Navigating re-entry into a community after serving time in prison can be challenging. These resources from the Florida Orange County Library System and local organizations can make the process easier.
Transitional housing programs provide temporary housing for those needing extra support after having been in difficult living environments. TransitionalHousing.org listings include sober living homes, halfway housing, and recovery homes.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, provides nutritional support for low-income seniors, people with disabilities living on fixed incomes, and other individuals and families with low incomes.
Benefits Connection Outreach program offers full-service SNAP application assistance at convenient locations in Orange, Brevard, Lake, and Osceola Counties.
Select library branches have social workers available to provide one-on-one assistance and referrals to essential need services. Visit ocls.info or the link above for locations, hours, and to schedule an appointment.
Safelink Wireless provides a wireless phone with minutes to those in need.
Those who receive food stamps, Medicaid, or who live in public housing may qualify.