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PANTRY

Lehigh Community Services Pantry is open for food distribution by appointment only. This measure is to help to protect both the staff and people seeking food assistance.

For an appointment – call (239) 369-5818, Monday – Friday 9:00 am-4:30pm

Due to the size of the parking area – Please do not arrive before your appointment time; and do not get out of your vehicle. We need to be able to serve the appointments as scheduled – early arrivals will interfere with this and slow down the delivery to the vehicles.

Please do not exit the vehicle or form groups in the parking area. The staff will deliver the food to your vehicle.

This service is limited to once every 30 days.

OFFICE

Lehigh Community Services is open for SNAP applications, scanning documents to Department of Children and Family, Utility Assistance, etc. These services are by appointment only. Funds are available to help with utility bills for those who have been effected by COVID-19. Please note this office does not do housing assistance (rent or mortgage).

For an appointment – call (239) 369-5818, Monday – Friday 9:00 am-4:30pm

Please do not arrive before your appointment time, staff will let you into the office which continues to be closed to walk-ins.
Please wear a face mask
Please note that there is no Public restroom at this time
Please no more than 2 people for an appointment
If you are sick, please reschedule the appointment

TAXES – VITA Free Service

Volunteers are doing free income taxes – this is a drop-off service provided on Tuesday and Thursday. You must have an appointment.

For an appointment – call (239) 433-7206 or (239) 369-5818, Monday – Friday 9:00 am-4:30pm

Volunteers will do all the intake paperwork for you and have the taxes ready for pick-up the following week.

Welcome to Lehigh Community Services and the Lehigh Acres United Way House

We are a local 501(c)3 organization working to assist Lehigh Acres residents in need of various services within our community.

Lehigh Community Services is a United Way Partner Agency, we offer a food pantry, emergency utility bill assistance (dependent on funding availability), assistance completing food stamp (SNAP) and Medicaid applications online, additional programs and services are listed on this site.

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Lehigh Community Services is a year-round site for the VITA program; anyone who needs to file taxes, this year or previous years can call for an appointment.
(239) 369-5818

Appointments are being done by appointment, as a drop-off service, all clients will remain in their car. For an appointment please call  (239) 433- 7206 or (239) 369-5818

Other filing options:

IRS FREE File https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

MYFREETAXES.com for simple returns  https://www.myfreetaxes.com/

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