211 Helpline gives free, confidential information and referrals to anyone in need. This resource serves Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties.

Services include:

The Food Stamp Program(EBT) 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 Dept of Children and Families services.

You can view the application in English, Haitian-Creole, or Spanish.

Deaf/Hearing Impaired:
Florida Relay 711 or
TTY: 1.800.955.8771

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. Please call or go to the website for more information.

Clients may go directly to the nearest food pantry to receive emergency food assistance if they have not visited the pantry in the past three months. For persons visiting the food pantries from families of four or less, bring photo identification for the person vising the pantry. For persons of families of five or more, bring photo identification for the person visiting the food pantry and some form of identification for all other family members.

The Indiantown Food Pantry is located at Indiantown Baptist Church at 15364 SW Yalaha Street
Hours: Tuesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Clients may go directly to the nearest food pantry to receive emergency food assistance if they have not visited the pantry in the past three months. For persons visiting the food pantries from families of four or less, bring photo identification for the person vising the pantry. For persons of families of five or more, bring photo identification for the person visiting the food pantry and some form of identification for all other family members.

The Lighthouse Food Pantry is located at Community United Methodist Church at 401 SW 1st Street in Belle Glade.

Hours: Tuesday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Caring Kitchen

The Caring Kitchen is a hot meal program. They combine breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. The program also includes numerous other services. Job search assistance and referrals to human service and social service agencies are some of them. Visit website or call for more info.

This agency has many services for Florida's seniors. Each county has its own telephone number. You may also use the statewide toll-free number.

See the Florida Department of Elder Affairs website for more information.

Here you can find information about the following:

• Adult Protective Services
• Heath & Welfare
• Senior Companion Program
• Transportation
• and more

Toll Free: 1.800.955.8770
TDD: 1.800.955.8771

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.

The Morse Geriatric Center is a long-term care facility designed and dedicated to serving the elderly in Palm Beach County. It is also a teaching facility.

The center includes medical experts including:

• A Board-certified Medical Director
• Certified Nursing Assistants
• Physical, occupational and speech-language therapists
• Registered and licensed practical nurses
• Social Workers
• Therapeutic recreation professionals

Please call for more info.

Our short term rehab program helps in treating patients who have experienced severe medical conditions. Please call for more info.

Services include:

• Pain and wound care
• Specialty physicians
• Respiratory therapy
• Therapeutic recreation
• Therapy gym
• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy

Tours of the program are available.