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
All Souls Episcopal Church provides a Food Bank to those in need. Every Wednesday morning 9am-10:30am. Please call or visit the website for more information.
All Souls Episcopal Church provides clothes to those in need. Please call or visit 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:
Catholic Charities provides a Food Pantry to those in need. Once a month you may be able to receive a bag or two of food, depending on the number of family members in the residence. Must qualify. Please call or visit 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
Safelink Wireless offers a Smartphone or a SIM card. Along with free minutes, texts, and data each month. There are eligibility requirements that must be met to participate. They are set by each state where the service is provided. There is a limit to one per household. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Enrollment and Plan Changes: 800.723.3546 (800.SAFELINK)
Technical Support ONLY: 800.378.1684
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:
This group offers the family connect program. It connects families to community programs. Families can get free education and support unique to the needs of each family. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Help can include:
