Community Resource Guide
Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor Counties
Catholic Charities
Offers programs to assist families
with self sufficiency, A Hand Up
Center and Food Bank of Suwannee Valley. Call 386-7549180, or visit www.ccbstaug.org.
Angel Food Ministries
Provides food relief and
financial support to communities
throughout the United States. It is available in a quantity
that can fit into a medium size box at $30 per unit. For more
information and to find the pick-up location closest to you
call 1-877-366-3646.
Access
Florida Department of
Children and Families
Administers several
assistance programs including food stamps and cash
assistance. Applications can be completed online or at area
Access offices. For more information call 1-866-762-2237,
or visit www.myfloida.com/accessflorida.
Live Oak Service Center
501 Demorest Street SW
Live Oak, FL 32064
Madison Service Center
757 SW Range Avenue
Madison, FL 32340
Pregnancy Crisis Center
All services are free and confidential:
Pregnancy tests, community referrals, adoption help, peer
counseling, maternity & baby needs and shelter & housing
referrals. For more information call 386-330-2229,
or the hotline at .1-800-696-6678.
Visit www.northfloridapregnancy.com.
112 Piedmont Street
Live Oak, FL 32064
The Medicine Program/RX
Assists individuals of all ages who are
required to take prescription medicine but
lack adequate income to fill their prescriptions each month. The program seeks to aid
those who have exhausted all other sources
for help with medicine. Applications accepted from individuals living on retirement income, welfare, disability or the working low to middle income level.
For more information call 573-996-7300, or toll free 1-202595-1038.
The United Way of Suwannee Valley
Sponsors 2-1-1, which provides free and
confidential information and referrals in
addition to help with food, housing,
employment, health care, counseling and
more. For more information dial 211, or visit www.211.org .
United Way of Suwannee Valley
Serving: Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee Counites
325NE Hernando Ave.
Lake City, FL 32055
386-752-5604
www.unitedwaysuwanneevalley.org
United Way of the Big Bend
Serving: Madison and Taylor Counties
307 E 7th Ave
Tallahassee, FL 32303
850-414-0844
www.uwbb.org
WIC
Provides supplemental foods, health care referrals
and nutrition education for low-income pregnant,
breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding postpartum
women in addition to infants and children up to age five who
are found to be at nutritional risk. For more information call
1-800-342-3556, or visit www.fns.usda.gov/wic.
Elder Options
Provides services and referrals to
empower elders, their families and
caregivers to make informed choices
about aging in place with dignity, purpose and security.
Services are available to relative caregivers over the age of 55.
Call 1-800-963-5337, or visit www.agingresources.org.
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc
Provides free civil legal services to lowincome, eligible clients in 17 counties
throughout North Florida. Call 352-372-0519 or
1-800-372-0936.
Suwannee River Economic Council
Assists with many services including
utilities, home repairs, emergency food, transportation,
prescription assistance and respite care. For more information
call 386-362-4115 or 1-800-824-5308.
Love, INC
Serves as a resource network to assist families
that are in crisis and in need of food, clothing,
medicine, gasoline, shelter and utility/rent
payments. For more information call
386-364-4673, or visit www.suwanneeloveinc.com.
Employment Connections
Offers comprehensive workforce services to employers and jobseekers at no cost.
Lafayette County
For more information contact Taylor Employment Connections. Call 1-888-752-8409, or e-mail [email protected].
Hamilton County
For more information contact Suwannee Employment Connections. Call 877-827-0647, or email [email protected].
Madison County
For more information call 850-973-9675, or toll free 1-866-367-9675. E-mail [email protected].
200 W. Base St. 2nd Floor
Madison, FL 32340
Suwannee County
For more information call 386-364-7952, or toll free 1-866-877-0647. E-mail [email protected].
1416 N. Ohio Ave.
Live Oak, FL 32060
Taylor County
For more information call 850-584-7604, or toll free 1-888-752-8409. E-mail [email protected].
1702 S. Jefferson St.
Perry, FL 32347