13/10/2026
Thank you Dusty Wellborn and Wellborn Senior Solutions for this valuable information!
Also don't forget if your DME equipment may also be covered by your Medicare insurance carrier, and you may have access to transportation coverage as well!
If you don't know or need assistance with those please let me know.
🚨 PENSACOLA, PLEASE SHARE! FREE FOOD, WATER, SHOWERS, EMERGENCY SUPPLIES & STORM RECOVERY ASSISTANCE! 🚨
❤️ PENSACOLA STRONG — WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN!
📅 UPDATED MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026
Pensacola, we took a hard hit, but we are built to recover!
When disaster strikes, the last thing anyone needs to hear is, “Help is out there somewhere. Go find it.”
Our neighbors deserve real answers, direct phone numbers, and locations where they can find assistance.
Whether you're trying to feed an aging parent, find clean drinking water, replace essential medical equipment, wash clothes, take a hot shower, clear storm debris, or find a safe place for a loved one, I've gathered the following resources to help our community recover.
📲 PLEASE SAVE AND SHARE THIS POST! Someone you know may desperately need this information.
📢 A NOTE ABOUT THESE RESOURCES
I've spent time researching and gathering what I believe to be the most accurate and up-to-date storm recovery information available from Escambia County, local news outlets, emergency management agencies, and disaster relief organizations.
Please understand that recovery efforts are constantly evolving. Distribution locations, operating hours, available supplies, and services may change without notice.
I encourage everyone to confirm information before traveling whenever possible.
My goal is simple: To help our neighbors find the assistance they need without having to search through dozens of websites and news reports.
If you become aware of updated information, additional resources, or changes to the locations listed, please share them in the comments so we can keep our community informed.
❤️ We're all in this together, Pensacola!
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🚨 IMPORTANT — DRINKING WATER SAFETY!
Storm damage and interruptions to water service can affect drinking water safety.
Please check current ECUA advisories to determine whether a boil-water notice applies to your address.
💧 If your home is under a boil-water notice, bring tap water to a rolling boil for at least ONE MINUTE before using it for drinking, cooking, making ice, or brushing teeth.
💧 Allow boiled water to cool before use.
💧 Use bottled water when safe tap water is unavailable.
💧 Families caring for seniors with dementia should ensure they understand these precautions.
📞 ECUA Water/Sewer Emergency: 850-554-1689
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🍲 FREE HOT MEALS — MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
The Salvation Army, Mercy Chefs, and Operation Blessing have been identified as providers of free meals throughout Escambia County.
🍽️ SALVATION ARMY
🕛 Boxed Lunch: Approximately 12:00 PM
🕠 Hot Dinner: Approximately 5:30 PM
📍 Carver Park Resource Center
208 Webb Street
Cantonment, FL 32533
📍 Century Community Shelter
720 Hecker Road
Century, FL 32535
📍 Marie K. Young Wedgewood Community Center
6405 Wagner Road
Pensacola, FL 32526
🍽️ OPERATION BLESSING & SALVATION ARMY
📍 Brownsville Church
3100 W. DeSoto Street
Pensacola, FL 32505
🥘 Operation Blessing Lunch: Approximately 12:00 PM
🥘 Salvation Army Dinner: Approximately 5:30 PM
🍽️ MERCY CHEFS — FREE HOT MEALS
🕚 Lunch: Approximately 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
🕓 Dinner: Approximately 4:00 PM–6:00 PM
📍 Transformation Church
6800 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
📍 Harvest Christian Center
1095 Muscogee Road, Cantonment
📍 Central Chapel Worship Center
405 Beverly Parkway, Pensacola
📍 Jubilee Church
5910 N. W Street, Pensacola
❤️ Meals are available while supplies last.
SOURCE: Escambia County Feeding Locations — October 12, 2026.
