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

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.

Healthy Start offers screening for all Florida pregnant women and infants.

Services include:

• Childbirth, Breastfeeding and Parenting Support and Education
• Delivery
• Home Visiting
• Infant care
• Information and referral
• Ongoing care coordination and support to assure access to needed services
• Postpartum care
• Preconception Education
• Preconception planning
• Prenatal care
• Psychosocial, nutritional and smoking cessation counseling

Call for more information.

This group offers healthy start services. It is a voluntary program. The program is for parents expecting a baby or that have a newborn. This program provides support to help pregnant women and children. It helps them access services and support needed to be as healthy as possible. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Toll Free: 1.800.883.1959

Services Include:

Hope Connections provides Hospice Services, such as:

• Home-delivered meals
• Hospice Houses and Facilities
• Social Meal Centers
• Transportation to Hospice Centers
• Medical Care
• Personal Care

Call or visit the 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.