Community Assistance

The agencies below provide various assistance programs to work with those in the community to meet various financial, housing, food, payment assistance, and emotional needs.

Federal funding is now available to individuals in Leon County affected by the storms on May 10.

You can apply online at DisasterAssistance.gov, you can use the FEMA app (iOS | Android), or you can call 800-621-3362 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.


2-1-1

Crisis intervention, human services information, and referrals.

211 or toll-free (877)211-7005

American Red Cross

Disaster, health, safety, emergency, volunteer, and youth services.

(850)432-7601 Pensacola Area

(850)763-6587 Panama City Area

(850)878-6080 Tallahassee Area

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Provides quality role models to children whose circumstances demonstrate a need for additional adult support.

(850)433-5437 Pensacola Area

(850)763-5437 Panama City Area

(850)386-6002 Tallahassee Area

Boys and Girls Clubs

Provides quality role models to children whose circumstances demonstrate a need for additional adult support.

(850)433-5437 Pensacola Area

(850)656-8100 Tallahassee Area

CareerSource

Assists with training and job referrals.

(850)607-8700 Pensacola Area

(850)872-4340 Panama City Area

(850)922-0023 Tallahassee Area

Catholic Charities

Family assistance program.

(850)435-3516 Pensacola Area

(850)763-0475 Panama City Area

(850)222-2180 Tallahassee Area

Council on Aging

Provides service and support for seniors and their families.

(850)432-1475 Pensacola Area

(850)769-3468 Panama City Area

Early Learning Coalition

Quality childcare, provide tuition for low-income working parents.

(850)595-5400 Escambia County

(850)983-5313 Santa Rosa County

(850)385-0504 Tallahassee Area

Legal Services

Provides legal representation to low-income and vulnerable individuals in civil matters.

(850)432-8222 Pensacola

(850)769-3581 Panama City Area

(850)875-9881 Tallahassee Area


Pensacola

Gulf Coast Kids House

Provides services to victims of child abuse in Escambia County

(850)595-5800

Health and Hope Clinic Inc.

Provides accessible and equitable primary and preventive healthcare to the uninsured and medically underserved in Florida.

(850)479-4456

Lutheran Services Florida Inc.

Provides counseling and mental health services, foster and adoption services and youth shelters.

(813)875-1408

Manna Food Bank

Provides nutritious food to individuals and families in need.

(850)432-2053

Pace Center for Girls

Provides girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy.

(850)478-7060

Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Inc

Affordable housing and assistance programs for critical home repairs and other services that enhance quality of life.

(850)434-5456

Ready Kids

Provides services for school readiness, reading literacy, family engagement and educator support.

(850)433-6893

Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola Inc.

Services for returning citizens, veterans, homeless and the less fortunate.

(850)332-6677

Santa Rosa Kids House

Provides services to victims of child abuse.

(850)623-1112


Panama City

Feeding the Gulf Coast

Provides nutritious food to people suffering systemic poverty, personal crisis, or disaster.

(850)626-1332

Girls Incorporated of Bay County

Empowering girls to be strong, smart, bold, and independent adult leaders.

(850)522-3900 

Panama City Rescue Mission

Short-term transitional and emergency shelter to men, women and children. 

(850)769-0783

Vocational Rehabilitation

Federal – state program that helps people who have disabilities, both physically and mentally, find or keep a job.

(850)872-4380


Tallahassee

A Life Recovery Center

Drug-and-alcohol treatment programs.

(850)224-9991

Ability 1st

Assistance to persons with disabilities.

(850)575-9621

America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend

Provides surplus food to the needy through non-profit agencies.

(850)562-3033

Capital Area Community Action Agency

Primary advocacy and support agency to help low-income residents with crisis needs and the skills and resources for financial independence.

(850)222-2043

Capital City Youth Services

Providing counseling, shelter, and support services to children and their families.

(850)576-6000

Capital Medical Society Foundation’s We Care Network

To provide a safety net to those low-income, uninsured patients most in need in our community through donation of specialty medical and dental care.

(850)877-9018

ECHO Outreach Ministries

Provides holistic services that promote self-sufficiency and empowerment of people in crisis or poverty.

(850)224-3246

Elder Care Services

Comprehensive programs for senior citizens in need.

(850)921-5554

KIDS Incorporated of the Big Bend

Family-oriented early childhood services.

(850)414-9800

Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association

Civil legal services for low-income persons.

(850)222-3292

Lighthouse of the Big Bend

Training for individuals with vision loss to empower them in their pursuit of independence.

(850)942-3658

Refuge House

Assistance for victims of domestic and sexual violence, including safe shelter and 24-hour crisis hotline.

(850)922-6062

The Kearney Center

Lodging, food, clothing, and other social services to the homeless.

(850)224-9055


LOYALTY Credit Union is providing this information as a potential resource to those in need in our community. This listing does not constitute an endorsement by LOYALTY CU. The assistance provided by each entity is the responsibility of the specific agency.

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