Our Member Kyana is Working!
Kyana is working! We are so proud of you Kyana! Finding a job isn’t always the issue for those living with mental illness. It is the obstacles that your illness…
Fall Festival 2024
The GOC Fall Festival will be here soon! It will be on Friday November 15th from 11 am to 5 pm.
Thank You to Rotary Club of Greater Gainesville
Thank you to the Rotary Club of Greater Gainesville for visiting the GOC tonight. Our members were proud and thankful to serve you a dinner from the kitchen built by…
Clubhouses Affected by Major Storms
At the GOC we consider ourselves very lucky. After two major storms, we only had some minor damage and some debris to clean up. Meanwhile, around the state, other mental…
Easy Way for UF Employees to Support GOC
The Gainesville Opportunity Center (GOC) is thrilled to be part of the UF Campaign for Charities! That means if you work at the UF, you can make a pre-tax contribution…
UF Health Improves Our Community
Thank you to Joe Munson, Clinical Services Director, and Jessica Yupanqui, Administrative Care Coordinator UF Health Psychiatric Hospital, for visiting the GOC. We are discussing partnerships to encourage working together…
The Importance of Support
Dr. Jacob Atem, a former Lost Boy of Sudan came to the GOC to share his experiences and encourage our Members to overcome obstacles. At age 6, Jacob walked 2000…
2024 Wishlist
If you would like to help the GOC in ways other than financial donations, we have an Wishlist for items to improve our food preparation, property improvements for the Clubhouse,…
GOC Partners with HCA North Florida Hospital
Thank you to our community partners HCA Florida North Florida Hospital for inviting us over today. We went to their inpatient psychiatric center to talk to patients about the GOC.…
Partnership to Address Homelessness
At the GOC we don’t do it alone. GOC is proud to announce our partnership with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. and City of Gainesville, FL – Government Gainesville Fire Rescue…