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
Our goal is to assist individuals with disabilities achieve their goals of independence. We offer many services to maintain that goal. Please call for more info.
Services include:
This agency has a range of services to help seniors. They also have help for their families and caregivers. They serve seniors in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
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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
This group helps with emergency assistance for people and families in need. Screening appointments are done over the phone. There is no income cap for most programs and services they offer. This program is offered at all four or their offices. Please call 850.763.0475 or visit the website for locations and to learn more.
Services Include:
Financial assistance for housing
Utilities
Prescriptions
Food
This agency helps those who have been wounded while in the military.
Services:
Rent, utilities, groceries and vehicle assistance.
Help with travel expenses to and from medical facilities.
OFR is always in need of donations and volunteers.
Please see the website for more information.
The Family Resource Center assists with daily needs. It provides training, counseling, and resources for pregnant women and young children.
Feeding the Gulf Coast serves those in need all through the Florida Panhandle. They work with member groups and special programs to offer nutritious food to people dealing with poverty, personal crisis, or disasters. They also have a free Afterschool Meals Program that feeds any child aged 18 and under. Please call 850.626.1332 or visit the website to learn more.
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