Daily Needs ServicesCamillus House helps people find homes. They offer different types of housing, like emergency shelters, temporary homes, and permanent places to live. The kind of housing someone gets depends on where they are in their recovery from being homeless. Please call or visit website to learn more.
Indian River County Board of County Commissioners offers Human Services Assistance to those in need.
They may be able to help with the following:
There are eligibility guidelines. Please call or visit website for more information.
The Sharing Center provides Hunger Relief. Those in need are able to visit their pantry for essential groceries. Please call or visit website for more information.
This group will help people get their personal identification. Services are for U.S. citizens and legal residents. Services are free. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.
Types of Personal Identification:
Children’s Aid Club offers immediate assistance in short-term crisis situations. They help families get back on track and become self-sufficient. Families are screened to qualify their needs. They must verify their expenses and income. Children’s Aid Club will work with creditors (utility companies, landlords, etc.) to pay them directly. They often give food certificates as well, but do not give cash. Call for more information.
In the Image of Christ, Inc. provides Jack's Food Pantry. They are open
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1 PM to 4 PM.
The food pantry also offers clothes, furniture, and appliances. Please call or visit website for more information.
This program is for youth that are aging out of foster care. It will help them make a successful transition to independent adulthood. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Interfaith Emergency Services provides Emergency Assistance. They help those that are in need. They will interview you to determine how they can help you. Proper identification is required for those going to Interfaith for help. Emergency funds are given to clients in need of medication and a variety of other services. The payment will be made directly to the provider. Call for more information.
There are currently two eye glass programs:
Prescription Glasses
A client that needs glasses must have an employment letter from their employer stating the need to have glasses to perform the job. Or, for Children in Marion County. When children need glasses for school, they must have a letter from their school of attendance stating the need. They must also have a parent letter, proper ID, and social security cards for both parent and child.
Reading Glasses
Reading glasses are given away at the office. They have a small reading chart to determine the strength needed for each client.
Call for more information.
Food 4 Kids is a “backpack program” for hungry children in Marion County. Guidance counselors at the schools provide each child’s name to them, including the number of siblings in the household. Volunteers pack durable, rolling backpacks full of food for each household. The volunteer delivers the backpacks directly to the school, tagged for each child. The child takes the backpack home on Friday afternoon and returns them to school on Monday morning. Then, the volunteers pick up the backpacks at the school and the process starts all over again.
Backpacks include:
Call for more information.
