Food ServicesThe 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 Department of Children and Families services.
Deaf/Hearing Impaired:
Florida Relay 711 or
TTY: 1.800.955.8771
American Red Cross provides Financial Assistance for Military Families. They partner with military aid society to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants. Help can include funds for emergency travel, burial of a loved on, emergency food, shelter, and other needs. Please call or visit website for more information.
Amigos en Cristo offers social services to those in need within the community. They provide emergency food and clothing. The food pantry hours are 9 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 4 PM every Wednesday. Please call or visit website for more information.
Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc. provides Guadalupe Social Services. This program helps those in need within the community.
Services include:
Please call or visit website for more information.
Collier County provides the Senior Citizens Nutrition & Activity Program. This program is for persons age 60 years and older. They offer activities, field trips, and noon meals at neighboring senior centers. They also deliver meals to homebound seniors due to serious illness, and cannot attend centers. Please call or visit website for more information.
This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Usual Types of Assistance Are:
National Kidney Foundation is a not-for-profit agency. They offer the Direct Aid program to help those with kidney and urinary tract diseases. Please call 800.927.9659 or visit website for more information.
Grant Assistance includes:
Everglades Community Church provides a food pantry to those in need within the community. Volunteers may be able to deliver food to those who cannot get to the church. Please call or visit website for more information.
First United Methodist Church of Immokalee provides food to those in need. You must be a resident of Collier County. Please call for more information.
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. provides Community Support Services. This program helps those in need within the community. They help with food assistance, employment services, and teen outreach. Please call or visit website for more information.
