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11/11/2025

🥕 November 2025 Free Food Distributions

Distributions are drive-thru with walk-up accommodations — no ID required.

📅 11/21: Chiefland @ Chiefland Methodist Church
📅 11/22: Gainesville @ County Building

For more details, check the Harvest Helpings list. 💚

10/08/2024

10/8/2024 UPDATE - FORM CLOSED AT 1:04PM (EST)

🚨 Disaster Relief Assistance Available 🚨

In response to Hurricane Helene, Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc. (CFCAA) is offering limited disaster relief assistance to eligible households. All assistance must be energy-related and connected to disaster-related expenses incurred during the declared disaster event.

💡 Power reconnection, temporary housing, generators, and more!
📍 Must reside in Alachua, Levy, or Marion counties.
🔗 Apply now at www.cfcaa.org

Act fast—funds are limited! ⚡

03/08/2024

Sign your children up for 2 free games of bowling all summer long.

01/09/2024

The 2024-2025 VPK Program Application for the Alachua County Public Schools is now open. Don't delay....Apply Today! www.tinyurl.com/ACPS-VPK

07/28/2023

03/26/2023

"Paving the way for a more peaceful community for our youth."

-Pastor Karl "The Rev" Anderson
President and Founder of PAVE
(People Against Violence Enterprises, Inc.)

02/11/2023

was born in Virginia in 1865. By the 1890s, Brooks was living in Newark, New Jersey, working as a porter for the Pullman Palace Car Company. The first street sweeper was invented in 1849, then another one with brushes was invented in 1868. Brooks’ version improved the self-propelled front-brush sweeper. In addition, he introduced the “receiving pan” that collected the swept dirt and deposited it in the back of the sweeper. His was filed for his invention on April 29, 1895, and approved on March 17, 1896. Brooks received financial backing from two investors, and in February 1896, the Pennsylvania state government gave him a $100,000 order for street cleaners. Learn more at https://www.yocumblackhistory.org/

12/20/2022

12/05/2022

Dear City of Gainesville Neighbor:Your response to the following survey is extremely important. The City of Gainesville is completing a Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Needs Assessment Update which will identify the needs and priorities of future parks, recreation, and cultural services in o...

12/02/2022

A violinist played for 45 minutes in the New York subway. A handful of people stopped, a couple clapped, and the violinist raised about $30 in tips.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. In that subway, Joshua played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

Two days before he played in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out a Boston theatre, and the seats averaged about $100.

The experiment proved that the extraordinary in an ordinary environment does not shine and is so often overlooked and undervalued.

There are brilliantly talented people everywhere who aren’t receiving the recognition and reward they deserve. But once they arm themselves with value and confidence and remove themselves from an environment that isn’t serving them, they thrive and grow.

Your gut is telling you something. Listen to it if it’s telling you where you are isn’t enough!

Go where you are appreciated and valued.

Know Your Worth.

11/18/2022

Gainesville: Here's who's giving food and accepting donations for the Thanksgiving holiday

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2022/11/15/gainesville-florida-thanksgiving-food-distribution-and-donations/8257317001/