Thank you for reaching out to the Women’s Resource Center for housing resources.

We recognize that searching for housing resources can be a stressful task, and we’ve carefully curated the following resources for your convenience. These resources are divided into three categories: Emergency Shelters, Resource Centers/Daily Services for the Homeless, and Housing/Rentals.

Emergency Shelters

North Port Housing & Support Services (formally Family Haven/Catholic Charites)

  • 5900 Pan American Blvd. North Port, FL  34287
  • (941)564-8637
  • Serves: Women & Children
  • Must call 211 for referral/coordinated entry

Harvest House/Family Haven  

  • 3650 17th St. Sarasota, FL  34235 
  • (941)203-6454 
  • Website
  • Serves: Families 
  • Must call Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness at 941-203-6454 

Hope Family Services

  • 941-755-6805/24-hour hotline
  • Website
  • Serves: Women
  • Domestic Violence Safe House

Safe Place 2B

  • 361 6th Ave. West Bradenton, FL  34205 
  • (941)708-5850 
  • Website
  • Serves: Children 10 – 17

Salvation Army/Manatee 

  • 1204 14th Street West, Bradenton, FL  34205
  • (941)748-5110
  • Website
  • Serves: men, women, and children

Salvation Army/Sarasota

  • 1400 10th Street, Sarasota, FL  34236 
  • (941)954-4673
  • Website
  • Limited beds men & women, must go through HOT TEAM Sarasota for referral 

Sarasota Youth Shelter 

  • 1106 S. Briggs Ave. Sarasota, FL  34237 
  • (941)955-5596 
  • Website
  • Serves: youth ages 10-17

SPARCC

  • (941)365-1976 
  • Website
  • Domestic violence safe house 

Resource Centers/Daily Services for the Homeless

Center of Hope Church 

  • 2395 Shamrock Blvd. Venice, FL  34293 
  • (941)412-9044 
  • Website
  • Bus passes, bicycles, birth certificate, clothing, morning daycare, health clinic 

 

Harvest House for Teens (YOUth Drop-in center) 

  • 2331 Mango Ave. Sarasota, FL  34234 
  • (206)420-9734 Call or Text 
  • Website
  • Shower, laundry, snacks, charge devices etc. 

 

Resurrection House 

  • 507 Kumquat Court, Sarasota, FL  34236 
  • 941-365-3759 
  • Website
  • shower, laundry, medical, clothing, meal, etc.

Salvation Army/Sarasota 

  • 1701 S. Tuttle Ave, Sarasota, FL  34239 
  • (941)364-5557 
  • Website
  • Food, clothing, work tools, work uniforms

Salvation Army/Venice 

  • 1051 Albee Farm Road, Venice, FL  34285 
  • (941)484-6227 
  • Food pantry

 

Turning Points 

  • 701 17th Avenue West 
  • Bradenton, FL  34205 
  • 941-747-1509 
  • Website
  • Shower, laundry, hot meal, computer/phone use, mailbox, dental, Health clinic, clothing, bicycles etc. 

 

Housing/Rentals 

C.A.S.L (affordable housing for adults with disabilities) 

  • 2911 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL  34237 
  • (941)225-2373 
  • Website

Catholic Charites/St. Dominic Manor                                                    

  • 1023 Putnam Drive, Sarasota, FL 34232 
  • (941)391-5669 
  • Website
  • Serves: low-income, individuals and families

Catholic Charities/St. Monica Residence                                                               

  • 1575 Dr. Martin Luther King Way, Sarasota, FL  34234 
  • (941)391-5669 
  • Website
  • Serves: low-income, individuals and families

 

Catholic Charities/Villa San Marcos

  • 1030 Albee Farm Road, Venice, FL  34285 
  • (941)483-1960 
  • Serves: low-income seniors

DeSoto Towers

  • 1523 6th Ave. West 
  • Bradenton, FL 34205 
  • 941-748-2883 
  • Website
  • Serves: low-income seniors

One Stop Housing  

  • Workforce affordable housing- not low-income housing, do not house homeless. 
  • Offers studio apartments and 1- & 2-bedroom apartments below market rate in Manatee and Sarasota County. 
  • Website

 

Parrish Oak Apartments 

  • 5185 115th Circle E. Parrish, FL  34219 
  • (941)259-1760 
  • Website
  • Serves: affordable, income restriction

 

The Reef at Riviera 

  • 751 Haben Boulevard, Palmetto, FL  34221 
  • (833)918-3029 
  • Serves: affordable, income restriction for seniors

Transitional Housing 

Better Together/Better Families 

  • 15275 Collier Boulevard, Naples, FL  34119 
  • (239)470-2733 
  • info@bettertogetherus.org 
  •  Serves: Temporary housing up to 90 days, children birth to 17 years old to avoid Foster Care.

