We have compiled a guide to services and resources offered by nonprofit and government organizations in our area. While these programs are not managed by the City of Port St. Lucie, they provide valuable support to our community. Availability depends on funding, so please contact the listed organizations directly for the most current information.
Add Your Organization's Resources
If your organization offers a service that isn't listed here and you believe it would benefit the community, please email NSD@cityofpsl.com or call 772-344-4084 to have it included.
Benefits.gov
City of Port St. Lucie Police Department
- Website: Police Department
- Non-emergency phone number: 772-871-5000. If this is an emergency please dial 911. When in doubt? Always call 911.
- Address: Port St. Lucie Police Department Headquarters, 121 S.W. Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Bldg. C, Sergeant Donald Mahan Building, Port St. Lucie, FL 34984
The Department of Children & Families (DCF)
St. Lucie County
- Website: www.stlucieco.gov
- Phone Number: 772-462-1100
- Address: 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. Lucie County Fire District
St. Lucie County Public Schools
Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Website: www.ssa.gov
- Phone number: 1-800-772-1213
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Service Description: Social security claims and benefits for seniors and people with disabilities
The State of Florida - Florida Department of State
USA.gov
- Website: www.usa.gov
- Phone Number: 1-844-USA-GOV1
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Service Description: Helps to locate information on federal agencies, programs, benefits, services, and more
211 Community Helpline (Palm Beach/ Treasure Coast)
- Website: 211palmbeach.org
- Phone: 2-1-1
- Services Description: Community helpline and crisis hotline that provides suicide prevention, crisis intervention, information, assessment, and referral to community services. If you need information, you can always call or text 211 from any phone.
ID and Birth Certificate Assistance
Indigent Cremations
American Red Cross South Florida Chapter
Mustard Seed Ministries
The Salvation Army
Minor Auto Repair
- Website: St. Lucie County: Minor Auto Repair Program
- Offers income-eligible households with small repairs such as batteries, tires, water hoses, brakes, engine belts, etc. Repairs must be needed to maintain employment, secondary education/training and/or for ongoing health care (routine appointments not eligible).
Children's Home Society, Treasure Coast Office
- Website: www.chsfl.org
- Phone: 772-344-4020
- Services Description: Early Childhood Programs, Teen Resources, Counseling, Community Partnerships with Schools, Foster Care/Adoption, Targeted Case Management, Independent & Transitional Living, Mentoring, Promoting Stability, Healthy Start and Healthy Families Referrals, Early Head Start Referrals and more
Early Learning Coalition
- Website: elcslc.org
- Phone: 772-595-6424
- Address: 5000 Dunn Rd., Third Floor Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Services Description: They are committed to providing a collaborative delivery system of quality child development programs and services to ensure our children become competent and productive individuals.
St. Lucie County Children's Service Council
- Website: www.cscslc.org
- Phone: 772-408-1100
- Address: 546 NW University Blvd. Suite 201, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
- Services Description: The Council funds 43 programs in our County dealing with: child abuse prevention, drug & alcohol abuse prevention, education retention, healthy baby and youth crime prevention.
St. Lucie County UF/IFAS Extension Office
- Website: St. Lucie County UF/IFAS Extension Office
- Phone: 772-462-1660
- Address: 8400 Picos Road, Ste 101, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Services Description: Both organizations are focused on providing education, training and assistance to the citizens of St. Lucie County. The St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension Office provides assistance and services to County residents in the following areas: agriculture, environment, family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, and lawn & garden.
General Education Development (G.E.D.)
Career One Stop
Clear Point Credit Counseling Solutions
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Free File Alliance
GovLoans.gov
MyFreeTaxes
- Website: myfreetaxes.com
- Services: Through United Way's partnership with H&R Block, every household with a simple return can file their federal and state taxes for free
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (Unemployment Help)
- Website: myflorida.com
- Phone: 1-800-204-2418
- Services: Learn how to apply for unemployment benefits, worker's compensation, welfare or temporary assistance, and other programs and services that can help you
Grace Way Village - Matthew's Cafe
- Website: gracewayvillage.com
- Phone: 772-925-3074
- Address: 1780 Hartman Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34947
- Services/Hours: Wednesday lunch 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday dinner 5 to 6 p.m.
