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.

This program allows recovering individuals an opportunity to live in a home-like setting getting treatment. Call for more information.

Special Olympics Florida provides year-round training and competition in many Olympic type sports for people with intellectual disabilities.

Programs include:

• Sports
• Health & Fitness
• Unified Champion Schools
• Youth & Adaptive Sports
• Athlete Leadership
• Camp Shriver
• Home Fitness

Please call or visit website for more information.

Healthy Start of Southwest Florida provides in-home visits for pregnant women and babies. The program arranges home visits from qualified healthcare professionals. They try to educate, evaluate, and recommend services to mothers. Please call or visit website for more information.

The Able Trust High Tech program (HSHT) helps students with disabilities prepare for jobs in tech. They offer educational and career development resources across 42 locations in Florida. It is a community-based program. Participating students are more likely to graduate high school and have improved self-esteem. Please call or visit the website for more information.

The Home Free Program helps runaway, homeless, and exploited youth. Eligibility and restrictions apply. Please call or visit the website for more information.

24/7 Toll Free: 800.786.2929 (800.RUNAWAY)

Fort Myers Rescue Mission provides clean shelter, counseling and job search help for clients. This shelter is for men only. Contact for more information.

Hope Connections provides Support Programs, such as:

• Caregiver Support Groups, for individuals who are caring for a loved one
• Crisis Support, help after a traumatic incident
• Five Wishes, receive a free copy of Advance Directives
• Healing Survivors of Suicide, for individuals who have lost a loved one through suicide
• Hope at Work, local employers can connect with Hope’s services
• Hope VALOR, services for veterans of the United States military
• Hope Volunteers, giving back to Hope
• Memorial Services, memorialize and honor a loved one
• Mending Steps, grief support groups for adults

Please call or visit website for more information.