Gainesville FL Welfare Programs and Statistics

Florida Food Assistance Program (formally known as Florida Food Stamp Program)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Food Assistance Program helps ensure that eligible low-income families and individuals are able to obtain a nutritious diet. Food Assistance benefits are intended to supplement other household income and may only be used to purchase food. Other h...

Florida Head Start Program

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Child Care benefit

Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that su...

Florida KidCare (SCHIP)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare benefit

Florida KidCare offers affordable, low-cost health insurance for the uninsured children of Florida. No interview required, just fill out and mail the easy, one-page application and we will tell you if your child is eligible....

Florida Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Energy Assistance benefit

Florida's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program provides grants to local governments and non-profit agencies to assist eligible low-income Florida households in meeting the costs of home heating and cooling. The majority of the funds are used for...

Florida Medicaid

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare benefit

Florida Medicaid is the state and Federal partnership that provides health coverage for selected categories of people in Florida with low incomes. Its purpose is to improve the health of people who might otherwise go without medical care for themselv...

Florida Reemployment Assistance (Insurance) Program

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Employment Assistance benefit

Unemployment Compensation benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet Florida's eligibility requirements....

Florida School Breakfast and Lunch Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The School Breakfast and Lunch Programs make nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free meals available to school children each school day. School breakfasts and lunches must meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Federal nutrition standards. So...

Florida Special Milk Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Florida Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools, childcare institutions and eligible camps that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs. Schools that participate in the National School Lunch or ...

Florida Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Florida Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, ...

Florida Summer Food Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Florida Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides reimbursement for free, nutritious meals and snacks served to Florida children 18 and younger. These meals help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow ...

Florida Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Living Assistance benefit

The purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is to provide temporary financial help to eligible low-income families. The program is designed to end dependence by needy parents on government benefits by promoting training,...

Florida Weatherization Assistance Program

Energy Assistance benefit

The Weatherization Assistance Program provides grants to community action agencies, local governments, Indian tribes and non-profit agencies to fund energy saving repairs to low-income homes in all counties. Grants are allocated based on a formula co...