This group offers free legal assistance. The help is for service members and their families. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Toll Free: 800.285.2221

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The Salvation Army’s missing persons program seeks to reunite family members. It has helped thousands of families, and it locates a few hundred people each year. Please call to learn more.
https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/usc/missing_persons/

Hope CommUnity Center offers a class to learn English and Life Skills. Class meets Tuesdays during the school year from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Monroe County In-Home Services is a program that serves elderly persons and/or disabled adults. The program goal is to offer an alternative to nursing home placement. They also help individuals in their own homes or the homes of family or friends. Call for more information.

Programs:

• Age and Disabled Adult Medicaid Waiver Program
• Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative Program (ADI)
• Community Care for Disabled Adults
• Grievance Procedures
• Home Care for the Elderly Program (HCE)
• Older Americans Act : Title III-B and III-E

Health Start is a free program for all pregnant women and women with babies under the age of 3.

Educational outreach areas include:

• Breastfeeding
• Childbirth
• Parenting
• Smoking cessation
• Staying healthy between pregnancies

Call for more information.

Monroe County Health Department provides free immunizations. Recommended and required childhood immunizations (vaccinations) are provided regardless of ability to pay. Please make an appointment. Call for more information or go to
website.

Mothers Helping Mothers provides basic needs to families in need. They give children's clothing and baby items. These items can include cribs, car seats, strollers, formula, breast pumps, and more. All are given free of charge. They also offer emotional support and referrals to other agencies. Please call 941.953.7572 or visit their website to learn more.

This group meets twice a month at the First Baptist Church of Live Oak. Mothers of preschoolers meet to find encouragement and support. It is a safe place for moms to get together and discuss everyday problems. Please call to confirm times.

Meeting times:
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
September-May

This group offers movement classes for all ability levels. They are virtual and in-person. There is no charge. A membership application and waiver must be filled out before you take a class. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

Zoom Classes Available:

• Advance Movement
• Gentle Movement
• Tai Chi

In-Person Classes Available:

• Dance for PD
• Exercise Sessions

The Mustard Seed Inn offers transitional housing for men and women. They offer recovery support services for substance abuse and mental illness. They provide case management, counseling, job support services and more. Residents may remain at the facility for up to two years as they work toward regaining their lives. Please see the website for more information.