Daily Needs 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
This agency offers adoption as an alternative parenting option. They help support birth mothers and adoptive parents. Help is offered before, during, and after adoption. They also provide resources for birth parents who choose to parent. The support is offered at no cost. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Toll Free: 855.899.5683
Birth Parents: 321.250.5683
Adoption Parents: 321.766.5683
Forest Oaks Lutheran Church offers the Body and Soul Food Pantry. It is open every Tuesday from 9am - 12pm. You must be a Hernando county resident and present ID for each person in your household. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Christian Life Assembly of God offers a Food Pantry. The food pantry is open on Tuesday’s, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Please call for more information.
This agency runs an outreach center. The group works to empower people. They do this through a variety of services. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Services Include:
Dawn Center has an outreach program to help victims of abuse. There are no charges for any services provided. Call for more information.
Nine Core Services:
Day Star Life Center provides food to families in need in Hernando County. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Call for more information.
The VA offers disability compensation. It is a monthly payment that is tax-free. The money goes to veterans who got sick or hurt while they were serving in the military. It is also to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Benefits Hotline: 800.827.1000
Florida Veterans Support Line: 844.693.5838
Safelink Wireless offers a Smartphone or a SIM card. Along with free minutes, texts, and data each month. There are eligibility requirements that must be met to participate. They are set by each state where the service is provided. There is a limit to one per household. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Enrollment and Plan Changes: 800.723.3546 (800.SAFELINK)
Technical Support ONLY: 800.378.1684
