Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

ACORN Dental Clinic
http://www.acornclinic.org.
The Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs (ACORN) Clinic provides low-cost dental and social services to residents of north Florida.

Alachua County Fire Rescue  https://alachuacounty.us/Depts/PublicSafety/Pages/fr.aspx.
Work with a team of first responders and emergency medical services to establish a community resource paramedicine (CRP) program. Connect Alachua County residents to primary care and social services.

Blossoming Butterfly
https://www.blossomingbutterflyinc.org/.
Provide services for members of our community impacted by breast, ovarian and uterine cancers. Work may involve client intake, administrative support, events, and social media.

Center for Independent Living of North Central Florida (CIL-NCF)  http://www.cilncf.org.
The CIL-NCF is a community disability resource center. Teach classes about diversity, independent living, exercise, art therapy and more. Connect people to transportation and other services. Dispel stereotypes about disability.

City of Gainesville Youth Services Division  https://www.gainesvillefl.gov/Community-Pages/Community/Youth-Programs-Camps.
Youth programing with the City to provide wraparound services, supports, after school, and mentoring to elementary through high school students.

Community Hospice and Palliative Care
https://www.communityhospice.com/.
Assist hospice nurses with outreach to underserved populations in Gainesville.

Cone Park Library Resource Center  [Start the paperwork ASAP]. https://www.pfsf.org/resourcecenters/cplrc
Directed by Partnership for Strong Families www.pfsf.org, this agency serves residents of SE Gainesville and zip code area 32641 providing information about jobs and resume building; assistance with food, housing, and utilities; parenting support groups; after-school tutoring and mentoring; medical resources and domestic violence support.

Days for Girls Alachua   https://www.facebook.com/groups/DaysforGirlsAlachuaFL/
Days for Girls envisions a world where menstruation is no longer a source of shame and taboo. Engage in sewathons and support the sewing room to make reusable menstrual products for girls, women, and other menstruators.

DOH-Alachua Health Policy Office
http://alachua.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/wellness-programs/tobacco-free-alachua/index.html
[For best student experience, prefer those available 15 hours/week].
Work with community organizations and leaders committed to education and strengthen or develop health policy to improve health outcomes in Alachua County. Current focus areas include obesity and tobacco prevention.

DOH-Alachua Healthiest Weight Program
http://alachua.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/wellness-programs/healthiest-weight/index.html.
Use evidence-based interventions to influence the social determinants of health and help Floridians achieve health equity. This public-private collaboration brings together state agencies, not for profit organizations, businesses, and entire communities to help Florida’s children and adults make consistent, informed choices about healthy eating and active living.

Dr. Lisa Chacko
https://www.lisachackomd.com/.
Work directly with Dr. Chacko in her practice with perimenopausal and menopausal women.

Elder Options (aka) Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging) https://agingresources.org/about.
Teach self-management skills to hospitalized patients as they transition home or to rehabilitation. This regional center promotes independence for low-income adults 65+ years.

Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) Program  https://www.facingourrisk.org/index.php.
Develop educational materials and programs for individuals and families living with hereditary cancers. Help train patients who are new to science to use their personal experiences to guide hereditary cancer research. Improve digital health literacy.

Gainesville For All
http://gnv4all.org/
Gainesville For All was formed to address racial and economic inequities that hurt people and hinder our community from achieving its best potential.

Grove Street Farmers Market
https://www.grovestreetfarmersmarket.com/
[must be available Mondays 2:30-7p.m.; remainder of weekly hours can be worked remotely] Assist running the farmers market and helping to increase access to the market and its SNAP services to underserved populations.

Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) Coalition  http://www.hpwcoalition.org/home
The Coalition provides programs, health fairs and community surveys to reduce substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, drugs) among youth in Alachua County and build drug-free communities. Recipient of 2019 Best of Gainesville award in the Wellness Center Category.

Kardiya Yoga
https://www.kardiyayoga.com/.
Kardiya is working to elevate community wellness through building partnerships with diverse local small business and healthcare practitioners as well as offering high quality services with equitable pricing.  Students help develop community outreach and communication planning.

