Harry Chapin Food Bank serves Southwest Florida counties by offering a food bank. They are open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Please call or visit website for more information.

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.

This group offers housing programs. These are for military families. There are four different programs. They are designed to help at every stage of their transition into civilian life. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Email: Florida@operationhomefront.org

Programs Available:

The lifeline assistance program provides free cell phone service to low-income customers. Those who qualify also receive a free phone. There is a limit of one account per household. Other terms may apply. Visit the website to learn more.

Charlotte County Healthy Start Coalition helps women who are pregnant, as well as children up to age 3 years of age.

Services offered:

• Care Coordination
• Parenting Education
• Breastfeeding Education/WIC
• IPO Services
• Smoking Cessation

Please call or visit website for more information.