Port St. Lucie Food Pantry by Mustard Seed Ministries
- Website: mustardseedslc.org
- Phone: 772-465-6021
- Fort Pierce Location & Hours: 3130 US Hwy 1 Fort Pierce, FL 34982. Open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Port St. Lucie Location & Hours: 8311 S. US Hwy 1 Port St. Lucie, FL 34952. Open Monday to Thursday from 1 p.m. 4 p.m.
- Services: Food pantry, thrift store, utility assistance, rental assistance and more
The Salvation Army - Booth's Café Soup Kitchen
- Phone: 772-288-1471
- Address: 821 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Stuart, FL 34994
- Hours: Fridays, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (to-go meals are also available)
- Services: Food pantry, thrift store, homeless shelter for women & children
Omega Baptist Church - Food Distribution Center
- Phone: 772-290-1164
- Address: 1665 SW Biltmore Street Port St. Lucie, FL
In the Image of Christ - Jack's Food Pantry
- Phone: 772-461-7788
- Address: 707 North 7th Street Fort Pierce, FL 34950
- Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Lucie Catholic Church - Soup Kitchen
Lighthouse Baptist Church - Food Pantry
- Address: 6731 S. US Hwy 1 Port St. Lucie, FL
- Phone: 772-408-3108
- Hours: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the second Saturday and fourth Friday of the month
Sarah's Kitchen
- Phone: 772-834-2818
- Food Served daily Monday through Friday
- Hours: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Locations:
- Monday: First United Methodist Church 260 SW Prima Vista Blvd. Port St. Lucie, FL
- Tuesday: First Bethel Baptist Church 506 N Eleventh St, Fort Pierce, FL
- Wednesday: First Congregational Church: 2401 SE Sidonia Street, Port St. Lucie
- Thursday: First Bethel Baptist Church: 506 N Eleventh St, Fort Pierce
- Friday: Notre Dame Catholic Mission: 217 N Highway 1, Fort Pierce
USDA Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Covering Florida: Health Insurance Marketplace
- Website: coveringflorida.org
- Phone: 1-877-813-9115
- Services: Enroll in or change a Health Insurance Marketplace plan only if you have a life event change, such as moving, having a baby, losing a job or health coverage, marriage and more
FamilyWize
Florida Department of Health
- Website: stlucie.floridahealth.gov
- Phone: 772-462-3800
- Address: 5150 NW Milner Drive Port St. Lucie, FL 34983
- Services: Provides quality and individualized health care services to the community at an affordable rate.
Florida Kid Care
Healthcare.gov
- Website: healthcare.gov
- Phone: 1-800-318-2596
- Services: Assist with getting or changing health coverage, or speak to an assister that can help with Medicaid and CHIP applications.
Hospice of the Treasure Coast
Florida Housing Finance Corporation
- Website: floridahousing.org
- Services: Affordable housing in Florida, bond programs, SHIP administration
Ft. Pierce Housing Authority
- Website: hacfp.org
- Phone: Call Section 8 at 772-461-0772; Call Public Housing at 772-461-7281
- Services: Public housing program, low income housing units, section 8, and more.
St. Lucie Habitat for Humanity
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Main Florida Office
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Local Office
Local Public Housing Agency (PHA) Housing Authority of the City of Fort Pierce
- Website: hacfp.org
- Phone: 772-461-7281
- Address: 511 Orange Avenue FORT PIERCE, FL 34950
- Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St. Lucie Charitable Foundation of the Broward, Palm Beaches, St. Lucie Realtors, Inc.
The Attainable Housing Program addresses the housing issues in St. Lucie County by awarding grants of up to $2,500 to eligible/qualified applicants.
Home Repair Assistance
S.E.L.F. Home Improvement and Solar Energy Loans
- Website: Home Improvement Loans | Solar Energy Loan Fund
- Phone: 1-833-476-7353
- Address: 2400 Rhode Island Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
- Services: Provides affordable and innovative financing for sustainable property improvements, with a primary focus on energy-efficiency, renewable energy, and climate resilience in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
My Safe Florida
- Website: mysafeflhome.com
- Phone: 1-866-513-6734
- Address: Dept. of Financial Services 200 East Gaines St. Tallahassee, FL 32399
- Services: Helps to strengthen Florida homes against hurricanes and save Florida homeowners money. Property owners may apply for a free home hurricane inspection. Program grant money has been made available for strengthening improvements
Weatherization Assistance Program
- Website: Weatherization Assistance Program, Regional Office
- Phone: (305) 245-7738, extension 236
- Address: 35801 SW 186th Avenue, PO Box 343449, Florida City, FL 33034
- Services: Assists low-income families whose unweatherized homes consumed high amounts of energy
Homelessness
Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council, Inc. (TCHSC)
- Website: tchelpspot.org
- Phone: 772-567-7790
- Services: Provides If you are homeless or on the verge of being homeless in St. Lucie County
Compassion House
The Homeless Family Center
Safe Space
- Phone: 800-500-1119 (24-hour hotline)
- Services: Domestic violence, outreach program, emergency shelter, counseling and referrals to other agencies
The Samaritan Center
- Website: www.ccdpb.org
- Address: 3650 41st Street, Vero Beach, FL 32967
- Services: Counseling Services available in Fort Pierce, transitional housing and guidance to homeless families available in Indian River County.