Catholic Charities/ Our Mother’s House

  • 207 North Harbor Drive, Venice, FL  34285 
  • (941)485-6264 
  • Website
  • no more than 2 children

Family Promise/Sarasota

  • 8499 Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL  34238 
  • (941)952-1800 
  • Website
  • Serves: must have at least 1 child

Family Promise/Venice 

  • 850 Cockrill Street, Venice, FL  34285 
  • (941)497-9881 
  • Website
  • Serves: must have at least 1 child

Harvest House

  • Apply online: Website
  • Serves: Single women part of judicial system with addictions.

Harvest House

  • (941)953-3154 
  • Apply online: Website
  •  Serves: Families

Help to Home

  • Bradenton, FL  34205 
  • (941)587-5678 
  • Website
  • Serves: Families with children

Kimberly House

  • 1189 NE Cleveland St.  Clearwater. FL 33755 
  • (727)443-0471 
  • Website
  • Serves: Pregnant women

The Lotus Coalition

  • Call for address, houses in the St. Pete area.
  • (813) 538-4919
  • Website
  • Serves: for women and men willing to work. Case management, addition specialist, etc. Pets allowed.

Prodigal Daughter

  • Venice Region, Manatee Region, Sarasota Region
  • (941) 351-0652
  • Website
  • Serves: Residential 24 month program for women with children. Specializing in addiction to drugs and alcoholism, human trafficking, abuse.

Purpose House

  • PO Box 5838, Sarasota, FL  34239 
  • 941-586-6370 
  • Website
  • Serves: Alcohol & drug addiction for men and women

Salvation Army/Sarasota

  • 1400 10th Street, Sarasota, FL  34236
  • (941)54-4673 
  • Website
  • Serves: men & women, now transitional program, was overnight emergency shelter

Second Heart Homes/Mental Health 

  • P.O. Box 3886, Sarasota, FL  34230 
  • (941)201-9353 
  • Website

Solve Maternity  

  • 1335 Manatee Ave. West Bradenton, FL  34205 
  • (941)748-0094 (main for three locations) 
  • Website

Assistance for Rental/Utilities etc

Carita’s (St. Martha Catholic Church)    

  • 200 North Orange Ave. Sarasota, FL  34236                                                           
  • (941)366-5620 
  • Website
  • Services: Utility payments, prescriptions,  transportation

Catholic Charites Venice   

  • 100 Pinebrook Road, Venice, FL  34285 
  • (941)488-5581 
  • Website
  • Services: Rent, mortgage, utility bills for Sarasota & Manatee Counties and Season of Sharing Sarasota Only

Center of Hope

  • 2395 Shamrock Drive, Venice, FL 34239 
  • (941)412-9044 
  • Website
  • Services: Water, FLP, rent, Season of Sharing

City of North Port

  • 6919 Outreach Way, North Port, FL  34287 
  • (941)429-3700 
  • Website
  • Serves: Rent, mortgage, electric/Season of Sharing

JFCS

  • 2688 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34237 
  • (941)366-2224 
  • Website
  • Services: Financial assistance, Season of Sharing for clients enrolled in one of their programs. 

Laurel Civic

  • 509 Collins Road Laurel, FL  34272 
  • (941)483-3338 
  • Website
  • Services: Rent, utilities, auto repair, childcare

Manatee Housing Authority 

  • 5631 11th Street East Bradenton, FL  34203 
  • (941)756-3974  
  • Website
  • Serves: Rent/Voucher

Salvation Army Manatee

  • Website
  • Services: Rent, utilities 

Salvation Army Sarasota

  • 1701 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34239 
  • (941)364-5557 
  • Serves: Rent, mortgage, utilities. Season of Sharing clients only
  • Salvation Army Venice
    • 1051 Albee Farm Road, Venice, FL  34293 
    • (941)484-6227 
    • Website

     

    Sarasota Housing Authority

    • 269 S. Osprey Avenue Sarasota, FL  34236 
    • (941)361-6210 
    • Website
    • Serves: Rent /voucher

    Senior Friendship Center

    • 1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota, FL  34236 
    • (941)955-2122  
    • Website
    • Services: Season of Sharing, utilities, EHEAP, rent.

    Step up Suncoast            

    • 6428 Parkland Drive, Sarasota, FL  34243 
    • (941)27-2887 
    • Website
    • Services: Season of Sharing, LIHEAP, LIHWAP, Weatherization program 

     

    Stillpoint Mission  

    • 1608 14th Street West, Bradenton, FL  34207 
    • (941)748-6835 
    • Website
    • Services: Utilities

     

    Turning Points

    • 701 17th Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205 
    • (941)747-1509 
    • Website
    • Services: Rent, utilities, Season of Sharing 

     

     

     

     

     

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