Florida RxCard
This group is a medical company. It offers statewide discount prescription help. It has nothing to do with the government.
Program REACH - Adopt-a-Family of the Palm Beaches, Inc
This group runs Program REACH. It is the largest shelter for families experiencing homelessness in the county. The shelter provides interim housing. It also helps families get the tools they need to regain stability. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Laundry Service- Laundry Love
Laundry Love helps wash the clothes and bedding of low-income and/or no-income families and individuals. This service is available on 3rd Sundays from 9:30am - 12:30pm at Laundromart Northgate in Orlando.
Please see the website for more details.
Community Partnership Schools at College Park Elementary
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.
Community Partnership Schools at East Marion Elementary
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.
Strong Families
A program focused on helping families develop financial stability and ending generational poverty through education, skill, and career development.
Each year, it connects 80-90 adults and children to personal success coaches, helping to address homelessness, increase income, and decrease debt. Success coaches work with the families for an entire year in bi-weekly sessions.
https://www.uwmc.org/StrongFamilies
United Way of Marion County
United Way of Marion County improves the lives of individuals and families, building a strong community by uniting people and organizations to create measurable results and a lasting impact.
Helping youth achieve the educational goals necessary to become positive, contributing community members through ReadingPals and Community Partnership Schools.
Helping families and individuals obtain the basic necessities to meet their needs while transitioning to financial stability and self-supportive living through Strong Families and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Lighthouse Central Florida
Lighthouse Central Florida provides programs for the visually impaired. Programs are provided for Children 0-13, Teens 14-22, and adults. Training to use access software for both Windows and Apple operating systems is provided.
Lighthouse Central Florida
Lighthouse Central Florida provides services to the visually impaired. They have programs for children, teens, and adults. . The program includes classes on how to use assistive devices and software to aid in computer access.
Refuge of Hope Independent Living
A resource home for young adults aging out of the foster care system. Providing these young adults with a safe, fully furnished home, where they will learn the skills needed for life as an adult.
Providing help with interpersonal skills, social skills, financial literacy, career readiness, home economics, problem solving, coping mechanisms, effective communication, organizational skills, health, and wellness.