First United Methodist Church of Williston offers a Food Pantry and Thrift Store to the community. Please call for more info.

Thrift Store Hours:
Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Food Pantry Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Northwest Florida Regional Center provides the following services:

• AT List
• New Horizon Loan Program
• Regional Demonstration Centers
• Regional ReUse Centers
• Statewide Device Loan Program
• STEP Up AT Project
• FAAST Core Services
• FAAST Funding Guide

Please call or visit website for more information.

Florida Telecommunications Relay Service provides phones for those who qualify.

Phones are for those who are:

• Deaf
• Deaf/Blind
• Hard of Hearing
• Speech Challenged

Please call or visit website for more information.
Voice: 800.222.3448
TTY: 888.447.5620
VP: 850.270.2641

Goodwill Industries – Suncoast, Inc. provides the Crystal River Retail Store. There they sell quality household items at low prices. Call for more information.

Helping Hands is a group of volunteer health professionals who provide free healthcare to the poor and especially the homeless in Gainesville, FL.

Services include:

• Accupuncture
• Haircuts
• Medical
• Nursing/Social Work
• Prescription Drug Assistance
• Psychiatric
• Women’s Health

Please call 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:

Healthy Start is a statewide voluntary and free service. It is for eligible pregnant women, infants and children to age three. Services include care coordination and specialized Healthy Start services for pregnant women and infants.

Services:

• Assessment of infant/child’s growth and development
• Breastfeeding support and education
• Care coordination
• Childbirth education
• Information about how you can plan future pregnancies for better health
• Interconceptional education and counseling
• Nutrition/healthy eating information for improved infant health
• Parenting support and education
• Psychosocial counseling
• Smoking cessation
• Stress reduction techniques

Call for more information.

Assurance Wireless offers free lifeline wireless phone services. You may qualify if you receive Medicaid or Food Stamps. You can also qualify based on your household income.
Separate households that live at the same address are eligible, including residents of homeless shelters and nursing homes. Residents with temporary addresses are also eligible. Please call or go to the website for more information.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) helps America’s disabled veterans and their families.

Assistance includes:

• Community outreach
• Counseling
• Death benefits
• Filing claims for VA disability compensation and pension
• Health care
• Home loan guaranty
• Information seminars
• Life insurance
• Represent veterans and active duty military personnel before Discharge Review Boards, Boards for Correction of Military Records, Physical Evaluation Boards and other official panels
• Vocational rehabilitation and employment, education

Please call 727.319.7444 for or visit website for more information.

SSA has two programs for disability benefits. They are different but have the same medical requirements. The programs pay benefits to individuals. As well as certain family members. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs Available:

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Click here to locate the office nearest you