Alachua County Community Resources

Below you will find a variety of resources for Alachua County residents in reference to Covid-19:

The Community Resource Portal for Alachua County provides a variety of helpful resources to residents.

Ask a question or request assistance from Alachua County.

Alachua County Emergency Order

School Bus WIFI hotspots are providing free internet access to students in the community. School Bus WiFi will be available at about 50 sites throughout Alachua County for three hours every weekday. Students within about 150-200 feet of the bus, either at home or in a vehicle, will be able to access the network school bus wifi.  A password will not be needed, but the district is requesting that people limit the use of the network for distance learning ONLY. 

List of 'Hot Spot' sites and schedule

School Board of Alachua County - Updates

Children 18 years old and younger can receive free breakfast and lunch from Alachua County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Department. Meals will continue while schools are closed. There are 78 distribution sites throughout Alachua County. 

Catholic Charities food pantry is open Monday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is closed on Fridays. Clients can receive a 3-day supply of food once a month. Check them out on Facebook for more information.

Peaceful Paths remains open to serve the community. Their office hours are Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. You can contact them by phone (352) 377-5690 or text (352) 727-0948. They also offer a 24-hour hotline (352) 377-8255. You can also reach them on Facebook.

Central Florida Community Action Agency Offices are currently closed to the public. However, they still remain available to assist clients via an online application process. For access to the FastTrack Online Application link and requirements, please look under the CFCAA homepage under “Agency Updates.”

Florida has been approved for Pandemic EBT or P-EBT. The P-EBT program is a supplemental benefit for households with children who temporarily lost access to free and reduced-price school meals due to pandemic-related school closures. Families eligible to receive free or reduced-priced school meals will automatically receive the P-EBT benefit during the month of June, no further action is needed from recipients at this time. For the latest updates regarding P-EBT, please visit  their website. Please allow the state to fully issue all P-EBT benefits by June 30, 2020, before inquiring about your benefit status.

Palms Medical Group is offering free sports physicals for all athletes in June and July at all PMG locations. Call to schedule your appointment at (888) 730-2374 between 8:00am and 5:00pm.