They are different but have the same medical requirements. The programs pay benefits to individuals. As well as certain family members. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs Available:

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Click here to locate the office nearest you

This ministry provides food, shelter, and case management in a safe environment for people in Alachua County. They also run Arbor House for homeless women. Please see the website for more details.

Services Include:

• Arbor House
• Case Management
• Daily Showers
• Emergency Shelter
• Laundry Facilities
• Personal Hygiene Items & Clothing
• Referrals
• Soup Kitchen
• Sunrise Residence Inn
• Transitional Housing
• Veterans Affairs

Additional Locations:
Hamilton County
2618 NW 6th Street
Gainesville, FL. 32609
352.505.3521

St. Johns County
70 Washington Street
St. Augustine, FL. 32084
904.829.8937

A food pantry and clothing closet is offered on a monthly basis. Applicants fill in an easy form and then are able to receive free food and clothes. The food pantry is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Please call or visit the website for more information.

The Children's Table serves the community with free emergency food. They also share the cost of food for low-income families. Please call or visit the website for more information.

This thrift store offers clothing and household items at lost cost. They also have antiques, electronics and pet supplies. Proceeds from all sales go directly to the Humane Society. They are always in need of donations. Please see the website for more information.

Trinity United Methodist Church has partnered with First UMC Gainesville to provide meals to the homeless community. They meet at First UMC in the back parking lot. Please call or visit our website for more information.