Support, education, resources and referrals, consultations, publications, support groups, education programs, multilingual information, online caregiver support programs, respite, and caregiver's day out....
Case management, battered woman temporary shelter/rape and crisis intervention program. 24-hour hotline, safe haven/shelter, safety planning, victim advocacy, counseling, civil legal assistance to victims, court advocacy, accompaniment, hospital advocacy...
Helps persons with disabilities achieve and maintain their independence. Offers specific programs, such as Victims' Voices: Silent No More, a program for crime victims with disabilities....
Provides family support services including after-school programs, parenting classes, adult and family literacy, volunteer recruitment and placement, neighborhood revitalization, social services, juvenile diversion and reentry, mental health counseling and...
Provides affordable child care that meets the fundamental needs for growth and development common to all children....
Builds houses for homeownership for low to very low income families....
The Loveland Boulevard location in Port Charlotte is the home to Vital Statistics (birth and death records), Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Family Planning, School Health, Health Promotion, and Dental. ...
Provides services to the indigents and homebound seniors in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda....
Provides care coordination to high-risk pregnant moms and babies, assists with Medicaid applications, and offers free parenting classes. Serves young children who are at-risk of poor health outcomes....
The primary focus of CCHC's Homeless Prevention Program is to help families stay in their homes. Each month hundreds of families come to us in need of resources to stop eviction and/or utility disconnection. Services available: Food Pantry, Hot Meals...
The mission of the Charlotte County School District is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve at high academic levels, equipping them to successfully pursue college or career goals....
Comfort Keepers provides in-home care to help maintain independent living. Services available: grocery shopping, preparing nutritious home-cooked meals, changing bed linens, putting out the trash and recyclables, organizing closets and cabinets, sorting...
Provides multiple services and assistance to individuals and families in need. Public guardian referrals....
Assist parents in locating a legally operating childcare program, financial assistance for childcare (called Scholarship Child Care), and technical assistance to childcare providers. Parents may also contact the Early Learning Coalition for applications ...
Food Pantry / Food Bank...
Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, Inc.'s medical offices provide medical, dental and medical social services, and accept assignments from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance. FHC participates with several health maintenance organizations (H...
Fawcett Memorial Hospital is a 238 bed for profit acute-care hospital. It is certified in many fields, including stroke, cardiology/chest pain, and cancer. It also has a level 2 trauma center....
Assigns volunteers to represent abused, neglected and abandoned children in court proceedings....
Provides in-home parenting programs, family support services and parenting classes aimed at preventing child abuse....
Provides free food, clothes and some household items for anyone in need....
Treatment programs for substance abuse, anger management and batterers intervention....
The Punta Gorda Lions Club and the Punta Gorda Lions Foundation, Inc. are major providers of sight and hearing care in the Punta Gorda area....
A transitional living facility for single adults who are homeless due to substance abuse. Also provides low cost outpatient drug and alcohol assessments and counseling....
Provides affordable housing for low-income families....
A juvenile diversion program that utilizes volunteer community members as well as victims to create restorative-based case plans for juvenile offenders....
Charlotte County educational course for family members and caregivers of a person diagnosed with a mental illness or brain disorder - at The Early Learning Coalition....
Provides pre-school and social services for Charlotte County residents....
Provides human services to the community, including meals, transportation, as well as showers, clothing, and haircuts for the homeless or needy of Charlotte County....
Peace River Regional Medical Center is a 254-bed Joint Commission accredited full-service hospital that is committed to caring for people throughout their cycle of life....
Offers at-risk youth ages 10 - 17 the opportunity to participate in youth development, sports and homework assistance. The program is led by the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office and is aimed at creating a positive relationship between the youth and law e...
Promotes leadership; strong attitudes and values....
Provides medical care for those unable to afford health care during pregnancy....
Provides transitional planning for youth returning to the community from commitment programs....
Provides food from its food pantry / food bank to those in need....
Financial assistance, food pantry / food bank....
A wheelchair accessible facility that provides food, clothing and financial assistance in a given emergency....
Provides services that will help out-of-school youth, dislocated workers, displaced homemakers, and anyone else who needs assistance to find work or to obtain job training....
Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people with intellectual disabilities who wish to participate....
Food pantry / food bank, clothing, rent and utility assistance....
Food pantry / food bank...
Food pantry / food bank, financial assistance, clothes....
Offers bereavement services for children, teens, adults, and families regardless of whether or not the person who died was a hospice patient....
Provides relief to family and caregivers from daily challenges associated with caring for a disabled child or adult. Also provides temporary care for children whose family is in crisis situations....
The United Way has been serving the Charlotte County community since 1966. For all these years, the generosity of donors has made possible programs that nurture children, help youth succeed, promote health and wellness, strengthen adults and families, and...
Free healthcare clinic for indigent and working poor. Also provides medication assistance to Charlotte County residents....
Provides independent living/rehabilitation classes, referral to the Division of Blind Services, a service chapter for social/business activities, peer support group, counseling, audio books, and other needed services....
Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida, Inc. (VFK) supports the 20th Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program-Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. Florida Law requires a Guardian ad Litem child advocate be appointed for every abused, neglected and ...
Federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants & Children. Provides healthy foods, nutrition education & counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care. Provides checks for purchasing nutritious foods to pregnant, postpartum, and ...
Financial assistance for child care....
Provides positive youth development programs and services including education, character development, arts and recreation. Free for students K-5. Low cost for middle school students. Transportation provided from many schools. ...
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