FRESH START

ALL FAITH FOOD BANK SARASOTA (FOOD WAREHOUSE) - www.allfaithsfoodbank.org - PHONE: 941-379-6333, 717 CATTLEMEN ROAD, SARASOTA, FL 34232 

BETH-EL MISSION (FOOD, CLOTHING, ETC.) - NO WEBSITE, PHONE # IS 813-633-1548, 18240 U.S. HIGHWAY 301 SOUTH, WIMAUMU, FL 

BETHESDA HOUSE SARASOTA - AIDS AND HIV RESOURCES - www.stmartha.org/stmartha.htm - PHONE:  941-366-1886  1670 4TH STREET, SARASOTA, FL 34236

CARITAS SARASOTA - www.stmartha.org/caritas.htm -ELECTRIC BILL, PRESCRIPTIONS, TRANSPORTATION (BUS & LOCAL BUS), C LOTHING, WATER BILL - PHONE: 941-358-7439, 200 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE, SARASOTA, FL 34236

CATHOLIC CHARITIES - www.catholiccharitiesdov.org -Sarasota and Manatee Counties Florida -  941-379-7997 - FOOD, CLOTHING, SOME FINANCIAL  

COMMUNITY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS - www.cchomeless.com - Bradenton, Florida -  941-747-1509 - RENT, HOUSING, MORTGAGE, REFERRALS

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRY VENICE - www.trinitypc.org - 4365 sTATE ROAD 776, VENICE, FL 34293, PHONE: 941-492-6384 - FOOD, ELECTRIC BILL, GAS VOUCHERS, MEDICATIONS, RENT, WATER BILL

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES - Bradenton/941-751-8444 - FOOD STAMPS, MEDICAID, MEDICARE

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRADENTON - www.firstpresbradenton.com - 410 15th Street West, Bradenton, Florida - 941-746-6141 - FOOD, TRANSPORTATION (BUS TICKETS)

FIRST STEP OF SARASOTA - www.firststepofsarasota.org - 1726 18th Street, Sarasota, Florida -      941-366-5333 - DRUG, ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHABILITATION & TREATMENT

GIFTS FROM GOD MINISTRIES - www.gifts-from-God.org - P.O. Box 1300, Osprey, Florida 34229, United States - Phone:          941.485.4707, Fax: 941-486-0113 - DRUG, ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, FOOD, CLOTHING, SPIRITUAL NEEDS

HARVEST HOUSE OF SARASOTA www.harvesttab.com/harvest_house - 2100 Mango Avenue, Sarasota, Florida - 941-487-8394 - DRUG, ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT

HAUSBURG & ELLIS LAW FIRM - www.socialsecuritysarasota.com - 3202 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida - 941-351-9111 - SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND SSI REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION

LEGAL AID OF MANASOTA - http://www.legalaidofmanasota.org Bradenton - 1101 6th Avenue West, Ste 111 - 941-747-1628; Sarasota - 1900 Main Street, Ste 302 - 941-366-0038

LIGHTHOUSE OF MANASOTA - http://lighthouseofmansota.org - 7318 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida - 941-359-1404 - EYEGLASSES, EYE SURGERY, AND OTHER HEALTH OR HEALTH REFERRAL NEEDS

LION'S CLUB OF MANASOTA (Bradenton/Sarasota) http://www.lions35i.org/sarasota/ index.htm - 120 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota, FL - 941-953-2658 - EYEGLASSES, AND OTHER SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND

LOVING HANDS MINISTRIES - PO Box 1157, Bradenton, Florida -      941-747-5683 - DRUG, ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT

MANATEE GLENS - 2020 26th Avenue East, Bradenton, Florida - 941-782-4600 - MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, DRUG, ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHABILITATION AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT

MANASOTA SOLVE - 1509 8th Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida - 941-748-0094 - HOUSING AND SAFE HAVEN FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

MANATEE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY - 302 Manatee Avenue East, Ste 302, Bradenton, Florida - 941-827-2887 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR UTILITIES, RENT, MORTGAGE, ETC.

MANATEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - 410 6th Avenue East, Bradenton, Florida -          941-748-0747 - MEDICAL AND HEALTH NEEDS FOR THE INDIGENT AND OTHERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE

MANATEE COUNTY SHERIFF - Dial 911 for Emergencies; 600 Highway 301 Boulevard West, Bradenton, Florida - 941-747-3011

MEALS ON WHEELS - 811 23rd Avenue East, Bradenton, Florida -941-747-4655 - HOT MEALS SERVED TO THE ELDERLY WHO ARE LIVING ON BODERLINE POVERTY

MICHAEL BACH COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER - 2703 19th Street Court East, Bradenton, Florida - 941-708-8500 - HEALTH HOUSING, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO ARE HIV+ OR WHO HAVE FULL BLOWN AIDS

OPEN DOOR - 701 17th Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida -          941-747-0383 - FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER REFERRALS, HOUSING

OUR DAILY BREAD - 701 17th Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida - 941-746-4088 - FOOD FOR THE HOMELESS AND SOME CLOTHING

RESURRECTION HOUSE OF SARASOTA - 507 Kumquat Court, Sarasota, Florida - 941-365-3759 - FOOD, CLOTHING, LAUNDRY, AND SHELTER REFERRALS

SALVATION ARMY - Bradenton/1204 14th Street West, Bradenton, Florida - 941-748-5110; Sarasota/1400 10th Street, Sarasota, Florida - 941-954-4673 - SHELTER FOR $10.00 PER NIGHT AND SOME FINANCIAL HELP

SARASOTA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - 2200 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida -       941-861-2900

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - Bradenton/5540 State Road 64 East, Bradenton, FL - 877-803-6316; Sarasota/2001 Siesta Key Drive, Sarasota, FL 888-327-1206

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL - 2704 33rd Avenue West, Bradenton, FL -     941-755-4188 - FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SOME FOOD ASSISTANCE

SUNCOAST CENTER 4 INDEPENDENT LIVING - 2989 Fruitville Road, Ste 101, Sarasota, Florida - 941-351-9545 - COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE HANDICAPPED SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CANES, MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRS

VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION (VA) - 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard (Regional Florida Office), St. Petersburg, FL - 1-800-827-1000 for benefits or 727-398-6661 Local

GARRY B. COSTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FRESH START SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY, INC.