Help from the Salvation Army in Pasco County.
The Salvation Army may provide temporary help for basic needs and emergency financial assistance as well to qualified people. The Salvation Army’s Pasco County operation is built around a west-county hub in Port Richey as well as a location in Dade City that combines a corps location, social services intake, and other services as noted below, with the contact information listed.
When resources allow, there may be programs such as free food, emergency rental or utility bill assistance, clothes, holiday assistance (meals and toys for kids) and more. There are also free back to school supplies and backpacks for students in Pasco County. Many of the emergency assistance programs are offered as part of the Center of Hope. However, all resources are limited and will come with conditions.
Salvation Army free basic needs and financial assistance programs
Food pantries and a feeding program provides a free, daily hot nutritious meal for anyone who would like to sit down and eat at their center. The Salvation Army pantries may have canned goods, perishable food, breads, formula, and other support. Volunteers of the Salvation Army may also deliver to the homebound or senior citizens in Pasco County.
- The Port Richey and Dade City programs coordinate neighborhood food distributions and partner with other Pasco County mobile efforts. The goal is to place food where it is needed most. The local thrift operations help underwrite these activities by converting donated goods into operating funds.
Pasco County Florida families can also access the Brown Bag Lunch Program, which is currently open to all walk-ins. Currently, when resources allow, the free lunch consists of sandwich, a piece of fruit, and a fresh bottle of water. The Center of Hope (which hosts the daily feeding program) is centrally located at 8040 Washington Street, Suite 300, Port Richey, FL 34668.
Financial support is offered when funding allows and is done so the form of a hand up. This means that applicants need to be on the way to self-sufficiency. The Pasco centers do not offer a hand out. Emergency assistance may be available for a partial rent, utility bill payment, or medication. A focus is always on the most at risk, such as seniors on a fixed income or families with young children. Note: In Pasco County, the Salvation Army’s utility help is often specifically tied to Duke Energy or Tampa Electric hardship funds.
- Local intake staff document an urgent need, verify eligibility, and provide one-time payments or vendor referrals for past-due rent and utility balances when funds are available. Program availability varies with local funding. There is often a waiting list in place, and if needed the case workers will help people find other options for rental payment assistance.
Funds to help pay bills is of course limited. What is more likely to be offered includes help with basic needs such as clothing, school supplies, and referrals are available as well. All goods are provided on a case by case basis.
For those low income residents that qualify, a wide range of other social services are often available. They include the following.
- Case management, which incorporates community education, professional training, referrals, and even occassional legal advocacy.
- Support Groups for Women and Children, Crisis Intervention, and a 24 hour hotline. This hotline gives information on Florida cash and public assistance programs as well as other support.
Pasco County’s Salvation Army also has a specialized victim services for people in the area, not only general emergency aid. The West Pasco Domestic Violence Shelter places confidential sheltering and victim stabilization under the same broader county operation that also runs the other Salvation Army basic-needs programs. Call (727) 856-5797.
Pasco County’s operation also stands out in how routinely it pivots between normal social services and disaster response. Pasco’s flood and hurricane exposure has made emergency field capability part of the local identity, not an occasional add-on.
Additional holiday programs and school supply giveaways can assist the less fortunate. This can include programs such as Angel Tree, which is sometimes referred to as Adopt a Family. Children and seniors may receive goods, such as toys or free clothes, around the holidays.
Thrift and family store
Family stores, commonly called a thrit store, operate in the region. Some of what a regional thrift store may have for the general public is the following. Receive access to affordable clothes for women, such as socks. The store may also have hygiene products, dresses, blankets, linens, and electronic. The thrift store may have children’s goods too, such as undergarments, pajamas, socks, diapers, baby wipes, baby shampoo, school supplies.
More general items are often offered too. This can include cleaning supplies, freezer bags, paper products, storage bags, alarm clocks, pots and pans, silverware, plastic bowls, and plastic cups. All of these goods are sold to the general public at a reduce price.
Addresses and phone numbers of Salvation Army Pasco County centers
The Salvation Army in Pasco County operates from multiple local service sites that handle intake, emergency aid, and seasonal programs. The Port Richey campus at 7745 Ridge Road, Port Richey, FL 34668 (phone 727-847-6321) which also has a thrift store. There is also the East Pasco Service Center in Dade City at 14445 7th Street, Dade City, FL 33523 (phone 352-521-3126). These addresses and phone lines are the primary public contacts for program screening and appointments. The Center of Hope (Feeding Program) is at 8040 Washington St, Ste 300, Port Richey, FL 34668.
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