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Domestic Resources

• Hearing Loss Association of Gainesville
• Voluntary Pre-K
• A free program for children who are 4 years old by Sept. 1
  • You must provide your own transportation
• Requires Florida residency, (show lease, utility bill); birth certificate. No registration fee.
• Register at Bank of America, 2815 NW 13th Street in the office of the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County.
• ACCESS (Automated Community Connected to Economic Self Sufficiency)
  http://www.myflorida.com/accessflorida/
  
• Apply Now for Food Stamps, Temporary Cash Assistance or Medicaid.
• Check Case Status or Benefit Information.
• Medicare Prescription Drug Program - SSA's Low Income Subsidy application.
• Minimum System Requirements for Web Application Use.
  
• Go here to help " Fund Free Mamograms"
• Counseling from a Muslim
• Central Florida Community Action Agency
  (To learn about general social services in Alachua County)
• Social Security
• Supplemental Security Income
• U.S. Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
  (To learn about services and assistance available for pregnant women, mothers and children)
  • State of Florida
    

General Information

• Alachua County Resources
• Alachua County Health Department
• United Way North Central Florida
  check the "Get help/2 - 1 - 1 for lists of support
• Driving school options
  North Central Florida Safety Council
  3710 NW 51st St
  Gainesville, 377-2566
  $350

Housing Information

• U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
  (To learn general information about obtaining subsidized and low-income housing)
• Alachua County Department of Growth Management
  (To learn about housing assistance programs in Alachua County)
• Alachua County Affordable Housing Coalition
  (To learn about housing in Alachua County)
• Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Gainesville
  (Temporary housing and food for homeless families)
• St Francis House
  413 South Main Street
  Gainesville, FL 32601
  (352) 378-9079




Food Programs
• Catholic Charities
  M-Th 10-3; F 9-12
  Picture ID for over 18 SS card everyone in house
  1717 NE 9th St.
  372-0294
• Gainesville Community Ministry
  email: gcmone@bellsouth.net
  Downtown at 238 SW 4th Ave.
  Open Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm and Saturday 9am-1pm
  Located at 5001 NW 34th Street in the Ridgeway Village.
  Open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm.
  • GCM has partnered with Angel Food to provide quality food at low cost.
    Angel Food is available in a quantity that can fit into a medium-sized box at $30 per unit.
    
    Generally, one unit of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The food is all the same high quality one could purchase at a grocery store. There are no second-hand items, no damaged or out-dated goods, no dented cans without labels, no day-old breads and no produce that is almost too ripe.
  • Menu July 2008

    
    Place orders at the GCM Thrift Store
    1108 N. Main Street , Gainesville, FL 32601
    ( Gainesville Shopping Center)
    Call (352) 372-8125 or (352) 378-3654 for additional information.
    May pay with cash, check*, money order, Visa/MasterCard (Debit or Credit)
    or Food Stamps (EBT)*Checks must be made payable to GCM

   

  • Please check out the website at http://www.betterday.org/ for more information
• Gainesville Harvest
  (352) 378-3663
  1855 NE 12th Ave
  Gainesville, FL 32641
• U.S. Nutrition Assistance Programs
  (To find out about obtaining food stamps for you and your family)
  

• Alachua County Crisis Center
• Alanon (Support for Families of Alcoholics)
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous, North Central Florida
  
• Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network
• Victims Services for Alachua County