About

Another Way

Another Way’s mission is to offer counseling, support, and safe shelter to survivors of domestic and sexual violence; while providing a positive alternative to violence through community education. Another Way provides domestic violence services in Columbia, Dixie, Levy, Gilchrist, Hamilton and Lafayette Counties. Sexual assault services are provided in these counties and additionally in Suwannee County.

Catholic Charities Alachua

Catholic Charities puts faith into action to serve the most vulnerable in our community, advocating for justice, human dignity and quality of life, while reflecting the compassion of God in Christ. Catholic Charities offers a variety of programs to provide assistance to anyone in need in our community including emergency rental assistance, rural mobile food distribution, weekend hunger backpack program, and bridges to prosperity.

Catholic Charities Putnam

Catholic Charities puts faith into action to serve the most vulnerable in our community, advocating for justice, human dignity and quality of life, while reflecting the compassion of God in Christ. Catholic Charities is committed to providing the basic needs necessary to prevent homelessness including rent and mortgage assistance, utility payments, rent and utility deposits and rental application fees.

Family Promise

Through the collaboration of local faith and civic groups, Family Promise of Gainesville provides families experiencing homelessness with compassionate care that includes case management, education, housing, meals and transportation until they can transition to a home of their own. Family Promise serves Alachua and Bradford counties.

GRACE Marketplace

GRACE is a one-stop homeless resource center serving Gainesville and Alachua County. We provide helpful and effective services for anyone experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Our services include safe emergency shelter, permanent housing, showers, hot meals, storage, case management, job training, and providing space to our partners to provide health care and other services. By taking care of basic necessities day to day, GRACE empowers individuals to reclaim control over their lives and recover from unfortunate circumstances.

Lee Conlee House

The Lee Conlee House (LCH) Domestic Violence Shelter is committed to recognizing and responding to our community’s need for comprehensive, multicultural domestic violence services. We understand that domestic violence in its fullest scope impacts primary victims, family members, society and future generations. With this in mind, it is our goal to stop the campaign of violence by providing crisis intervention, emergency shelter, advocacy, treatment, prevention, and education through the establishment of community partnerships.

Neighborhood Housing and Development Corporation

To address the needs of the low to middle-income families throughout the city of Gainesville and surrounding counties, NHDC has initiated housing development and rental property services to these households. In addition, NHDC also provides helpful tools including budget and financial counseling, and homebuyer education for first-time homebuyers. NHDC also provides Mortgage delinquency counseling for those households experiencing financial difficulties.

Peaceful Paths

Peaceful Paths is the certified domestic violence center that serves survivors of domestic violence in Alachua, Bradford, and Union counties. Peaceful Paths provides a wide range of services including emergency shelter, 24-hour helpline, victim advocacy, children’s programming, economic empowerment education and support, crisis counseling and support groups, community awareness and intervention, and violence prevention programs.

St. Francis House

St. Francis House in Gainesville provides family shelter and housing services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Their emergency shelter offers short-term stays, meals, and basic necessities to those in crisis, while their housing services help clients transition into stable, permanent housing. St. Francis House focuses on empowering individuals through case management, support programs, and connections to community resources, aiming to promote long-term stability and self-sufficiency.