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MV Transportation — Alachua County Transit
MV Transportation, Inc. and all subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships and affiliates is a privately held corporation that provides passenger transportation management, operations, and related services to jurisdictional and private entities across North America.
(352) 375-2784
3713 SW 42nd Street
Suite 3
Gainesville, FL 32608
Corporate Angel Network, Inc. (CAN)
CAN finds free air transportation on corporate flights for eligible cancer patients who need medical treatments like surgeries, clinical trials, or second opinions.
Air Charity Network
Provides access for people in need who are seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations due to family, community, or national crisis. Air Charity Network serves all 50 states and its volunteer pilots utilize their own aircraft, fuel, and time to provide free air transportation to medical facilities for citizens who are financially distressed or otherwise unable to travel via public transportation.
FloridaRxCard
Florida Rx Card is a free statewide discount prescription assistance program. The program was launched to help uninsured and underinsured residents afford their prescriptions. It provides free prescription coupons that can be printed, texted, saved, or emailed. All residents are eligible to get pharmacy discounts through this program.
Alachua County Social Services — Prescription Discount Card
www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/CSS/SocialServices/Pages/PrescriptionDiscountCards.aspx
The Alachua County Prescription Discount Card, in conjunction with the National Association of Counties, offers a complementary discount card program to help Alachua County residents cope with the cost of prescription drugs. The Alachua County Prescription Card is FREE and available to ALL county residents regardless of income.
Sarai Cabrera, Director of Social Services
(352) 264-6750
218 SE 24th Street
Gainesville, FL 32641
United Way of North Central Florida
Provides free public access and referrals to non-emergency social services for human service agencies, community clubs, interest groups, support groups, government services, recreation, education programs, and health resources through the 2-1-1 information and referral helpline.
211: Free service provided by United Way that connects area residents to local resources and services
(352) 331-2800
6031 NW 1st Place
Gainesville, FL 32607
Sisters Network, Inc. (SN)
SN seeks to increase local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the Black community. All chapters are run by breast cancer survivors. The NE Florida Chapter is in Jacksonville.
Dianne Townsend
neflorida@sistersnetworkinc.org
Northeast Florida Chapter: 904-757-6622
P.O. BOX 28122
Jacksonville, FL 32226-8122
Rural Women’s Health Project
A nonprofit organization that creates and implements community-based health-education projects, trainings, and materials to assist communities in strengthening their understanding of critical health, occupational, and family issues.
info@rwhp.org
(352) 372-1095
Veronica Robleto
Director
vrobleto@rwhp.org
Adriana Menendez
Assistant Director
amenendez@rwhp.org
North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative
Supports cancer patients, survivors, and their families through community-based events and partnerships. They provide the cancer community with networking opportunities and educational programs, and promote strategies for cancer control and prevention. North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative publishes the Cancer Resource Guide for North Central Florida and The Cancer Resource Blog.
Lindsey Redding
lredding@wellflorida.org
352-313-6500 x8010
1785 NW 80th Blvd.
Gainesville, FL 32606
Florida Organic Growers
Florida Organic Growers (FOG) offers SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps) recipients the opportunity to use their benefits to purchase food at two farmers markets in Alachua County: the Saturday Alachua County Farmers Market and the Wednesday Union Street Farmers Market. Debit/Credit capabilities are also available.
WHO CAN USE THIS SERVICE?
EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) technology allows those with SNAP benefits (food stamps) to use their EBT cards at the farmers markets to purchase acceptable items.
Those who wish to use debit or credit cards will also be able to use their cards at the market.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The project uses a token system to enable customers with EBT, Debit or Credit Cards to shop at the farmers markets. Here’s how it works:
1. A customer swipes the EBT, Debit or Credit card at the central POS terminal and enters the PIN.
2. The FOG staff enters the amount of tokens requested into the terminal.
3. Once the transaction is approved, the customer is given a transaction receipt and tokens.
4. The customer then uses the tokens at any participating vendor’s stand.
WHEN ARE THE FARMERS MARKETS?
The Union Street Farmers Market runs every Wednesday from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
The Alachua County Farmers Market is every Saturday from 8:30am to 1:00pm.
WHY SHOULD I SHOP AT THE FARMERS MARKET?
A diet consisting of at least five servings (2 to 3 cups) of fruits and vegetables daily decreases the risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes and certain cancers. Those who consume eight or more servings are 22 percent less likely to die from heart disease than those who consume three or fewer servings a day. Buying from a farmers market means you’re able to purchase food often picked within a couple days of the market date, so its nutritional quality is still high, and it oftentimes hasn’t traveled across the country using valuable fuel resources. It also means your dollar is going back into the local economy, helping the farmers and other business owners in the community.
WHAT ELSE WILL BE OFFERED?
The on-site FOG market booth will be an informational and education hub, with community resources on gardening, nutrition, cooking, community events and opportunities. It will also provide a place where people can learn how to enroll in SNAP.