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 Department of Children and Families services.

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

Safe Haven for Newborns is here to help pregnant women of all ages. The group offers a variety of services.

Services:

Children's Medical Services provides care for children with special health care needs and their families. The range of care includes medical, therapeutic and supportive services. The ages covered are birth through 21. Please call
or see website for more info.

Sunshine Health provides Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan. This plan is for children with special health care needs. This plan is for children under age 21 and eligible for Medicaid Please call or visit the website to learn more.

Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida provide the following services:

• Dental
• Family
• Gynecology
• HIV Testing
• Internal Medicine
• Medical
• Pediatric
• Women's Health

Services are offered based on a sliding scale fee. Please call for more information.

The state offers health insurance for children. From birth through age 18. It is free to apply. Enrollment is year-round. Each child is matched with the best fit of four Florida KidCare programs. Cost options include free, subsidized, and full-pay. These options are based on family income. And size of the household. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Medicaid is a medical assistance program. That provides access to health care. It is for eligible individuals and families. In Florida, the AHCA is in charge of the program. Please call or visit the website for more information.

To locate a facility or provider go here

Social Security Administration Medicaid website

Planned Parenthood offers education and advocacy.

Patient Services:

• Adoption referrals
• Birth control
• Emergency contraception
• HIV testing
• HPV testing
• Lifesaving breast cancer screenings
• Lifesaving cervical cancer screenings
• Male health services
• Midlife services
• Pregnancy testing
• STD/STI testing and treatment
• Urinary tract infections
• Vaginal infections
• Well Woman Visit pap, breast, pelvic

Other services also offered. Call for more information.

Hendry County Health Department provides the following services:

• Clinical Services
• Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
• Community Outreach Activities
• Environmental Health
• HIV/AIDS Outpatient Medical Care and Social Services
• Vital Statistics
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Fees are based on sliding scale. Call for more information.

Hope Connections provides Hospice Services, such as:

• Art and Music Therapy
• Hospice Houses and Facilities
• Housekeeping
• Insurance and Planning
• Massage and Aromatherapy
• Medical Care
• Personal Care
• Pet Therapy
• Spiritual and Emotional Support
• Volunteer Support

Please call or visit website for more information.