TELEPHONE RESOURCE LIST (07-08)
Emergency Hotlines
Abuse Registry Hotline (Child/Elderly or Vulnerable Adult) 800-962-2873
CARE Center for abuse &rape emergencies or Violent Crime 627-6000 Englewood 475-6465
Crisis Stabilization Unit-Charlotte Behavioral Health Care 575-0222
Domestic Abuse Hotline 800-500-1119
Mobile Crisis Unit 815-0267
Parent Helpline 800-352-5683
Pregnancy Crisis Care 625-5576
Poison Center 800-222-1222
National Runaway Hotline 800-621-4000
Youth Shelter Hotline 800-329-8336
At Risk Youth
Boy Scouts 639-4800 or 639-5121
Big Brother Big Sister 625-6164, 473-4003 or 423-9357
Boys and Girls Club 235-2472 or 473-2911 Sarasota 423-4405
Center for Independent Living of SW Florida 766-8333
Cross Roads Wilderness Institute 575-5790 or 639-2232
Drug Free Charlotte County 255-0808 ext 3205
Florida Sheriff Youths Ranch 941-776-1777
Girl Scouts 625-2220
Healthy Start Coalition 764-9700
Lutheran Services 239-278-1140
4 H 764-4340
PAL 235-4751
Parks and Recreation 627-1074
Nurturing Dads/Couples Program 815-0342
Voices for Kids 239-997-5437
YMCA 629-0909 Englewood 475-1234
Colleges
Edison College 637-5654
FGCU 239-590-1000 or Punta Gorda 505-7414
Manatee Community College 426-0611
Southwest Community College 866-793-2669
DCF
Abuse Hotline 1800-96-ABUSE (2-2873)
Charlotte County 613-2000
Dental
Dental Clinic (Desoto County) 863-491-6150 will see Medicaid patients
Refer to School Nurse
Disaster Relief
American Red Cross 629-4345 or 473-9891
Crisis Hotline 800-273-8255
FEMA 800-621-3362
GovBenefits 800-333-4636
Salvation Army 629-5950 or 629-3170
Domestic Abuse
Florida Abuse Hotline 800-962-2873
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence 850-425-2749
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
Project Help Crisis Center (Naples) 239-262-7227
State Attorneys Office 637-2104
Financial
Able Trust 888-838-2253
American Red Cross 473-9891
Angel Flight 352-326-0761
Charlotte County Human Services 833-6500
DCF 613-2000
Florida KIDCARE 888-540-5437
Patient Advocate Foundation (Newport News VA) 800-532-5274
Food Pantries/Dry Goods
Charlotte County Homeless Coalition 627-4313
Charlotte County Human Services 833-6500
Englewood Helping Hand 474-5864
For the Love of Kids 626-4345
Good Samaritans 639-3335
Harry Chapin Food Banks 239-334-7007
Healthy Start 613-0909
Lighthouse Hot Meals Program 627-4313
Palm Tabernacle: REACH 764-1411
Salvation Army 629-5950 or 629-3170
Seventh Day Adventist Community Services 629-0398
SHARE Florida 800-536-3379
Shilop Apostolic Temple 429-0280
St Maximilian Kolbe 743-6877
St Vincent de Paul Society Sacred Heat 575-0767
San Antonio 235-1254
St Charles 625-9784
Gasoline
Charlotte County Homeless Coalition 627-4313
Englewood Helping Hand 474-5864
Seventh Day Adventist Community Services 629-0398
St Maximilian Kolbe 743-6877
St Vincent de Paul Society Sacred Heat 575-0767
San Antonio 235-1254
St Charles 625-9784
Health Department
Punta Gorda 639-1181
Port Charlotte 255-7424
Englewood 474-3240
WIC port charlotte 255-7600 Englewood 474-3240
Environmental Health 743-1266
Education 639-1181 ext211
Hearing
Hearing Impaired Persons 743-8347
Hospice/Grief
Tidewell Hospice 627-0848 Martha Ganter
Hospitals
All Childrens 800-456-4543
Bon Secours North Port 423-5000
Charlotte Regional 639-3131
Englewood Community 475-6571
Fawcett Memorial Hospital 629-1181
Lee Memorial Health System 800-936-5321
Moffitt Cancer Center 800-456-3434
Peace River 766-4122
Riverside Behavioral 637-2474
Housing Referral/Utilities/Rent
Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity 639-3162
Charlotte County Homeless Coalition 627-4313
Charlotte County Human Services 833-6500
Englewood Helping Hand 474-5864
Housing Corp of Charlotte County 255-9454
Palm Tabernacle: REACH 764-1411
Punta Gorda Housing Authority 639-4344
Salvation Army 629-5950 or 629-3170
Seventh Day Adventist Community Services 629-0398
St Maximilian Kolbe 743-6877
St Vincent de Paul Society Sacred Heat 575-0767
San Antonio 235-1254
St Charles 625-9784
Information Referral Numbers
American Red Cross 629-4345 Englewood 473-9891
Al-Anon & AA 426-7723
NA (Narcotics Anonymous) 624-1204
Charlotte HIV/AIDS Network, Inc (CHAN) 625-2437
Drug Free Charlotte County 255-0808 ext 3205
Elder Help Line 205-2161 or 211
Hearing Impaired Persons 743-8347 TTY 743-9286
Florida Department of Veteran Affairs 800-827-1000 Port Charlotte 625-4422
Visually Impaired Persons 625-8501
United Way 627-3539
Legal
Charlotte County Legal Aid 505-9007
Charlotte County Court House/Justice Center 637-2199
Child Support Enforcement 637-2235
Family Court Services 505-4780
Florida Rural Legal Services 800-476-8937
Guardian Ad Litem Program 637-2281
Public Defenders Office 637-2181
State Attorneys Office 637-2104
Libraries
Mid County 766-7323
Port Charlotte 625-6470
Punta Gorda639-2049
Englewood 474-1881
Mental Health
Charlotte Behavioral Health Care 639-8300
Helping Ministries 627-2100
Crisis Mobile Unit 815-0267
Riverside Behavioral 637-2474
MISC
Advocacy Center for Persons with disabilities 800-342-0823
American Cancer Society 627-3000
Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce 627-2222
Children’s Home Society 624-0042 or 1-800-940-0102
Drug Free Charlotte County 255-0808 ext 3205
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida 1-866-995-2106
Nurturing Dads/Couples Program 815-0342
Parks and Recreation 625-7529
Social Services 833-6500
United Way 627-3539
Child Support Enforcement 637-2235
Prescription assistance
Charlotte County Human Services 833-6500
Co-Pay Relief Program 866-512-3861
Englewood Helping Hand 474-5864
Medicaid and Medicare 800-633-4227
Needy Meds 215-625-9609
Partners for Prescription Assistance 888-477-2669
Patient Advocate Foundation (Newport News VA) 800-532-5274
Salvation Army 629-5950 or 629-3170
Seventh Day Adventist Community Services 629-0398
Sunshine for Seniors 800-963-5337
St Maximilian Kolbe 743-6877
St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy 766-9570
Together Rx Access Card 800-444-4106
Police
Punta Gorda 639-4111
Sheriff’s Office
Port Charlotte 475-9005
Englewood 474-3233
Transportation
Charlotte County Human Services 833-6500
Dial a Ride 575-4000
St Vincent de Paul Society 625-9784
Veterans Services
Punta Gorda 833-6529
Port Charlotte 625-4422
Englewood 475-3752
Vision
Lion’s Club of Englewood 698-7508
Vision USA (St. Louis) 800-766-4466
Visually Impaired Persons of Charlotte County 625-8501
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