All Healthy Start services are FREE. They are based on need and not income or insurance. Healthy Start services are provided through the Pinellas County Health Department. Please call 727.507.6330 for more information.

Services Include:

Breastfeeding education and support
Care Coordination
Childbirth Education
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIRM)
Healthy Start
Home visiting services
Nutritional Care and other services
Parenting Support
Parents As Teachers Plus (PAT+)
Smoking Cessation

The Healthy Start Program is a home visiting program. They help mothers through pregnancy and after the baby is born. It is free to pregnant women and infants. It helps families with children up to age 3. The children are at-risk or need help with their development. They focus on pregnancy, breastfeeding, and newborn care. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.

Toll Free: 1.877.678.9355

This group offers healthy start services. It is a voluntary program. The program is for parents expecting a baby or that have a newborn. This program provides support to help pregnant women and children. It helps them access services and support needed to be as healthy as possible. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Toll Free: 1.800.883.1959

Services Include:

Center for Hearing and Communication has devices to help Florida residents with difficulties in hearing and communicating.

Assistive Devices may include:

Telephones
Amplified ring, flashing light, vibration alert for phone
Doorbell, knock and intercom
Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
Alarm clock timer and watch

For a full list of services and products call 954.601.1930 or go to website.

211 is a free information and referral phone number. 211 links people in need with more than 2,000 local programs. 211 is staffed 24 hours a day.

Please call 211 or click HERE to go to the website to learn more.

Available Help Includes:

• 24-hour Crisis and Suicide Counseling
• Elder Services
• Physical and Mental Health Services
• Utilities, Housing and Food
• Youth and Child Care Issues

Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center provides a Food Pantry. They are open Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 19 AM to 12 PM. No one is turned away.

The church runs a community outreach program. It is called Helping Hands. The program provides food and other essential help to those in need. Direct assistance is available for those who qualify. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Pantry Hours: Monday - Friday, 10:00am to 2:00pm

Helping Hands is a group of volunteer health professionals who provide free healthcare to those in need. Please call 352.519.5542 or go to the website to learn more.

Services Available on Monday and Thursday Nights:

This ministry offers temporary help to the unemployed, families on fixed income and the homeless. They provide emergency food. They have clothing available.

Please call the church for times.