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💧 FREE BOTTLED WATER DISTRIBUTION
ESCAMBIA COUNTY WATER DISTRIBUTION
📍 Brownsville Community Center
3200 W. DeSoto Street
Pensacola, FL 32505
🕙 Reported distribution begins at 10:00 AM Monday, October 12.
Bottled water is available while supplies last.
📞 Escambia County Citizen Information: 850-471-6600
🌐 Escambia County Storm Center
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🚤 UNITED CAJUN NAVY — PENSACOLA DISASTER RELIEF
THE UNITED CAJUN NAVY HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN PENSACOLA!
United Cajun Navy volunteers have been assisting residents affected by the storm, including distributing essential emergency supplies.
📍 MOST RECENTLY REPORTED DISTRIBUTION LOCATION
Jubilee Church
5910 N. W Street
Pensacola, FL 32505
A distribution event was reported for Sunday, October 11, beginning at 9:00 AM.
Reported supplies included:
💧 Bottled water and Gatorade
👶 Diapers and baby wipes
🧹 Cleaning supplies
🗑️ Trash bags
🧻 Paper products
📦 Other emergency essentials
⚠️ The October 11 distribution does not necessarily mean this location is operating today. Please contact the organization for current information.
📞 UNITED CAJUN NAVY CONTACT INFORMATION
🚤 Disaster Assistance Hotline: 1-844-482-6289
📧 [email protected]
📍 National Headquarters: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A permanent Pensacola staging headquarters or direct local coordinator number has not been confirmed.
❤️ FAMILIES WITH HOMEBOUND SENIORS: Ask whether volunteers can assist residents who are unable to travel to distribution locations.
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🚿 FREE SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, PHONE CHARGING & EMERGENCY SUPPLIES!
AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT POWER OR RUNNING WATER!
Matthew 25: Ministries and community partners have been reported providing mobile disaster relief services.
📍 PENSACOLA LOCATION
Walmart Supercenter
8970 Pensacola Boulevard
Pensacola, FL
📍 PACE LOCATION
Walmart Supercenter
4965 Highway 90
Pace, FL
🕘 Reported Hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, or until capacity is reached.
Reported services include:
🚿 FREE showers and restroom facilities
👕 FREE laundry services — up to two loads per household; heavy bedding excluded
🔋 FREE phone and electronic device charging
🧴 Personal hygiene supplies
🧹 Cleaning products
🩹 First aid and safety supplies
🔦 Batteries and device chargers
🧻 Paper products and other emergency essentials
🍽️ ADDITIONAL FREE HOT MEALS
📍 Walmart — 8970 Pensacola Boulevard
The Walmart Mobile Kitchen was reported scheduled to provide free hot meals beginning around 11:00 AM, along with bottled water while supplies last.
⚠️ Services and schedules should be confirmed before traveling.
SOURCE: NorthEscambia.com — October 12 Storm Recovery Resources.
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📦 ADDITIONAL FOOD, WATER & TARP DISTRIBUTION — CENTURY
CONVOY OF HOPE DISASTER RELIEF
📍 Abundant Life Assembly of God Church
8040 North Century Boulevard
Century, FL
🕦 Reported Distribution: Monday, October 12, approximately 11:30 AM
Supplies may include:
💧 Drinking water
🥫 Food
🏠 Emergency tarps
Supplies are available while quantities last.
Parking was reported at the church overflow parking lot.
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⛑️ AMERICAN RED CROSS — DISASTER ASSISTANCE
The American Red Cross is an important resource for individuals and families whose homes have been damaged or who have been displaced.
AMERICAN RED CROSS — NORTHWEST FLORIDA CHAPTER
📍 9111 Sturdevant Street
Pensacola, FL 32514
📞 Local Pensacola Office: 850-432-7601
📞 National Red Cross Assistance: 1-800-733-2767
Depending on current operations and eligibility, disaster assistance may include:
✅ Emergency shelter
✅ Food, water, and essential supplies
✅ Disaster-related health services
✅ Assistance with certain urgent medical needs
✅ Emotional support and recovery guidance
✅ Financial assistance for eligible disaster-affected households
If your home is unsafe or you've been displaced, contact the Red Cross to learn what assistance is available.
