Other Community Support

To provide financial support to the caregivers with unfit or deceased parents due to addiction.

The Florida Department of Health in Marion County provides a wide variety of public health services. Popular programs include the Dental Clinic, Healthy Start, WIC (Women, Infants and Children), Family Planning, Immunizations, hepatitis testing and treatment, HIV services, and more. The Department also provides naloxone to the public as part of its ongoing overdose prevention efforts.

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)

Covering Central Florida navigators work for the Primary Care Access Network (PCAN), a 501c3 non-profit organization located in Orlando Florida (EIN 46-1817605). Navigators are certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), licensed by the State of Florida, and must pass a Federal Background Check. All services provided by navigators are offered Free of Charge.

Healthy Start is a free home visiting program that provides education and care coordination to pregnant women and families of children under the age of three. The goal of the program is to lower risk factors associated with preterm birth, low birth weight, infant mortality and poor developmental outcomes.

Healthy Start offers:

Home Visiting
Prenatal and Parenting Education
Interconception Education including Reproductive Life Planning
Stress Management Education
Care Coordination to help families learn about resources available in the community and assistance in accessing those services

Located in Ocala, Florida, Hear Now proudly provides audiology and hearing health services to the Marion County community. Our team of experts is dedicated to helping you regain your hearing and improve your quality of life.

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.

Providing free peer support to the LGBTQ community. Providing crisis prevention, affirmation, resources and support through hotlines and online services.

TRACK 1: (Misdemeanor) Pre-plea diversion drug court for non-violent offenders charged with an eligible misdemeanor with admission of a substance use disorder. Defendants are required to participate in substance use treatment, peer support meetings, random and frequent drug screens, and personally appear in court as required. The program is a minimum of six months and if successful the court will dismiss the related charges.

TRACK 2: (Felony) Pre-plea diversion drug court for non-violent offenders charged with a second- or third-degree felony with admission of a substance use disorder. Defendants are required to participate in substance use treatment, peer support meetings, random and frequent drug screens, and personally appear in court as required. The program is a minimum of twelve months and if successful the court will dismiss the related charges.

Early Childhood Court works with families of children in the 0-5 year age range who are involved in Dependency Court. The program features access to a Community Coordinator who assists in coordinating the right services, increased visits between parents and their children, specialized family therapy, and monthly team meetings to assist parents with services and celebrate accomplishments. We are also working on developing the best permanency plan for the children involved and work with the team to accomplish that goal at faster rate.

Under the leadership and supervision of Magistrate Joshua Solieau, Marion County Court Administration provides a program for Juvenile Family Treatment related cases. The Marion County Juvenile Family Treatment Court is a partnership between the Courts, Department of Children and Families, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Kids Central, Inc., Parent attorneys, SMA, Perspectives, Zero Hour Life Center and other social service programs. The Juvenile Family Treatment Court is designed to get involved in the lives of addicted parents with substance use treatment. Court monitoring and other resources needed to ensure permanent lifestyle change will hopefully assist in the reunification of parents with their children.