Daily Needs ServicesAccess Florida has the Food Stamp Program(EBT) that helps people with low income to buy healthy food. The application can be done online. Please see the website for your local service center. The application is also used for Temporary Cash Assistance, Medicaid, and all other Department of Children and Families services.
Deaf/Hearing Impaired:
Florida Relay 711 or
TTY: 1.800.955.8771
This agency offers adoption as an alternative parenting option. They help support birth mothers and adoptive parents. Help is offered before, during, and after adoption. They also provide resources for birth parents who choose to parent. The support is offered at no cost. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 855.899.5683
Birth Parents: 321.250.5683
Adoption Parents: 321.766.5683
This group offers a variety of programs for adults who are blind or vision impaired. The programs are offered year-round. They can be in a group or individual basis depending on the needs of the client. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Programs Include:
This group offers an after-school program. It offers tutoring and summer enrichment. It is for students in grades K-2. These students have scored below grade-level on county assessments. The program gives them extra attention. As well as the support they need to reach academic milestones. These milestones will help them be successful in school. The tutors are local high school students. Please call or visit the website for more information.
This group provides help to Florida seniors. In this region, the help is provided by the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida. Please call 239.652.6900 or visit their website to learn more.
Toll Free: 1.866.413.5337
Services:
Baby Basics of Collier County, Inc. provides diapers to low-income families with children from birth to three years old. Please call for more information.
This group has a children’s program for the blind. It is for children between the ages of 6 and 13. It emphasizes the expanded core curriculum to promote independence. A specialized plan is created for each child. This plan will help meet their needs and goals. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Collier Senior Center has services for older adults and caregivers. They help low-income seniors with basic needs. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Help Includes:
Sunrise offers a Day Program and Community Options program. This program gives people access to needed resources. These help them live valued lives in the community. It helps increase social skills and develop self- esteem. As well as build relationships. Please call or visit the website for more information.
The VA offers disability compensation. It is a monthly payment that is tax-free. The money goes to veterans who got sick or hurt while they were serving in the military. It is also to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Benefits Hotline: 800.827.1000
Florida Veterans Support Line: 844.693.5838