The Source
- Website: www.iamthesource.org
- Phone: 772-564-0202
- Address: 1015 Commerce Avenue Vero Beach, FL 32960
- Hours: Open 7 days a week
- Services: Emergency shelter, meal service, showers, bible study
Children's Home Society of Florida and Wave C.R.E.S.T. Shelter for teens
Rite Light Services
- Website: Rite Lite Services
- Phone: 561-503-1323
- Address: 705 Kitterman Road, Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34952, United States
- Services: Peer service agency created for any person seeking recovery and resources to sustain an independent life
Apartments
- Atlantic at Tradition 10297 SW Village Pk. Way, Port St. Lucie; 772-345-3000
- Bella Vista 1900 Bella Vista Way, Port St. Lucie; 772-340-4440
- Cove at St. Lucie 4400 NW Cove Circle, Port St. Lucie; 772-344-9995
- Enclave at St. Lucie West 150 SW Hidden Cove Way, Port St. Lucie; 772-871-7781
- Grove Park Apartments 2033 SE Lennard Rd., Port St. Lucie; 877-745-2678
- Harbour Palms 1811 SE Walton Lakes Dr., Port St. Lucie; 772-335-4883
- Harbour Pines 1810 SE Pinewood Trail, Port St. Lucie; 772-337-4744
- Kitterman Woods 6600 Woods Island Cir., Port St. Lucie; 772-261-9954
- Peacock Run 5502 E. Torino Parkway, Port St. Lucie; 772-344-3998
- Pine Lakes 7700 Pine Lakes Blvd, Port St. Lucie; 772- 245-4530
- Waterleaf Townhomes 1900 SE Hillmoor Dr., Port St. Lucie; 772-618-4054
- Sanctuary at Winterlakes 5410 NW Rabbit Run, Port St. Lucie; 772-340-4006
- Springs at Tradition 11200 SW Village Ct., Port St. Lucie; 772-742-3222
- St. Andrews Pointe 2550 NW Hatches Harbor, Port St. Lucie; 888-371-4384
- St. Lucie Oaks 380 Brazilian Cir. , Port St. Lucie; 772-879-2220
- Terraces On the Square 2051 SE Hillmoor Drive, Port St. Lucie; 772-446-6350
- Reserve at PSL 1500 SE Tiffany Club, Port St. Lucie; 772-335-5000
Ask an Attorney
Florida Law Help
- Website: floridalawhelp.org
- Services: Disaster relief, family & children, court, health and public benefits, housing, employee rights, small claims, will and estates
Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.
- Website: frls.org
- Phone: 1-888-582-3410; or if you are a farm worker call 1-855-771-3077
- Services: free legal services to vulnerable and low-income clients within 13 counties and farmworkers throughout Florida
USA.gov
Council on Aging
- Website: coasl.com
- Phone: 772-336-8608
- Address: 2501 SW Bayshore Blvd., Port St Lucie, FL 34984
- Services: Adult daycare, elder services, meals on wheels, and transportation
Area Agency on Aging
- Website: www.aaapbtc.org
- Phone: 1-866-684-5885
- Services: Serves seniors, adults with disabilities and those who care for them. The circle of care promotes independence, dignity, health, and well-being. Services are available to the entire community regardless of the ability to pay
State Resources for Florida Seniors
Most nonprofit organizations in our area welcome volunteers and donations. To get involved, please contact the organizations directly. Below, you’ll find links to some of the larger organizations that coordinate volunteer efforts in emergencies. Visit their websites to learn how you can help.
American Red Cross South Florida Chapter
The Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (FLVOAD)
Statewide Florida Guardian ad Litem Office (State Agency)
United Way
Volunteer Florida