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Hurricane Ian Help — Meals and Groceries

Photo provided by World Hunger Kitchen.

For those without power and access to food preparation spaces, please consider these options for meals at this time.

Free meal sites in Southwest Florida

#ChefsForFlorida is offering free food from lunch until sunset in: 

  • Cape Coral at 2016 Kismet Parkway E.;
  • Port Charlotte at Walmart, 19100 Murdock Court;
  • Fort Myers Beach at 33 Tropical Shore Way;
  • Fort Myers at Broadway Palm Dinner Theater, 1380 Colonial Boulevard;
  • Englewood at Ann & Chuck Dever Park, 6941 San Casa Drive;
  • Englewood at Elks Lodge, 401 N. Indiana Ave;
  • Port Charlotte at The Home Depot, 12621 S. McCall Road. 

Harry Chapin Food Bank, Lee County

Visit the Harry Chapin Food Bank website harrychapinfoodbank.org The Fort Myers location, for those who want to donate food items 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., is at the Fort Myers Distribution Center, 3760 Fowler St., Fort Myers, FL 33901. 239-334-7007

The food bank is expanding its locations to help get food to more people. It  will be distributing water and food from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Oct. 6, at the following locations: 

  • Cape Coral Elementary: 4519 Vincennes Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33904. CanoHealth Group will be on-site with a medical mobile unit offering free services, including measuring blood pressure, heart rate and glucose checks, wound care, and some lab services depending on the case.
  • Sacred Heart: 211 W Charlotte Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. It will also be holding normal distributions from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the following locations:
  • Faith Assembly of God: 7101 Bayshore Rd, North Fort Myers, FL 33917
  • Human Services of Charlotte County: 21500 Gibralter Dr, Port Charlotte, FL 33952

The organization will update its distribution schedule on a daily basis. Visit harrychapinfoodbank.org for more information.

This information is from the following article:

Give, get help: Where to offer time, money, food and other supplies for Hurricane Ian victims

By Erica Van Buren, Harriet Howard Heithaus and Dave Osborn

Fort Myers News-Press

Where to find World Central Kitchen free meal sites in Southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian

By Jimmy Geurts

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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Hurricane Ian Resources

Photo from H Wetzel, run as a photo essay in the Boca Beacon.

A large and destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, Hurricane Ian caused widespread damage across western Cuba and the southeast United States, especially the states of Florida and South Carolina.

As many homeowners will be impacted through the clean up and rebuilding efforts we have compiled a list of resources for those in need.

How to Apply for FEMA Help

Florida homeowners and renters in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota and Seminole counties counties (the list might be expanded) affected by Hurricane Ian may apply for FEMA disaster assistance:

Connecting with Insurance Companies in Florida

Click here for phone numbers, websites and email addresses for property insurance companies serving Florida. Unless they need emergency repairs, policyholders are urged to first contact their insurers with damage claims before signing over their benefits rights to repair contractors. Most of the companies listed enable policyholders to initiate claims at their websites. 

Florida insurance companies cannot drop policies until Nov. 28.

FloridaRealtors.Org

Property & Casualty Insurance Companies

Flood Insurance Companies

Contact your property and casualty insurer if they service your National Flood Insurance Program policy. If you are unsure of which company services your policy, call the National Flood Insurance Program at 877-336-2627. The following companies also sell NFIP policies and excess flood policies:

Florida Disaster Contractors Network

Florida’s Disaster Contractors Network (DCN) has been activated to provide support to homeowners in need of post-Hurricane Ian home repairs. This is a free service founded in part by the state agency that regulates Florida’s construction industry, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Its mission is simple – connect homeowners needing emergency repairs with licensed contractors and construction suppliers