Library Partnership Resource Center
https://www.pfsf.org/resourcecenters/librarypartnership
[Start the paperwork ASAP]
The Library Partnership (LP) formed from a collaboration between Partnership for Strong Families www.pfsf.org and the Alachua County Library District, with a goal of providing easily accessible services to strengthen families in traditionally underserved communities. Students work with adults and neighborhood youth in afterschool and summer education and enrichment programs, community food distributions, clothing closet, and providing community supports. Additionally, students assist with community events, such as our Health and Wellness Expo and Re-Entry Conference. The LP primarily serves Gainesville residents in the 32601 and 32609 zip codes.

Pace Center for Girls
[students pay for Background Check]
https://www.pacecenter.org/
Pace provides free year-round middle school and high school academics, case management, counseling, and life skills development in a trauma-informed and gender-responsive environment.

Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network
[40 hours of training required before you start. Students pay $40.00 for orientation program (discuss training schedule w/preceptor in interview)] http://www.peacefulpaths.org.
The certified regional domestic abuse network that serves survivors of domestic violence through a variety of programs, services and emergency sheltering.

South West Advocacy Group (SWAG)
[Start the paperwork ASAP]. http://swadvocacygroup.org.
Directed by Partnership for Strong Families www.pfsf.org, the primary responsibilities include working with neighborhood youth in after school and summer programs, assist with reading and, tutoring, work in the food and clothing pantry, and provide community support. SWAG is a grassroots organization of SW Gainesville residents in the 32607 zip code area.

Suwannee River Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
http://www.srahec.org
Participate in educational programs and community partnerships that promote and provide health care services to rural and underserved communities in 12 north FL counties.

The Rebuilding Program
http://www.gainesvillepd.org/About-GPD/Investigations-Bureau/The-Rebuilding-Program [requires flexible hours, occasional evening workshops; reliable transportation after busses stop running]
Part of the coordinated community response to domestic violence in Alachua County through a partnership with the Black on Black Crime Task Force and the Gainesville Police Department. The Program utilizes a culturally sensitive and comprehensive approach to the problem and changing patterns of domestic violence while addressing gaps in services after the criminal investigation and prosecution finish.

Reichert House
https://reichert-house-fl-2.hub.biz/?fbclid=IwAR2B-NmvHGFPKbpx7SoIRCWgccMnz8_eK4-bRkdz20WyXkJ9omIuwYesb5A
The Reichert House is an after school program designed for youth who are in need of assistance in making the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

UF College of Medicine Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC)
[Students should be available on Monday and Wednesday between 8 am and 12 pm]
https://pulmonary.pediatrics.med.ufl.edu/education/training-program.
Work with the interprofessional team to promote culturally competent, patient centered care for persons with lung disorders such as asthma, sleep disorders and cystic fibrosis.

UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital
https://ufhealth.org/shands-vista
This 81-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital provides trauma-informed care services for children over the age of 9 and adults of all ages who are dealing with psychiatric illnesses and/or addiction. Inpatient care focuses on providing a safe, highly supervised setting for treatment. Multidisciplinary treatment teams of UF Health physicians, psychologists, therapists, mental health professionals and nurses formulate individualized treatment plans for everyone in our care. The path to healing begins here.

UF Office of LGBTQ Engagement
https://multicultural.ufl.edu/lgbtq-student-engagement/
This office, located within the UF Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, strives to provide an affirming and Welcoming Space for all LGBTQ+ Identifying Students. Providing resources to enhance and promote intellectual and personal growth of students to explore and define their complex cultural and intersectional identities.

Vot-ER
https://vot-er.org/
Engages healthcare providers to encourage voting among patients as a way to address social determinants of health. This is an entirely remote position.

WellFlorida Council High Impact Prevention (HIP) Project  https://wellflorida.org/blog/high-impact-prevention-hip
Students must have reliable transportation; occasional night testing at local establishments. Participate in HIV testing, safer sex kit distribution, and health communications marketing to vulnerable populations. Students must be certified to provide HIV testing and complete the HIV 500 and 501 courses.