Charlotte County Survival Guide
Food Pantries/ Donations:
https://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/core/fileparse.php/451/urlt/food-pantries-donation-list.pdf
SHELTERS / HOUSING
Charlotte Co Housing Authority- 21500 Gibralter Dr. Unit 1 Port Charlotte, FL 33952 941.833.6500
PG Housing Authority – 340 Gulf Breeze Ave. – Punta Gorda – (941) 639-4344 – Low income
The Housing Corporation – 4344 Laura St. – Port Charlotte – (941) 255-9454 X:402 – Low income housing list – www.charlottecountyfl.com
Find Affordable Housing – floridahousingsearch.org
Bread of Life Ministries – 6454 Scott St – Punta Gorda – (941) 575-4440 – Individuals
Charlotte Homeless Coalition – 1476 Kenesaw St – Port Charlotte – (941) 627-4313
Charlotte Co Human Svcs Dept – 1050 Loveland Blvd. – Punta Gorda – (941) 833-6500 – Low income
Englewood Helping Hand – 700 E Dearborn St – Englewood – (941) 474-5864
Habitat For Humanity – 1750 Manzana Ave – Punta Gorda – (941) 639-3162 – Low income
Horn of Plenty First Baptist Church – 459 Gill St – Punta Gorda – (941) 639-3857
Heart of Mercy Ministry – Call for locations – (941) 763-2244
Medical:
Bread of Life Ministries – 6454 Scott St. – Punta Gorda – (941) 575-4440 – Medical Referrals
St. Vincent De Paul Clinic – 21450 Gibralter Dr – Port Charlotte – Free or sliding scale
Virginia B Andes Volunteer Community Clinic – 21297 Olean Blvd B – Port Charlotte – (941) 766-9570
Charlotte Co Health & Dental – 4300 Kings Hwy, Ste. 500 – Port Charlotte – (866) 355-2348
Charlotte Co – Englewood – 6868 San Casa Dr – Englewood – (941) 681-3750
Englewood Community Care Clinic- 6868 San Casa Dr Englewood, FL 34224 (941) 681-2081
MCR Health Fruitville- 170 N. Lime Ave Satasota, FL 34237 (941) 867-0125
Arcadia Children’s Healthcare Center 250 N. Brevard Avenue Arcadia, FL – 34266 (863) 494-4433
MCR Health North Tuttle– 220 North Tuttle Ave Sarasota, FL – 34237 (941) 366-0800
Venice Pediatrics 119 Shamrock Blvd. Venice, FL – 34293 (941) 493-3282
Community Care Family Clinic Counseling Services 725 N. 12th Ave. Arcadia, FL – 34266 (863) 494-1242
Income based medical search – www.freemedicalsearch.org
Dental:
Charlotte County Medical – 4120 Tamiami Trl, Ste E – Port Charlotte – (866) 355-2348
North Port Health – 6950 Outreach Way – North Port – (941) 861-3820
Charlotte County Dental – 1100 Loveland Blvd. – Port Charlotte – (941) 624-7285 – Call for elligibility
Family Health Centers – 4300 Kings Hwy, Ste. 500 – Port Charlotte – (866) 355-2348
Medications:
Florida Rxcard – floridarxcard.com – Up to 75% off
Wal-Mart, Publix, and Target Pharmacies Offer Discount and Some Free Medications
Salvation Army – (941) 629-3170 – Free
NuLegacy – www.NLRxCard.com/ucs – Save 75%
Englewood Helping Hand – (941) 474-5864 – Temporary assistance
Pfizer Helpful Answers – www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com – (866) 706-2400
Needy Meds – www.needymeds.org/ – Save 85%
Partnership for Prescriptions – www.pparx.org/ – Reduced rate or free
If you are unable to afford your medications you may be able to get a discount or even free medications by contacting the Pharmaceutical Company directly for assistance.
Mental Health / Counseling:
Charlotte Behavioral Health – 1700 Education Ave – Punta Gorda – (941) 639-8300
Start Your Recovery Substance Abuse Resources – https://startyourrecovery.org/
NAMI – www.nami.org – (800) 950-6264 – Call for programs
New Creation Ministries – 2321 Sophia Lane – Punta Gorda – (941) 627-4141 – Sliding scale
Coastal Behavioral Healthcare- 1451 10th St, Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 364-9355
Coastal Behavioral Healthcare Compass Center- 2208 Castillo Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 (941) 639-5535
Transportation:
Dial-A-Ride – $3.00 Base Rate + – – (941) 575-4000 option 1
Sunshine Ride – $1.00 per ride – (941) 575-4000 option 2 – Disabled, medicaid, seniors
FISH of Englewood – Donation – (941) 475-4494 – Englewood residents unable to drive
Cultural Center – Vet Transport – Donation – (941) 575-3670 – Vets to VA Hospitals
Transportation Disadvantaged Program- Charlotte County Transit Services- 941-575-4000
Financial Assistance:
Good Samaritans – 1105 Taylor Rd. – Punta Gorda – (941) 639-3335 – Charlotte Co residents
Saint Maximillian Kolbe – 1441 Spear St or 25200 Airport Rd. – (941) 743-6877
Charlotte Co Human Services – 1050 Loveland Blvd – Port Charlotte – (941) 833-6500 – Utilities
Englewood Helping Hand – 700 E Dearborn St – Englewood – (941) 474-5864
Miscellaneous:
Free Cell Phone – www.safelinkwireless.com – Phone assistance
Advocacy Center For Disabled – www.disabilityrightsflorida.org – (800) 342-0823
Candlelighters of SW FL, Inc. – www.candlelightersswfl.org – (239) 432-2223
Hearing Impaired Persons – 25250 Sandhill Blvd – Punta Gorda – (941)743-8347
Visually Impaired Persons – 3459 Depew Ave – Port Charlotte – (941) 625-8501
Charlotte County YMCA – 1777 Tamiami Trl, Ste 501 – Port Charlotte – (941) 629-0909
Charlotte Co Health Plus – 3082 Tamiami Trl – Port Charlotte – (941) 625-4343 – Serves homebound seniors
Easter Seals – www.fl.easterseals.com – (800) 221-6827 – Services for disabled
Englewood Meals on Wheels – 400 Loma Linda – Englewood – (941) 474-4445
Lions Club of Englewood – (941) 698-7508 – Vision and hearing services
Lions Club of Port Charlotte – www.portcharlottefl.lionwap.org – (941) 235-9740
Lions Club of Punta Gorda – www.puntagordafl.lionwap.org – (941) 637-9979
NATHHAN – www.nathhan.com – (800) 266-9837 – Education for disabled kids
Freecycle – www.freecycle.org – Free items
Craigslist – http://sarasota.craigslist.org/zip/ – Free and Low Cost Items
IDiginity – https://idignity.org – Getting documents like birth certificates, ID cards, Social Security cards