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.

This agency helps with basic needs such as financial, food, prescription and housing. Clients can be referred to other agencies as needed. Please call for more info.

Services Include:

• Adoption Services
• Bridges to Circles
• Christmas Connections
• Counseling
• Disaster Relief
• Emergency Assistance
• Food Pantry
• Health Professions Opportunity Grants (HPOG)
• Immigrations Services
• Mental Health Services
• Refugee Services
• Shelters
• Twice Treasured Thrift Stores
• Veteran Support (SSVF)

Additional locations:
3128 E. 11th Street
Panama City , Florida
32401
United States
850.769.5379

1 North C Street
Pensacola, Florida
32502
United States
850.436.6420

11 First Street Southeast
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
32548
United States
850.244.2825

Operation Homefront helps military families and veterans during hard financial times. They may be able to help with car repairs. Please call 1.877.264.3968, or visit website for more information.

Operation Homefront helps military families and veterans with housing.

Housing options include:

• Transitional Housing (Apartments)
• Permanent Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Housing (Villages)

Please call 1.877.264.3968, e-mail, or visit website for more information.

Opportunity Place, Inc. helps families who are homeless. They offer a range of services and resources to those in need. They provide food, clothing, and personal hygiene products. Please call or visit website for more information.

Safelink/Lifeline wireless phones are provided by TracFone to provide telephone service to those in need.

Those who qualify receive a free phone with free monthly minutes.

Those who live in Section 8 housing or receive Medicaid or food stamps may qualify.

Please call for more information.

Shelter House provides safe and confidential shelter to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. They also provide shelter for their children, as well as pets. The facility is staffed 24 hours, every day of the year. The shelter can accommodate up to 36 residents, with the maximum length of stay being 8 weeks.

Services include:

• Food
• Hygiene Products
• Peer Counseling
• Referrals
• Legal Advocacy
• Safety Planning

Domestic Violence: 850.863.4777
Sexual Assault: 850.226.2027

Please call or visit website for more information.

If you have an illness that prevents you from working, you may be able to get Social Security Disability. You may also qualify if you will be unable to work for at least a year due to illness.

Please see website for more information.