Englewood Helping Hand provides food and help with utilities. They have backpacks filled with weekly necessities for those dealing with homelessness. They can help with applying for SNAP and Medicaid. Please call 941.474.5864 or visit their website to learn more.

Services Include:

• Provide Groceries
• Utilities Assistance
• Backpack Program
• SNAP Appointments
• Medicaid Appointments
• Referrals to government programs when available

This group offers a Family Assistance program. It is for military and veteran families. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Assistance May Include:

• Clothing
• Groceries
• Rent
• Travel Expenses to and From Major Medical Facilities
• Utilities
• Vehicle Payments

This program provides assistive technology. It offers a range of services. These are for people with disabilities. It is also for their families. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

Services:
• Device Demonstrations
• Device Reuse & Reutilization
• Financial Loans
• Information & Assistance
• Public Awareness & Training
• Short-term Device Loans

CHAPS offers food and hygiene products to those living with HIV/AIDS, and their dependents. Clients are referred to by their local health department for Charlotte, DeSoto, and South Sarasota. Please call or visit website for more information.

FTRI provides specialized telephone equipment and ring signaling devices. The equipment is loaned to qualified, permanent Florida residents for as long as needed. These devices are loaned at no charge. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.

Voice: 800.222.3448
TTY: 888.447.5620
VP: 850.270.2641

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center offers equipment on long-term loan with Florida residents. Residents must be hard of hearing, deaf, deaf/blind, or speech challenged. The equipment is offered at no charge to the consumer.

Equipment offered include:

• TTY's
• Volume/Tone Control Phones
• Volume/Visual Phone Signalers

Please call for visit website for more information.