Assurance Wireless offers free lifeline wireless phone services. You may qualify if you receive Medicaid or Food Stamps. You can also qualify based on your household income.
Separate households that live at the same address are eligible, including residents of homeless shelters and nursing homes. Residents with temporary addresses are also eligible. Please call or go to the website for more information.

Metropolitan Community Church provides Cooking with Love. Every Saturday, hot meals are delivered to elderly and other home-bound persons. Call for more information.

Monroe County In-Home Services is a program that serves elderly persons and/or disabled adults. The program goal is to offer an alternative to nursing home placement. They also help individuals in their own homes or the homes of family or friends. Call for more information.

Programs:

• Age and Disabled Adult Medicaid Waiver Program
• Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative Program (ADI)
• Community Care for Disabled Adults
• Grievance Procedures
• Home Care for the Elderly Program (HCE)
• Older Americans Act : Title III-B and III-E

Health Start is a free program for all pregnant women and women with babies under the age of 3.

Educational outreach areas include:

• Breastfeeding
• Childbirth
• Parenting
• Smoking cessation
• Staying healthy between pregnancies

Call for more information.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) helps America’s disabled veterans and their families.

Assistance includes:

• Community outreach
• Counseling
• Death benefits
• Filing claims for VA disability compensation and pension
• Health care
• Home loan guaranty
• Information seminars
• Life insurance
• Represent veterans and active duty military personnel before Discharge Review Boards, Boards for Correction of Military Records, Physical Evaluation Boards and other official panels
• Vocational rehabilitation and employment, education

Please call 727.319.7444 for or visit website for more information.

SSA has two programs for disability benefits. They are different but have the same medical requirements. The programs pay benefits to individuals. As well as certain family members. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs Available:

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Click here to locate the office nearest you

The Salvation Army provides the following social services:

• Back-to-School Assistance
• Clothing Assistance
• Emergency Food Assistance
• Furniture/Household Goods
• Medical Needs Assistance
• Referrals to other community assistance resources
• Rent/Mortgage Assistance
• Utility Assistance

Call for more information.

Trinity Presbyterian Church provides the Bread of Life Program. It is an Outreach Ministry. This service provides meals and a safe environment to those in need. Call for more information.

Monroe County Health Department provides the WIC program. WIC is a federally funded nutrition program. For Women (must be pregnant, breastfeeding or less than 6 months postpartum), Infants and Children up to 5 years of age. See website for more information.

WIC’s Fee Services:

• Breast pump loan program for qualified mothers
• Breastfeeding support
• Florida Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program coupons
• Healthy Foods
• Nutrition education
• Referrals for health care