This group offers the High School High Tech(HSHT) program. The program is designed for high school students with all types of disabilities. It provides the opportunity to explore jobs or postsecondary education. Please call or visit the website for more information.
This group is a public charity. They work to promote employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in Florida. The group focuses on research and outreach. As well as capacity building. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Manatee County Rural Health Services offers the Arcadia Family Optometry Center. They offer a sliding scale fee for low-income. Call for more information.
Senior Friendship Centers helps older adults live independently. Through Social Services & Case Management they are able to help with a wide range of services. Case managers match service options available through programs funded at the State and Federal levels to help clients receive the care they need. Please call the Elder Helpline. It is a toll free number. This is where you will start to access services. A preliminary needs assessment will determine which programs you qualify for, and where you can access them. From this needs assessment, you will be referred to services, or, in some cases, placed on a waiting list for services.
Meals are delivered daily, Monday through Friday. Time is based on drivers’ schedules. Meals cost $5 per person or $7.50 for two meals delivered to the same address. Cost may be different for homebound individuals 60+ receiving case management services. They may be delivered daily meals without charge or for a nominal donation. Call for more information.
Friendship Cafés provide nutritious, healthy food to people 60+. A suggested donation of $2 to $4 is asked to help cover the cost of the meals. While no one is denied a meal if unable to pay, the contribution helps to provide more meals for elders in the community. Contact for more information.
Friendship Café
23 North Polk Avenue
Arcadia, Florida 32466
863.494.5965
Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 12 PM
Lunch served: 11:30 AM
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
256 South Orange Avenue
Arcadia, Florida 34266
863.464.5965
Wednesday, 11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch served: None
Southern Legal Counsel, Inc. is a not-for-profit public interest law firm.
Please call 352.271.8890 or visit website for more information.
A not-for-profit public interest law firm. Operates statewide through Florida. They are committed to the ideas of equal justice and basic human and civil rights for all. Mainly helps individuals and groups with public interest issues who would not otherwise have access to the justice system. And whose cases might bring about systemic reform. Please call or visit the website for more information.
St. Edmund Food Pantry provides food to all who are in need. Once a month in or in emergency. Food is distributed the second Wednesday of each month. Call for more information.
We are a congregation in a rural area of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. With a strong sense of hospitality, we welcome visitors, new residents, and spiritual-seekers. We have different ministries to serve the public, including food help. Call for more information.