Services include:

• Babysitter Training
• Disaster Preparedness Training
• Disaster Services
• First Aid Certification
• Lifeguarding
• Nurse Assistant Training
• Red Cross Apps for Android Devices and iPhones
• Services to the Armed Forces

Catholic Charities Gainesville Regional Office provides Emergency Assistance to those in need within the community. They offer a food pantry, as well as financial assistance for housing, utilities, and prescriptions. Please call or visit website for more information.

Services Include:

• Alzheimer's Disease Initiative
• Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver
• Community Care for the Elderly
• Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP)
• Home Care for the Elderly (HCE)
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• Medicaid Waiver
• Transportation Services

Please see the website for all services.

This program helps with utility bills.

Customers may receive help of up to $500 for electric service once a year. Customers seeking help may call FPL Customer Service or the partner agency for the Care To Share in their area. Please see the website 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.

Safelink/Lifeline wireless phones are provided by TracFone to provide telephone service to those in need.

Those who qualify receive a free phone with free monthly minutes.

Those who live in Section 8 housing or receive Medicaid or food stamps may qualify.

Please call for more information.

Second Harvest of North Florida helps you apply for food stamps. They offer various time and locations. Please call for more information.

If you have an illness that prevents you from working, you may be able to get Social Security Disability. You may also qualify if you will be unable to work for at least a year due to illness.

Please see website for more information.

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