Food and Grocery Assistance

The Florida ACCESS Program provides food stamps, financial and medical assistance, and other supportive services to needy persons and families. Each program has eligibility requirements from state or federal law. Apply for assistance at www.myflorida.com/accessflorida/ .

The Food Stamp Program helps low-income households to buy nutritious food. A food stamp household is normally a group of people who live together and buy food and prepare meals together. If your household passes the Food Stamp Program's eligibility rules, the amount of food stamp benefits you get will depend on the number of people in your household and how much monthly income is left after certain expenses are deducted.

The SUNCAP Program is a special Food Stamp Program for individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). You may be eligible to receive food stamps through the SUNCAP Program without any additional application, paperwork or interviews. If you already receive foods stamps, you may be converted automatically to the SUNCAP Program when you become SSI eligible. If your food stamp benefits will decrease as a result of SUNCAP, you may choose to continue receiving your food stamps under the regular Food Stamp Program.

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WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children. WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care.

To apply for WIC, you need to contact a local WIC office. Click here for a local phone number or call 1-800-342-3556 and the operator will provide you with the local phone number. Click here to find your County Health Department's website.

The local WIC office will give you a date and time for a WIC certification visit. At this visit, the household income and the medical/nutrition status of each applicant will be reviewed. On that day, you will find out if you and your children are eligible for WIC.

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SHARE Florida Food Network is sponsored by Cornerstone Family Ministries and TECO Energy. SHARE is a not-for-profit organization that rewards personal community involvement with substantial savings on delicious food and groceries. SHARE encourages members to donate their time to a worthy cause within the community. There are no income requirements. SHARE reaches across Florida through neighborhood locations in each community.

SHARE's volume power-buying allows direct contact with national food distributors and the non-profit status and staff of volunteers keep them heads and shoulders above other discount buying clubs and grocery stores. SHARE has been helping people save money since 1990. We are proud to serve Florida families.

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RCS Food Bank
The RCS Food Bank is far from a "hand out program". It is a carefully monitored operation insuring that help reaches those truly in need. Clients come from referrals by congregations and social service agencies. Single mothers struggling to make ends meet, the working poor, and senior citizens with very limited resources find help at The RCS Food Bank. After a careful interview each client's needs are entered into a computerized database. With proper identification Food Bank clients receive life supporting food items once a month.

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