For assistance, call Cheri at 35.įor more information on hunger and homelessness, click on the following links or book covers to get to our catalog. They provide the same services as the Cone Park Library Resource Center, with food distributions, clothing, and emergency resources and referrals. The Library Partnership Resource Center, located at the Library Partnership Branch, is also affiliated with the Partnership for Strong Families. What they do need are plastic grocery bags for packing food for distributions, so if you are wondering what to do with all of those bags, bring them to Cone Park Branch. Due to COVID restrictions, they are not accepting volunteers at this time. If you need assistance or know of someone who does, call Erica at 35. There are also regular food distributions for those in need. The Resource Center Manager can help refer people in need with the community resources that would best help them. The Cone Park Library Resource Center is an affiliation between the Cone Park Branch and the Partnership for Strong Families. 35īread of the Mighty is Gainesville's local food bank. North Central Florida Alliance for the Homeless and Hungry has an abundance of resources on their website, for everything from homeless shelters to where to get meals for children.įamily Promise of Gainesville is another place that provides emergency shelter and resources. GRACE Marketplace is a one-stop resource center for the homeless and those at risk for becoming homeless, providing meals, shelter, referrals, and much more. Francis House in Gainesville is an emergency shelter that also provides services such as free meals and basic necessities to anyone in need from 9 a.m. Visit the links of the following shelters or give them a call to seek assistance or to find out how you can help:

If you or someone you know needs assistance, where can you go? ( 3) According to a Colombia University economist, homelessness may increase by 40-45% due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Alachua County, in January 2018, there were 641 homeless people.

One in four are children.'( 1) The number of people in this situation in 2020, due to unstable employment caused by the pandemic, could be up to 50 million people.( 2)

'One in five among the general population is food insecure…they are hungry. Many people face hunger and homelessness in our country, especially with the pandemic layoffs and underemployment.

Troop 6000 by Nikita Stewart