Alachua

Gainesville Opportunity Center

This center helps adults living with mental illness rebuild their lives. This program is free to all interested adults. Please call or click HERE to go to the website to learn more.

Services Include:

  • Work readiness
  • Resume building
  • Help with job applications
  • Help with educational resources
  • Access to community resources
  • Affordable meals
  • Wellness
  • Skill development
  • Social events

Autism Support Services - Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)

This group helps people with autism. They also help those with related disabilities. All services are free. Appointments are encouraged. They do not give medical care or therapy. Please call or click HERE to go to the website to learn more.

Services Include:

  • Consultation
  • Technical Assistance
  • Training
  • Public Education
  • Resource Referral
  • Visual Supports Lab
  • Support/Social Groups
  • Website, eNews, and Social Media

Children's Medical Services

Children’s Medical Services is called CMS for short. It is a collection of programs. These programs are for eligible children with special needs. The programs are family-centered. And are designed to help children with a variety of conditions and needs. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Services include:

Connect - WellFlorida Council

This group helps people find and connect to different services. "Healthy Start" is one of the programs that is for families with infants and babies. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs include:

  • Child Development
  • Education and Support in Childbirth
  • Financial Self-sufficiency
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Mental Health
  • Newborn Care
  • Parenting