Honoring Nancy Ryan and Celebrating Fall
Our Fall Festival has come and gone. Together we celebrated the strengths of our Members and the community that works together to support people whose lives have been interrupted by…
Save the Date: Bike Day 2026
Our next upcoming signature event is Bike Day which is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2026 at the First Magnitude Brewery, 1220 SE Veitch St, Gainesville, FL 32601. Please save…
Helping Veterans Achieve Greater Outcomes
A GOC Member and staff had the pleasure of meeting up with Dr. George Shorter at the VA Medical Center, where he hosts a coffee social every Wednesday starting at…
Honoring Our Veterans
Honoring Our Veterans at the GOC! We are so proud to share that one of our Members and one of our staff from the Gainesville Opportunity Center were recently recognized…
All Eyes On the GOC
All eyes were on the GOC, A place for friends and fun to be! Where you can be yourself—or someone new, A hero, a clown, or Mary Poppins too! Clark…
Come See Our Program in Action
Thank you to Angela from Meldon Law for stopping by the Gainesville Opportunity Center and donating this amazing gift basket for our Annual Open House Fall Festival! Our event is…
Celebrating Recovery, Community, and Partnership
The Gainesville Opportunity Center was proud to join NAMI Gainesville’s Annual Walk this weekend! It was an amazing day celebrating recovery, community, and partnership. We were joined by so many…
Breaking the Cycle of Crisis
The Gainesville Police Department’s Co-Responder Team spoke at the Rotary Club of Downtown Gainesville. This incredible program pairs a police officer with a mental health therapist to respond to calls…
GOC on NBC
We were thrilled to welcome Darlena Cunha, Creative Services Director at WGFL-WNBW-MYME, and her talented camera crew as they came out to film a TV commercial featuring the GOC! Our…
Honoring Chief Ed Book
GOC Members and staff were honored to attend Chief Ed Book’s retirement ceremony! Chief Book has been an incredible leader and advocate for our community, always working to make Gainesville…