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
United Against Poverty offers Crisis Care & Housing Assistance. They partner with local agencies that can help those in need with daily needs such as food, housing, and women who are pregnant. Please call or visit website to learn more.
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:
Roseland United Methodist Church helps the community through their outreach ministries. They feed the hungry through the Roseland Food Pantry. Families who come to the Food Pantry are given a box of food. If a family has small children, diapers and baby food are available. For the homeless, the pantry provides backpacks with food items and other personal hygiene items. They are open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 Am to 1 PM. Summer hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (9am-12pm). Please call or visit website for more information.
The Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River County, Inc. helps people who are in urgent need. They might assist with paying for rent, mortgage, food, and getting ID. There are certain requirements you need to meet. To find out more, please call them or check their website.
United Against Poverty provides the Emergency Food Assistance program. They help those in need within the community by offering an emergency food pantry. Please call or visit website for more information.
This group works with partner agencies and food programs. They provide fresh fruits, vegetables, and non-perishable food items. They also offer important items that aren’t food. Please call or visit the website to find the food program closest to you.
Indian River County Board of County Commissioners offers Human Services Assistance to those in need.
They may be able to help with the following:
There are eligibility guidelines. Please call or visit website for more information.
This agency runs the Hunger Homeless Outreach program. It offers homeless prevention services. The goal of the program is to help clients become self-sufficient. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Direct Services Include:
Senior Resource Association provides the Meals on Wheels program. Volunteers deliver meals to clients’ homes Monday through Friday. They do this between 10:30 am and 2:30 pm. They also give a daily safety check and friendly interaction. Hot, nutritious meals are delivered to seniors’ doors – five days a week. They also offer frozen meals for the weekends. If you are homebound and have been discharged from a healthcare facility within the last 30; or, whose caregiver is going into a healthcare facility for a brief period of time, they offer Emergency Meals on Wheels.