⚠️ The local chapter office is not necessarily an active shelter or distribution center.
🌐 Find an Open Red Cross Emergency Shelter
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🔌 URGENT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN ASSISTANCE
For seniors and individuals dependent on oxygen, hospital beds, CPAP machines, power wheelchairs, or other medical equipment, losing electricity or access to supplies can quickly become a dangerous situation.
If your medical equipment was damaged or compromised during the storm, contact your existing medical equipment provider immediately.
Additional local Durable Medical Equipment (DME) contacts:
🔹 Rotech Oxygen & Medical Equipment
📞 850-477-6989
📍 215 E. Olive Road, Pensacola
🔹 Apria Healthcare
📞 850-433-7434
📍 33 Brent Lane, Pensacola
🔹 Gillette Wheelchairs & Medical Supplies
📞 850-438-7300
📍 3936 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola
🔹 Rehab Medical
📞 850-791-6399
📍 4811 N. Palafox Street, Pensacola
🔹 Panhandle Medical Services
📞 850-478-1312
🔹 PHCS Sleep Therapy & Medical Equipment
📞 877-978-4038
Provider contact information is supplied as a reference; current hours and storm-related availability have not been confirmed.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: If someone depends on life-sustaining medical equipment and cannot safely use it, call 911. Do not wait for a supplier to reopen.
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🏥 IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SENIORS RECEIVING HOME HEALTH OR HOSPICE SERVICES
IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE WERE RECEIVING HOME HEALTH CARE OR HOSPICE SERVICES BEFORE THE STORM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR PROVIDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Storm damage, power outages, road closures, and temporary evacuations may have interrupted regularly scheduled visits and essential care.
🚨 DO NOT ASSUME SERVICES WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESUME!
If you are a patient, family member, or caregiver:
✅ Contact your Home Health or Hospice agency. Confirm when services will resume and whether the care schedule has changed.
✅ Update your location and contact information. If you've evacuated or relocated, make sure your agency knows where to find you.
✅ Review medications and medical supplies. Notify your provider immediately if prescriptions, oxygen, wound care supplies, or other essential items are running low.
✅ Ask about missed nursing or therapy visits. Determine whether an updated assessment or revised care schedule is needed.
✅ Hospice families: Contact your hospice agency's 24-hour on-call number if your loved one is experiencing uncontrolled pain, breathing difficulties, increased agitation, or other changes in condition.
✅ Home Health patients: If your nurse or therapist has not been able to visit, contact your agency to discuss your care needs and when services can safely resume.
❤️ FAMILY MEMBERS — PLEASE CHECK ON YOUR LOVED ONES!
Some seniors may not understand that services have been interrupted or may be unable to contact their providers independently.
If your loved one receives Home Health or Hospice services, make that phone call today.
Hospice agencies generally provide 24-hour on-call clinical support, even when routine visits are disrupted.
🚨 For immediate life-threatening emergencies, call 911.
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🛠️ STORM DEBRIS REMOVAL & CLEANUP ASSISTANCE
CRISIS CLEANUP — VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE
📞 1-800-451-1954
Residents needing assistance with storm debris, fallen trees, or emergency tarping may request help through Crisis Cleanup.
Services depend on volunteer availability and current disaster operations.
CITY OF PENSACOLA STORM DEBRIS COLLECTION
Residents should:
✅ Separate tree limbs and vegetation from construction debris.
✅ Keep building materials, drywall, carpet, furniture, and other household debris in separate piles.
✅ Place debris curbside in the public right-of-way without blocking traffic.
❌ Do not bag storm debris.
❌ Do not place debris beneath power lines or near utility equipment.
⚡ DOWNED POWER LINES
📞 Florida Power & Light: 1-800-468-8243
Stay away from downed power lines and assume they are energized.
