Catholic Charities Gainesville Regional Office provides Rural Mobile Food Outreach to those in need. They serve five rural counties surrounding the Gainesville area. Food, personal care products, and pet food are available. Other necessities may be available too. Please call or visit website for more information.

Catholic Charities of Central Florida provides housing services for the homeless. CCCF can help with shelter, food, and transition housing. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Lake Morton Senior Center offers a wide range of programs for people 55 and older, including:

• Art classes and crafts
• Bingo, two afternoons every week
• Card games
• Computer assistance
• Day trips
• Exercise classes
• Health and educational presentations
• Musical entertainment

They also offer lunch to seniors 60 and older, every day at 11:30am. The cost is only $1. Call for more information.

Catholic Charities of Central Florida provides weekend meals for needy children. Families looking for meal help for their children can take part in the SmilePak program. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. operates several homeless shelters.

• St. Bede’s Apartments, permanent housing for adult men and women who are disabled and/or elderly
• St. Bede's Dormitory, shelter for single, employed adult homeless men
• St. Teresa Family Housing, workforce housing for employed families

Call for more information

Catholic Charities provide food to individuals and families who are struggling to make ends meet. Several food pantries help the poor with what they need to get by for a week. Call for more information.

Catholic Charities provides food to individuals and families who are struggling to make ends meet. Several food pantries assist the poor with staples needed to get by for a week. Contact for more information.

Catholic Charities provides a Food Pantry to those in need. Once a month you may be able to receive a bag or two of food, depending on the number of family members in the residence. Must qualify. Please call or visit website for more information.

Our goal is to assist individuals with disabilities achieve their goals of independence. We offer many services to maintain that goal. Please call for more info.

Services include:

• Advocacy Services
• Free Telephone Program
• Independent Living / Peer Mentors
• Information and Referrals

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low-income households meet their home energy needs.

It may give several types of assistance:

• Crisis Assistance may help eligible households who are about to have their utilities cut off due to nonpayment, or whose utilities have already been disconnected – the amount is based on need, up to the maximum allowed per household
• Disaster Relief is offered during extreme heat or freezing weather, when the state has declared a weather emergency – this assistance may include utility payments, heaters, fans and blankets
• Home Energy Assistance is a one-time payment benefit towards the household’s energy account, based on the total household income

Call for more information.