The Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center offers a program to help anyone who is a victim or survivor of violence. Victims do NOT have to report to law enforcement to receive services. All services are free and private.

Services Include:

• Immediate outreach to victims of sexual battery
• Face-to-face and telephone counseling
• Support groups
• Accompany and support victims through criminal justice proceedings
• Transportation to court appearances and other appointments related to the victimization
• Assist with application process for Victims Compensation and relocation for Sexual Assault Victims
• Assistance with Protective Injunctions
• Emergency assistance with urgent special needs
• Personal advocacy
• Information and referral
• Community education, speeches, and consultation
• Network with other victim service providers and state organization
• Outreach services provided in the Gainesville Police Department
• HIV Test Site

Please contact for more information.

Alachua County Veteran Services provides professional assistance and advocacy to the Veterans of Alachua County, their eligible dependents and survivors in securing all entitled/eligible Veterans' benefits earned through honorable military service. Call or visit the website to learn more.

Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc. offers a range of services to those in need within the community.

Services and programs include:

• Family Self-Sufficiency Program
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• Weatherization Assistance Program

Please call or visit the website for more information.

Clearpoint helps consumers identify the cause of their individual financial concerns. And then helps make a plan to address them. They are not a loan company and do not lend out money. Many services are offered for free. Others are at a low cost. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Toll Free: 800.750.2227

In-person Counseling is by Appointment Only

Services Available:

GNHDC offers a Financial Fitness Program. A 6-hour free course that provides participants with the tools needed to reach their financial goals. Classes focus on: Budgeting to Save Money, Credit Score, Employment Skills, and Buying a Home.

This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Usual Types of Assistance Are:

Three Rivers Legal Services provides the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. They can give free legal help when the IRS threatens to take your home or garnish your wages. They can also help when someone has used your identity to file a fake return, or when the IRS audits you. Please call or visit website for more information.