Food 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
The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSSP) provides support and skills to low-income people. The program helps people go from economic crisis to stability.
Services include:
This group offers several programs that are about nutrition for children. They also help to distribute food with partner agencies in the area. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Programs Available:
This group has a direct aid program. It is meant to help patients who need financial assistance. There are eligibility requirements that must be met for a patient to qualify. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 800.927.9659
Grant Assistance includes:
This group helps with emergency assistance for people and families in need. Screening appointments are done over the phone. There is no income cap for most programs and services they offer. This program is offered at all four of their offices. Please call 850.763.0475 or visit the website for locations and to learn more.
Services Include:
Financial assistance for housing
Utilities
Prescriptions
Food
This group helps people in need that live in the Big Bend area. The group provides a variety of programs and services. There is no charge for services. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Programs & Services Include:
This group runs the HOPE shelter. It is an emergency shelter for families while they are looking for permanent housing. The shelter has three dorms. During a family’s stay they are provided a bed, shelter, and meals. Please call or visit the website for more information.
This group has several food assistance programs. These programs help people in need get food. They can also help with SNAP enrollment. Please call or visit the website for locations, distribution schedule, and more information.
Assistance Includes:
Promise Land Ministries Lighthouse helps those in need within the community. They offer services and ministries through the church. Their food pantry is open to the public on the first Wednesday of every month from 1 PM to 3 PM. Please call or visit website to learn more.
This group offers the Getting Ahead in the Workplace program. The four-month long program includes fifteen sessions. The program helps under-resourced people build a stronger foundation at home and at work. Please call or visit the website for more information.
