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About THE Grace Advocacy Program

Our Mission

At GRACE Advocacy Program, our mission is to improve the lives of the unhoused community in Gainesville. We do this by providing services & support to GRACE Marketplace, Alachua county's largest homeless shelter. 


GAP aims to provide GRACE Marketplace with sustained, reliable volunteering from the UF student body. 


We firmly believe that everyone deserves access to basic necessities such as food, shelter, and healthcare.


What we do

VOLUNTEER

HEALTH EDUCATION

HEALTH EDUCATION

We aim to create a sustained, reliable volunteering base. From serving meals, helping with donation drives, or assisting in the free clothing closet, we have something for everyone to participate in - no matter your schedule.

HEALTH EDUCATION

HEALTH EDUCATION

HEALTH EDUCATION

GAP offers a unique volunteering opportunity for previously-active members to discuss health related topics and assist with connecting guests to applicable social & medical resources. This opportunity requires an application.

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY

In order to make a difference in Gainesville that will outlast our time here, we plan to work with local government officers and advocate for the various needs of GRACE Marketplace, including infrastructure and funding.

CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY

We pride ourselves on being named the UF Student Activities and Involvement's "Greater Good Organization of the Year" and having a partnership with the UF Brown Center for Service and Leadership.

meet our 2023-2024 executive board

President

Vice President

Vice President

Kaitlyn Micali

Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

Lauren Kotler

Treasurer

Vice President

Treasurer

Ella Alexander

Secretary

Recruitment chair

Treasurer

Rushi Patel

Outreach Chair

Recruitment chair

Recruitment chair

Megan McGuire

Recruitment chair

Recruitment chair

Recruitment chair

Sofi Pereda

meet our 2024-2025 DIRECTOR's board

Volunteering Directors

Organizational Outreach Director

Public Relations Directors

Anne Fang & 

Caroline Yurkiewicz

Public Relations Directors

Organizational Outreach Director

Public Relations Directors

Tamara Nguyen & Alaina Kahn

Organizational Outreach Director

Organizational Outreach Director

Organizational Outreach Director

Brooke Leccese

Political Advocacy Directors

Organizational Outreach Director

Organizational Outreach Director

Lauren Holmes & Caroline Lazarus

Health Education Directors

Health Education Directors

Health Education Directors

Delaney Goodger 

& Emma Beqaj

Donations Directors

Health Education Directors

Health Education Directors

Melanie Rodriguez,

Alexandria Crespin,

& Albert Sunny

Fundraising Directors

Health Education Directors

Fundraising Directors

Katherine Bi-Ji & Brandon Micali

Social Directors

Health Education Directors

Fundraising Directors

Leah Zimmerman & Camilo Escobar


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