What Does Project GRACE mean for:

The Public

It can be intimidating for people who have stable housing and employment to meet a homeless person on the street. It might be helpful to know what kind of people become homeless (link to facts about the homeless). Here are some highlights from a recent survey of homeless persons in Alachua County:

  1. Over 1,000 people are homeless on any given night in our county.
  2. One in four of those people is a child under the age of 18.
  3. Two out of five are military veterans.
  4. One in five homeless people was born and raised in Alachua County.
  5. Three in five have been homeless for less than one year.
  6. One in four is physically disabled.

Helping people who are homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless is beneficial to everyone. Not only does helping our neighbors (housed OR homeless!) fulfill a higher moral calling, it is practical. An analysis of the costs of homelessness demonstrates that it is less costly to subsidize housing, provide free or reduced-cost preventive health care and job training than to continue to try to enforce legal statutes through arrest and imprisonment or provide health care through expensive ER visits.
The Grace Marketplace is served by two bus routes, giving clients the option to travel to and from the area.
What you can do:

  1. Donate money, clothes, food or other supplies to
  2. Donate time
  3. Mentor
  4. Contact us if you have properties for rent and are interested in providing affordable housing for qualified candidates.

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