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
Forest Oaks Lutheran Church offers the Body and Soul Food Pantry. It is open every Tuesday from 9am - 12pm. You must be a Hernando county resident and present ID for each person in your household. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Elder Options can help you find services for people who are aging. They can also help find disability services. They can connect you to help for living with independence. These are services for the North Central Florida area. Please call 800.262.2243 or go to the website to learn more.
Services:
CARD serves people with autism. They can help those with similar disabilities, too. It is all free of charge. Please call 352.265.2230 or visit the website to learn more.
Toll Free: 1.800.928.8476
Services:
Christian Life Assembly of God offers a Food Pantry. The food pantry is open on Tuesday’s, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Please call for more information.
Connect is a referral service. It helps expectant parents and families with young children. The goal is to improve birth outcomes and child development. They do this by offering a wide range of programs. Please call 352.313.6500 or go to the website to learn more.
Programs include:
This agency runs an outreach center. The group works to empower people. They do this through a variety of services. Please call for more information.
Services Include:
Dawn Center has an outreach program to help victims of abuse. There are no charges for any services provided. Call for more information.
Nine Core Services:
Day Star Life Center provides food to families in need in Hernando County. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Call for more information.
