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 serves a meal from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM daily, 365 days a year.
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.
The Community Home Project (CHP) provides help for families. CHP can help with tutoring. CHP helps with medical benefits. They have cooking classes. CHP offers career coaching. Some of the other services offered are:
Job Fairs
Dental Clinics
Gardening classes
Life skills classes
Please see Community Home Project's website https://mchdt.org/community-home-project/ for more information.
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.
Provide support and meet the broader community's needs while encouraging opportunities to cultivate the school and enrich the community through:
Programs for Parental Opportunities:
Extended Learning Access for Students
Social and Behavior Support
Accessibility to Health and Wellness Services through partnerships with Heart of Florida Health Center, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and West Marion Hospital.
Resources to Address Basic Needs such as clothing, backpacks, food, school supplies and hygiene supplies.
Provide support and meet the broader community's needs while encouraging opportunities to cultivate the school and enrich the community through:
Programs for Parental Opportunities:
Extended Learning Access for Students
Social and Behavior Support
Accessibility to Health and Wellness Services through partnerships with Heart of Florida Health Center, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and West Marion Hospital.
Resources to Address Basic Needs such as clothing, backpacks, food, school supplies and hygiene supplies.
This group helps people find and connect to different services. "Healthy Start" is one of the programs that is for families with infants and babies. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Programs include:
The Dignity Center helps individuals in need develop skills while providing meals and companionship.
