As the heat and humidity rise and we grow closer to the Summer Solstice, we want to recognize all that this month of June holds space for within our communities: Gun Violence Prevention Awareness, Immigrant Heritage, Juneteenth, LGBTQIA+ PRIDE, Men’s Health, Mental Health and PTSD Awareness, and National Safety Month.

At Alachua Community Collective, we believe something simple and powerful: our community already has what it needs. Each other. Alachua Community Collective is a grassroots, volunteer-led mutual aid network that serves the Alachua County and surrounding areas. We are built on connection, cooperation, and care. We exist to help neighbors support neighbors by sharing time, skills, and resources in ways that are practical, inclusive, and rooted in solidarity. This is not chari