Rebuilding Together NCF Is an organization that focuses on home repair work for low-income Alachua county residents. Website Contact: (352) 373-2573, Volunteer@RebuildingTogetherNCF.org Who they are: Rebuilding Together NCF is an organization that does repairs on people’s homes who live in…
Category: Working Outdoors
Morningside Nature Center
Morningside Nature Center has a 19th Century Living History Farm and puts on Living History Days, a Winter Cane Boil, and other events during the year. Website Contact: (352) 393-8240 Address: 3540 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL, 32641 What YOU…
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Keep Alachua County Beautiful
Keep Alachua County Beautiful organizes restoration projects and beautification activities in Alachua County and promotes environmental action and recycling. Website Contact: Gina Hawkins (Executive Director), gina.kacb@gmail.com, (352) 371-9444 Address: 211 SW 4th Ave. Suite 1, Gainesville, FL 32601 What they do:…
Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary
Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization that rescues monkeys from around the U.S. and provides a safe haven for them. Website Contact: Kari Bagnall (Executive Director), (386) 462-7779, volunteer@junglefriends.org Address: 13915 North State Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32653 Who…
Gainesville Sports Commission (GSC)
The Gainesville Sports Commission (GSC) is a not-for-profit organization that uses sports to promote tourism in Gainesville and the county of Alachua. Website Contact: (352) 338-9300 Address: 300 E. University Ave., Suite 100, Gainesville, FL, 32601 What they do: The…
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Friends of Payne’s Prairie
Friends of Payne’s Prairie is a not-for-profit organization that works with Payne’s Prairie Preserve State Park staff to promote the park through education, visitor services, resource management, and activities in the community. Website Contact: Ashley Crawford (352) 466-3397, Ashley.M.Crawford@floridadep.gov Address:…
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Florida Wildlife Care, Inc.
Florida Wildlife Care (FWC) strives to care for and conserve the native Florida wildlife and habitat through study, rehabilitation and education. Website Contact: (352) 371-4443, volunteering@floridawildlifecare.org Address: 3400 SE 15th St., Gainesville, FL, 32641 What they do: Florida Wildlife Care, Inc.…
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Florida Diabetes Camp
Florida Diabetes Camp helps children and youth with diabetes learn to handle their diabetes by sharing with adults who care and other children who have diabetes. Website Contact: Gary Cornwell, (352) 334-1321, gtc@ufl.edu Address: P.O. Box 14136, Gainesville, FL, 32604…
Fishing for Success
Fishing for Success (FFS), part of the UF/IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences program, hosts fishing days and other programs to get children interested in fisheries and aquatic environmental sciences. Website Contact: Crystal Hartman, (352) 273-3622, c.hartman@ufl.edu What they do: Fishing…
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Downtown Festival & Art Show
Become a part of Gainesville’s vibrant art community by volunteering at the Downtown Festival & Art Show in November. Four-hour shifts. Volunteers can provide artists a break, assist with the junior firefighting challenge or create artwork with children at the…