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📞 IMPORTANT DISASTER & EMERGENCY CONTACTS
🚨 LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES
📞 911
🏛️ ESCAMBIA COUNTY CITIZEN INFORMATION
📞 850-471-6600
⛑️ AMERICAN RED CROSS — PENSACOLA
📞 850-432-7601
⛑️ RED CROSS NATIONAL ASSISTANCE
📞 1-800-733-2767
🚤 UNITED CAJUN NAVY
📞 1-844-482-6289
❤️ UNITED WAY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
📞 211
Food, shelter, and community resources.
🛠️ CRISIS CLEANUP
📞 1-800-451-1954
Volunteer cleanup requests.
🚓 ESCAMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
📞 850-436-9620
Non-emergency assistance and welfare check requests.
💧 ECUA WATER/SEWER EMERGENCIES
📞 850-554-1689
⚡ FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT
📞 1-800-468-8243
🏛️ CITY OF PENSACOLA 311 SERVICES
For non-emergency city service requests, residents may use the city's online reporting portal or email:
📧 [email protected]
🌐 Escambia County Official Storm Center
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👴👵 A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO FAMILIES CARING FOR SENIORS
Storm recovery is difficult for everyone, but our aging population faces some unique challenges.
A power outage, damaged roof, flooded home, interrupted home health services, or loss of essential medical equipment can turn an already fragile situation into a crisis.
PLEASE CHECK ON YOUR AGING PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND ELDERLY NEIGHBORS.
Ask yourself:
✅ Do they have electricity and safe drinking water?
✅ Do they have enough food and essential supplies?
✅ Are their medications available and being taken correctly?
✅ Is their oxygen or other medical equipment functioning?
✅ Is their home safe to remain in?
✅ Have Home Health or Hospice services been interrupted?
✅ Are they physically and cognitively capable of managing their current circumstances?
✅ Would temporary respite care or assisted living provide a safer environment?
Pay particular attention to seniors living with dementia.
Changes in routine, unfamiliar surroundings, power outages, and disruptions in caregiving can increase confusion and anxiety.
Some seniors may not recognize that their living conditions have become unsafe.
Sometimes, our seniors are reluctant to ask for help.
❤️ A simple phone call or knock on the door could make all the difference.
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💙 WELLBORN SENIOR SOLUTIONS — HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
I'm Dusty Wellborn, a Pensacola native and founder of Wellborn Senior Solutions, LLC.
Before establishing my business, I spent 12 years as an Adult Protective Services Investigator and another eight years as a Skilled Nursing Facility Social Services Director.
I've dedicated much of my professional life to helping vulnerable adults and families navigate difficult situations.
And right now, some of those situations are more difficult than ever.
If the storm has left your aging parent or loved one in an unsafe living environment, or you're struggling to coordinate the care they need, please reach out.
Wellborn Senior Solutions assists families with:
🏡 Assisted Living Placement
🛏️ Temporary Respite Care
🧠 Memory Care Placement
🤝 Care Coordination & Community Resources
🏥 Hospital and Rehabilitation Transitions
❤️ Guidance During Unexpected Senior Care Crises
We work directly with families and local senior care communities to help identify appropriate options based on individual care needs.
We are local. We are independent. We are not a national hotline.
We know our Northwest Florida communities, and we're committed to helping families find practical solutions.
📞 DUSTY WELLBORN
(850) 221-0291
WELLBORN SENIOR SOLUTIONS, LLC
📍 Pensacola, Florida
🌐 Wellborn Senior Solutions
Serving Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa & Walton Counties.
From Planning to Placement — We've Got You!
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❤️ PENSACOLA, LET'S TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER!
I've always believed that one of the greatest things about living in Northwest Florida is how our community comes together when times get tough.
We may have damaged homes, downed trees, and plenty of cleanup ahead of us, but we also have neighbors willing to help neighbors.
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Pensacola Strong. Together, we've got this!
