C.A.R.E. Program
Outreach & Resource Team
The Outreach & Resource Team's mission is to educate the UF campus about issues of dating, relationships, date/acquaintance rape, and other forms of sexual exploitation. The Outreach & Resource Team participates in and helps organize events, including presentations and tablings around campus, as well as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM is held at UF every January and includes events like “Take Back the Night Safety Run/Walk” and hosting other speakers who come to speak on relevant topics during the month. The Clothesline Project is also often included in SAAM.
C.A.R.E. welcomes and recruits volunteers at the beginning of each fall semester. If you are interested in getting involved with C.A.R.E. as either a Graduate Peer Educator & Trainer (must be a UF graduate student) or an Undergraduate Volunteer (must be a UF student), please contact the C.A.R.E. Outreach & Resource office at 392-1161 ext. 4362 or email us at care@shcc.ufl.edu. We are located on the 3rd floor of the Student Health Care Center, in room 320.
Presentations
To request a presentation for your organization or group, please call the C.A.R.E. Peer Education office at 392-1161, ext. 4362. You can also email C.A.R.E. with your request, or make a request online.
We offer a variety of presentations on issues related to sexual assault/abuse, date rape drugs, media and culture, and healthy sexual relationships. We can also tailor a presentation to the specific needs of your group.
The C.A.R.E. Peer Education Office also has free information available (handouts, brochures, etc.) for students/faculty doing presentations in their own classes. In addition, we have videos on a variety of topics available for checkout.
Campus Services
UF Counseling Center
301 Peabody Hall
(352)392-1575
Student Mental Health Services
Student Health Care Center (Infirmary Bldg.), Room 245
392-1171
Shands Hospital
(Emergency Room) 265-0050
Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol (SNAP)
free transportation (Check for Availability)
392-SNAP
University Police Department (UPD) 392-1111
University of Florida Office of Victim Services 392-5648
Community Services
Alachua County Crisis Center
Crisis Hotline: (352) 264-6789
Alachua County Sheriff's Office (ASO)
913 SE 5th Street, Gainesville, FL
955-2500
Shands at AGH (Emergency Room)
801 SW 2nd Ave., Gainesville, FL
-- Forensic (SANE) nurses on staff 24 hrs a day
338-2111
Gainesville Police Department (GPD)
721 NW 6th Street
334-2400
Alachua County Office of Victim Services
(Rape and Crime Victim Advocate)
264-6760
Peaceful Paths
(Domestic Abuse Network)
377-8255 24-hour Hotline
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
(1-800-656-4673)
1-800-656-HOPE 24-hour Hotline
Pride Community Center of North Central Florida
1107 NW 6th St., Suite C, Gainesville, FL
377-8915
Community United Against Violence
(Toll call: 1-415-333-4357)
(415) 333-HELP
