Daytona Homelessness

Download the PDF pamphlet [1] (50KB, one page). Then you can print it, fold it into three sections, and give it out to the homeless around Daytona Beach, Florida, if they need help finding food and shelter.

Below is the text of the pamphlet:

Hungry? Out on the streets of Daytona Beach? There are people who want to help you.

STAR Center (Shelter and
Teamwork Achieves Results)
Homeless Assistance Corporation
340 North Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-252-9400
www.homelessindaytona.org
:: Opens 8:15 A.M.. Volunteers serve hot meals at 11:30 A.M., averaging 250 per day. Clothing, winter blankets, hot showers, shelter, and employment assistance is available.

Circle of Love Center
498 South Yonge Street
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-673-3438
:: Food and clothing for the very needy:
Tue-Fri, 9-11 A.M.

Stewart-Marchman Center
Detoxification Services
1200 Red John Road
Daytona Beach FL, 32124
888-516-2296 / 386-947-1473
:: Helps addicts accept and recognize their problem, cut off their chemical dependencies, and sustain their new, drug-free state. Also:
:: Women Assisting Recovering Mothers
129 Michigan Avenue
Daytona Beach FL, 32114
888-516-2296
:: Adolescent Residential Program
3875 Tiger Bay Road
Daytona Beach FL, 32124
386-947-1334

65% of Volusia County’s homeless have mental or substance abuse problems.

Halifax Urban Ministries
215 Bay Street
Daytona Beach FL, 32122
386-252-0156
:: For emergencies, HUM provides “feed-a-family bags” for individuals or families and financial assistance for rent or utilities. Hot showers, laundry, and shelter are available. Traveler’s aid helps stranded transients return to their families. Offices in Ormond, New Smyrna, and Port Orange; call for addresses.

Catholic Charities Families
Emergency Assistance Program
207 White Street
Daytona Beach FL, 32114
386-255-6521
:: Bags of food given out Mon-Fri, 12:30-4:30 P.M., plus bus tokens for those seeking employment or going to a government agency.

35% of the homeless are working, yet 43% have not had a home in the past year.

Salvation Army
1555 L.P.G.A. Boulevard
Daytona Beach FL, 32117
386-236-2020
:: Spiritual and material help,
Mon-Fri, 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.

The Basilica of Saint Paul
317 Mullally Street
Daytona Beach FL, 32114
386-252-5422
:: Provides Salvation Army and ID vouchers, bus tokens, referrals for clothes and food, and prescription assistance.

There are 2700 homeless in Volusia County.

Victim Advocate Office
250 North Beach Street
Daytona Beach FL, 32114
386-239-7720
:: Supports victims of violent personal or domestic abuse by providing shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and restitution assistance. Mon-Fri, 8 A.M.-4:30 P.M.

American Legion Post #6
1087 Biscayne Blvd.
DeLand FL, 32724
386-740-0622
:: Housing, utilities, food, and clothing to veterans and their families.

23% of Volusia County’s homeless are veterans.

WIC: Women, Infants, and Children
1845 Holsonback Drive
Daytona Beach FL, 32117
386-274-0676
New Smyrna: 386-424-2074
DeLand: 386-822-6223
Deltona: 386-860-7150
:: Federal food vouchers and education for the impoverished at nutritional or medical risk. Mon-Thu 7:30 A.M.-5 P.M., Fri 7:30-12:30.

46% of fatherless families with children under five live in poverty.

Daytona Rescue Mission
425 Ridgewood Avenue
Holly Hill FL, 32117
386-252-5570
:: Gives hot meals Tue/Wed/Thu/Sun; food baskets and clothing Mon/Fri/Sat, following 10 A.M. church service.

Visit your local library for more addresses and resources.

Spread the word—print copies of this pamphlet at http://poverty.thripp.com.