The goal is to provide immediate shelter while equipping families with the knowledge and resources they need to sustain their independence in a home of their own.

The mission of IHN of Greater Gainesville is to mobilize community resources and local congregations to provide, through compassionate care, shelter, meals and case management to homeless Children & their families.  IHN believes no family should have to spend the night on the streets.  IHN unites and coordinates the collaborative efforts of volunteers from all faiths to house, feed, and transport homeless families. The families are housed in area houses of worship.

Helping Hands is a group of volunteer health professionals who have provided free healthcare to the poor and homeless in Gainesville, Florida since October, 1989. The clinic is staffed by social workers, registered nurses, advanced registered nurse practitioners, physicians, and community service volunteers. Over the years, there have been 15,000 clinic visits with over 4,200 individuals seeking care. More than half those served are homeless, ranging from months to decades on the streets.

The House of Hope in Gainesville Florida was established in 1995 to minister to men in prison and provide a faith based program as they transition back into society.  Volunteers from the House of Hope visit men and women in prison and minister to their needs.  We provide faith based discipleship, mentoring, fellowship and study of the Word while they are incarcerated.  We screen and select applicants for our transitional discipleship program as we visit them.  Upon leaving prison the men are brought to the house and provided with God’s love, mentoring, fellowship, shelter, clothing and hope for a better life through Jesus Christ. The House of Hope is about the freedom of Jesus Christ and His power to transform lives. We believe that Jesus Christ is the answer to the devastating grip of sin on so many lives and we minister His freedom to those we serve.

Gainesville Community Ministry, in cooperation with local churches and synagogues, provides emergency assistance in a Christian environment to families and individuals in crisis. Assistance includes food, clothing, and other basic necessities, and is given with compassion and direct personal attention regardless of the race, religion, or gender of the recipient.

Rooted in the thoughtful consideration of a Christian understanding of life and culture, and working in cooperation with our neighbors at the University of Florida, The Christian Study Center of Gainesville draws on the intellectual and cultural resources of the Christian tradition and on the scholarly resources of higher education in order to understand cultural change and to address enduring human questions that are widely shared in the university community.

Our vision is seeing the Christian community in Alachua County, FL become more unified in loving and serving our neighbors in the name of Jesus Christ, contributing to our community flourishing.

BOTM has served for 25 years as our community's dependable, cost-effective source for local non-profit agencies serving the hungry.  We serve the five-county area including Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, & Levy.  We do this primarily through our network of 150 agencies who serve on the front lines of poverty in soup kitchens, food pantries, faith-based and community feeding and food programs.

Arbor House is a home offering programs for expectant and single mothers as they search for successful plans for their lives and the lives of their children. Arbor House’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty and empower adult expectant and single mothers.