Food & Clothing

The Brother’s Keeper emergency pantry strives to assist individuals and families in need in our community by providing food assistance and person care items.

We offer:

– Food to meet basic nutritional needs
– Personal care items

The level of assistance and the time constraints for assistance are set on a case by case basis. Applicants for assistance should be able to provide proper identification but no one will be denied the ability to apply for assistance. All applicants need visit us to fill out an intake form.

The Brother’s Keeper emergency pantry strives to assist individuals and families in need in our community by providing food assistance and person care items. The level of assistance and the time constraints for assistance are set on a case by case basis. Applicants for assistance should be able to provide proper identification but no one will be denied the ability to apply for assistance. All applicants need visit us to fill out an intake form.

We offer:

Food to meet basic nutritional needs
Personal care items

Food pantry is open on the first and third Mondays of each month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Emergencies are by appointment only. Free lunch for anyone 60 and older and caregivers of a client on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday. Doors open at 10 a.m. with lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We are a 501C-3 Non-Profit Christ-based ministry dedicated to serving the homeless, needy, underprivileged, frail, elderly, and working poor in the Greater Ocala area.

We offer DRIVE-THOUGH free food pick-up for individuals and families who need support meeting their basic nutritional needs.

Gateway to Hope provides free nutritious food;

PACKAGED / BAGGED FOOD
Saturday mornings approximately
7:15 AM & ends 10 AM.

A PREPARED LUNCH
Thursdays
11:00 AM.
(Note: Saturday afternoon distributions have been suspended)

His Compassion is an entirely non-profit food bank operated by unpaid board members, limited paid staff, and volunteers that are made up of nurses, politicians, businessmen, businesswomen, lay people, and clergy from a broad number of faiths.

Our mission is God’s mission. We are here to help and empower those in need right where they are. We partner with local churches, organizations, businesses, and individuals in order to accomplish Matthew 25.

Social service agency, helping with food, clothing, diapers, pet food and most other needs. Referrals also done to other local agencies for housing and rent and electric. Open Mondays only 1-4pm.

Tuesday Ministries Outreach
“Good Things Happen on Tuesdays “

Tuesday Ministries Outreach strives to create an environment of love and support in the community by providing encouragement and essential resources. Their goal is to offer a helping hand to those in need, fostering hope through various opportunities and services.

Tuesday Ministries Outreach begins its program at 9:30 AM every Tuesday in our Family Life Center featuring a devotional message, contemporary music, and a lunch served to all guests. This ministry creates a warm, welcoming atmosphere for everyone who attends.

Pay it Forward Outreach is a faith-based, community-driven, donation-funded, outreach organization assisting families facing economic hardships by providing furniture, housewares, and other essential necessities. Pay it Forward Outreach desires to empower the family unit with spiritual growth and emotional support to gain stability and self-worth.

If you would like to donate items to Pay it Forward Outreach, please contact us! We will coordinate a pickup or schedule your delivery of the items. Even if you do not have household items to contribute at this time, there are still several ways that you can get involved. Donors can give financially as well. To do so, please contact us.

The Pathway of Hope initiative is an approach launched by The Salvation Army in 2011 to provide targeted services to families with a desire to take action to break the generational cycle of crisis and enable a path out of poverty. It is rooted in a case management approach, focusing on client needs through a strength-based lens.

Targeting families with children, came from the desire to have an intergenerational impact on poverty. By positively influencing the lives of parents, the Salvation Army can create better living conditions for children. Influencing children in their development years is crucial, as studies show that children who spend more than half of their life in poverty are 32 times more likely to be in poverty as an adult.

We work in partnership with 48 food pantries in Marion County including soup kitchens and a children’s backpack program. Our goal is to eradicate hunger in Marion County Florida. We are not open to the public but we do give tours upon request. Our warehouse schedules pick-ups on a daily basis for the local food pantries in Marion County to pick-up food. We are always in need of Food to pass along to the agencies.

SNAP provides nutritional support for low-income seniors, people with disabilities living on fixed incomes, and other individuals and families with low incomes. SNAP is a federal program administered by the Florida Department of Children and Families Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency (ESS). ESS is responsible for determining eligibility for SNAP using federal guidelines.