DeSoto County, FL Survival Guide

Food Pantries

• All Faiths Food Bank DeSoto Food and Resource Center
  1021 E Oak Street, Arcadia, FL
  Mobile distributions every 14 days, free emergency food, SNAP/Medicaid/TANF application assistance, and income tax assistance
  (941) 379-6333

• Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice
  1210 East Oak Street, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 494-1068

• Trinity United Methodist Church
  304 West Oak Street, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 494-2543

• Hands for Homeless
  106 North Butler Avenue, Avon Park, FL
  (863) 212-8941

• Cutting Edge Ministries, Inc.
  Zolfo Springs, FL
  (863) 773-2484

• First Baptist Church of Arcadia
  1006 North Brevard Avenue, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 494-3622

• Farmworker Emergency Support Services – The Agricultural & Labor Program (ALPI)
  Services include shelter, food, education, employment/training, transportation, and referrals
  (863) 956-3491

Housing & Shelters

• DeSoto Cares Homeless Services
  159 S Orange Ave, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 491-9933

• Arcadia Housing Authority
  7 Booker T Washington Road, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 494-4343

• Catholic Charities of DeSoto County
  1210 East Oak Street, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 494-1068

• Homeless Veterans Initiative – Disabled American Veterans
  (877) 426-2838

• Heartland Coalition for the Homeless
  752 US Highway 27 North, Avon Park, FL
  (863) 453-8901

• Farmworker Emergency Support Services – The Agricultural & Labor Program (ALPI)
  Shelter, food, transportation, and referral assistance
  (863) 956-3491

Clothing

• Arcadia Center for the Needy
  163 S Orange Ave, Arcadia, FL

• DeSoto Cares Homeless Services
  159 S Orange Ave, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 491-9933

• DeSoto County Veterans Services
  201 E Oak St #202, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 993-4858

Medical

• Arcadia Children’s Healthcare Center
  250 N Brevard Avenue, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 494-4433

• Community Care Family Clinic Counseling Services
  725 N 12th Ave, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 494-1242

• Community Care Family Clinic
  1148 E Gibson St, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 494-6222

• Community Care OB/GYN and Chiropractic Clinic
  1110 E Gibson St, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 494-6222

• Center for Family Health – DeSoto Memorial Hospital
  900 N Roberts Ave, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 494-8401

• Florida Department of Health in DeSoto County
  34 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 993-4601

• Arcadia Family Optometry Center
  122 N Brevard Ave, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 491-7585

• DeSoto Center for Health
  519 W Hickory Street, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 491-7580

Dental

• Florida Department of Health in DeSoto County Dental Clinic
  34 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 993-4601

Medications

• DeSoto County Health Department
  34 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, FL
  (863) 494-1351

• Florida RX Connects
  Prescription assistance program
  https://www.floridahealth.gov/licensing-and-regulation/florida-rx-repository-program/patients/index.html

Mental Health / Counseling

• MCR Health Community Care Family Clinic Counseling Services
  725 North 12th Avenue Building B, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 494-1242

• First Step Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
  10 East Oak Street, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 494-1324

• DeSoto Memorial Hospital Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric Services
  900 North Robert Avenue Third Floor, Arcadia, FL
  Sliding scale services available
  (863) 491-4309

Financial Assistance

• The Salvation Army (DeSoto)
  145 S Orange Avenue, Arcadia, FL
  Assistance with utility bills, heating/cooling emergencies, reconnection costs, blankets, heaters, and fans
  Eligibility requirements apply
  (863) 491-0455

• Catholic Charities of DeSoto County
  1210 East Oak Street, Arcadia, FL
  Assistance with utilities, rent, and mortgage payments
  (863) 494-1068

• DeSoto County Social Services
  201 East Oak Street, Arcadia, FL
  Electric bill assistance
  (863) 993-4858

Transportation

• MTM Transit
  Serving DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, and Okeechobee counties
  Eligibility and scheduling required
  (800) 694-6566

• DART – DeSoto-Arcadia Regional Transit
  201 East Oak Street Suite 202, Arcadia, FL
  (855) 418-0466

• Farmworker Emergency Support Services – The Agricultural & Labor Program (ALPI)
  Transportation and referral assistance
  (863) 956-3491

Miscellaneous

• Trinity’s Neighborhood Lunch
  304 W Oak St, Arcadia, FL
  Free lunch every Monday and Wednesday from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
  (863) 494-2543

• Farmworker Emergency Support Services – The Agricultural & Labor Program (ALPI)
  Food, shelter, employment, transportation, and referrals
  (863) 956-3491

• The Dysphagia Outreach Project
  Assistance with thickened foods, therapy tools, oral care supplies, and adaptive equipment for low-income individuals with dysphagia
  Email: team@dysphagiaoutreach.org

• IDignity
  https://idignity.org/
  Assistance obtaining birth certificates, IDs, and Social Security cards

Medicaid & SNAP Income Requirements

• Florida Medicaid Eligibility
  https://www.myflfamilies.com/medicaid/determining-your-income-limit

• Florida SNAP / Food Stamp Eligibility
  https://www.snapscreener.com/guides/florida