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Homestead Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Homestead, Florida that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Florida page.

Legal Services of Greater MiamiFree civil legal help
Websitelegalservicesmiami.org
Phone(305) 576-0080
Address4343 West Flagler Street, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33134
HoursPhone intake Monday through Thursday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM; walk-in Monday and Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Legal Services of Greater Miami provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Miami-Dade County, covering housing, public benefits, consumer issues, family support and help for veterans. Apply by phone or online.1

Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South FloridaFree civil legal help
Websitecoasttocoastlegalaid.org
Phone954-736-2400
Address491 North State Road 7, Plantation, FL 33317
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; intake calls 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida provides free civil legal services to eligible residents of Broward and Collier counties. Homestead residents in Miami-Dade County start with Legal Services of Greater Miami above. Coast to Coast Legal Aid covers family law, housing, consumer issues and help for victims of crime. Apply by phone or online.2

Food

Farm ShareFood distribution
Websitefarmshare.org
Phone305-246-3276
Address14125 SW 320th Street, Homestead, FL 33033
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Farm Share is a statewide food bank headquartered in Homestead. It runs free food distributions across Florida. Check its website calendar for distribution dates near Homestead.3

Homestead Soup KitchenFree hot lunch
Websitehomesteadsoupkitchen.com
Phone(305) 245-7448
Address105 SW 3rd Avenue, Homestead, FL 33030
HoursMonday, Wednesday and Friday, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

The Homestead Soup Kitchen serves a free hot lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, no questions asked. The kitchen is run by volunteers.4

Social services

Chapman Partnership, South CenterEmergency shelter and support for people experiencing homelessness
Websitechapmanpartnership.org
Phone(305) 329-3000
Address28205 SW 124th Court, Homestead, FL 33033
HoursShelter open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; offices Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Chapman Partnership runs the Homeless Assistance Center in Homestead, with emergency shelter, meals, health care, job training and help finding stable housing. Admission is by referral only. Call the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust helpline at 1-877-994-4357 for a referral. Do not go to the center without a referral.5

Centro Campesino Farmworker CenterHousing counseling, job training and help for farmworkers
Websitecentrocampesino.org
Phone(305) 245-7738
Address35801 SW 186th Avenue, Florida City, FL 33034
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Centro Campesino is a nonprofit based in Florida City, next to Homestead. It offers free housing counseling, job skills training and placement, homebuyer help and foreclosure prevention for farmworkers and low-income families.6

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Legal Services of Greater Miami, Contact Us. Address, phone and hours are from the org’s own website. Older flyers give phone intake as 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM and walk-in hours Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The page uses the current Contact Us page. ↩

  2. Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Fact Sheet. Address, phone and hours are from the fact sheet on the org’s own website. Intake calls run 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Coast to Coast Legal Aid serves Broward and Collier counties. ↩

  3. Farm Share, Contact. Address, phone and hours are from the org’s own website. ↩

  4. Homestead Soup Kitchen, Home page. Address and phone are from the kitchen’s own flyers, which carry the same address, phone and website. Hours are noon to 1:00 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the kitchen’s own flyers and in a JCS resource directory entry updated April 22, 2026: JCS, Homestead Soup Kitchen. Older listings give a 1:30 PM end time. Call to confirm before visiting. ↩

  5. Chapman Partnership, Home page. The Homestead address, the 24-hour shelter schedule, the office hours and the referral rule rest on listings: JCS, Chapman Partnership. The JCS entry, updated March 16, 2026, gives office hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, shelter open 24 hours a day, and states that callers must get a referral from the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust at 1-877-994-4357. The phone number is the org’s main number. Call to confirm before visiting. ↩

  6. Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Home page. Address and phone are from the org’s own website. Hours rest on a Yellow Pages listing: Yellow Pages, Centro Campesino Farm Workers Center Inc. Call to confirm before visiting. ↩

  1. Jacksonville Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  2. Lakeland Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  3. Melbourne Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  4. Miami Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  5. Miami Gardens Local Assistance Programs, Florida.

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