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Pinellas Park Local Assistance Programs

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

Bay Area Legal ServicesFree civil legal help for eligible residents1
Websitebals.org
Phone727-490-4040
Address800 Drew Street, Clearwater, FL 33755
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; by appointment only

Bay Area Legal Services provides free civil legal help with housing, family law, domestic violence, consumer matters and public benefits for low-income residents of Pinellas County. To apply for help, call the Legal Aid Line at 800-625-2257, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, or apply online.1

Gulfcoast Legal ServicesFree civil legal help for income-eligible residents2
Websitegulfcoastlegal.org
Phone727-821-0726
Address501 First Avenue North, Suite 420, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Gulfcoast Legal Services provides free civil legal help with housing, family law, domestic violence, immigration, consumer matters and public benefits for income-eligible residents of Pinellas County. Apply online anytime through its website; emergency cases involving domestic violence or urgent housing matters get priority.2

Food

Elevated Cares (Elevated Church)Food distribution, community pantry and community dinner3
Websiteelevatedcares.org
Phone727-544-3293
Address4371 76th Ave N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
HoursFood distribution Fridays, 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM; community dinner Mondays, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM; 24/7 community pantry, call to confirm access

Elevated Cares is the outreach ministry of Elevated Church. It runs a scheduled USDA food distribution each Friday evening, a shared community dinner each Monday evening, and a community pantry outside scheduled hours. Call ahead to confirm current times and access details.3

Mulligan Food Pantry at First United Methodist Church of Pinellas ParkFree groceries4
Websitefumcpp.org
Phone727-432-2078
Address9025 49th Street North, Pinellas Park, FL 33782
HoursWednesdays, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM; second and fourth Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Mulligan Food Pantry gives out free groceries at First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park. No ID is needed, and walk-up or drive-up visits are welcome. The church office is open Tuesday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.4

Social services

Pinellas Opportunity CouncilEmergency rent, utility and mortgage help5
Websitepoc-inc.org
Phone727-541-0896
Address6051 78th Avenue North, Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Pinellas Opportunity Council is the Community Action Agency for Pinellas County. Its Emergency Services Program offers limited one-time help with rent, mortgage, utilities, food and clothing for low-income households facing a crisis. Call the office in your area to set up an appointment.5

Vincent HouseClubhouse support for adults living with mental illness6
Websitevincenthouse.org
Phone727-541-0321
Address4801 78th Avenue North, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Hours8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Vincent House is a clubhouse where adults living with serious mental illness work side by side with staff on friendship, employment, housing and education goals. Membership is voluntary and free.6

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

Footnotes

  1. Bay Area Legal Services, Clearwater office. The office sits in the Clearwater Bar Association building; the street address rests on a listing for that building, not on the BALS page. ↩ ↩2

  2. Gulfcoast Legal Services, homepage and volunteer application. The St. Petersburg address is on the GLS volunteer application. The phone number rests on directory listings; the GLS site points visitors to its online application form. ↩ ↩2

  3. Elevated Cares, homepage. A food directory lists a different phone number, (727) 251-5928; the number in the table is the one on the Elevated Church and Elevated Cares sites. ↩ ↩2

  4. First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park, homepage. The address, phone number and office hours are on the church site. Pantry distribution hours rest on the Lemontree food directory listing; call ahead to confirm. An older directory lists (727) 546-5741 for the pantry; the church site lists (727) 432-2078. ↩ ↩2

  5. Pinellas Opportunity Council, Programs, and St. Petersburg Housing Authority, Resources. The Pinellas Park office address and phone rest on the Housing Authority listing, not on the POC site. POC’s own site lists its main line as (727) 823-4101. ↩ ↩2

  6. Vincent House, Contact Us. The address, phone and hours come from a search-indexed copy of the Vincent House contact page; a direct read of that page was rate-limited on November 14, 2026. ↩ ↩2

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  3. Port Orange Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  4. Port St. Lucie Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  5. Sanford Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  6. Sarasota Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  7. St. Cloud Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  8. St. Petersburg Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  9. Sunrise Local Assistance Programs, Florida.
  10. Tallahassee Local Assistance Programs, Florida.

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