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
Belleview United Methodist Church provides a Food Pantry. They currently operate the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month from 9 AM to 11:30 AM. Call for more information.
Brother's Keeper Soup Kitchen has been serving the poor for 25 years. They serve a meal to the poor from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM daily, 365 days a year. On Thanksgiving, they serve a full turkey dinner. On Christmas they serve a ham dinner. On other holidays such as Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the 4th of July they celebrate with a cookout.
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church provides Brother’s Keeper. It is a social service outreach ministry. They help the needy in the parish and in the community. Brother’s Keeper operates a Soup Kitchen. They serve a lunch meal from 12:00 to 1:00 every day of the year. Holidays, Christmas and Easter, are included. Call for more information.
Food pantry provided the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month from 3-4. October and December distributions will be 10/16/24, 10/30/24, 12/18/24.
We provide emergency food to our neighbors in Ocklawaha, Weirsdale, Silver Springs, East Lake Weir, and Umatilla in Marion County. With an ID or piece of mail showing an address in one of these regions (serves these zip codes: 32195, 32133, 32183, 32179, 32784, 34488), you qualify to receive food one time each month. If you are a new client, be prepared with a date of birth for each household member. Our volunteers are ready to serve you on the following schedule: Tuesday 10 AM–12 PM, Thursday 1PM-3PM and Saturday 10AM-12PM.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers help to households. These clients may be in danger of becoming homeless. They also might have to choose between food or shelter. The group offers home visits and food pantries. Please call or go to the website to learn more.
Services Offered Include:
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 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:
Food pantry is open on the first and third Mondays of each month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Emergencies are by appointment only. Free lunch for anyone 60 and older and caregivers of a client on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday. Doors open at 10 a.m. with lunch served at 11:30 a.m. We close at 1 p.m.
