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…
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…
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…
FACT Team Visit
GOC had a great visit today from the FACT program (Florida Assertive Community Treatment)! They provide important psychiatric services and case management services to their clientele, and we’re excited to…
Creating Learning Opportunities
We enjoyed meeting with Dr. Nigel Newbutt from the UF Center for Advanced Learning Technologies to explore ways to create new learning opportunities for our Members. His work with autism…
Building Hope and Connection
We were glad to welcome to the GOC today, Kiyana Nelson from Hope Florida, a program spearheaded by Casey DeSantis. Hope Florida connects people with community partners and resources that…
Partnering with Elder Options
As part of our outreach campaign to grow our Membership, we were thrilled to welcome Lisa Kanarek from Elder Options to the GOC! Mental illness doesn’t discriminate—it can affect people…
Partnership with St. Francis House
As part of our outreach campaign, we were honored to welcome Robert Atwood, Board Chair of St. Francis House, to the Gainesville Opportunity Center. St. Francis helps people find safe…
Helping People Live Meaningful Lives
We were honored to welcome our friends from the Center for Independent Living today—Amy Feutz, Sada Ahmed, and Lauren Singleton. Their organization serves many of the same individuals we do,…
Welcoming Leslie Wooten From Rotary
We were honored to welcome Leslie Wooten, Service Chair of the Rotary Club of Downtown Gainesville. She saw right away that the GOC lives out many of the same values…