Civic Engagement and Service at Santa Fe College

May is 💙National Foster Care Month💙, and we're helping our friends at Partnership for Strong Families raise awareness about the need for more foster homes.

⚠️Did you know there are 🚨186🚨youth in out-of-home care in Alachua County with only 65 homes?
There is something all of us can do to help local children and their families.

We appreciate Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation for hosting us for this morning's service field trip. Our volunteers helped prepare food for the wildlife they serve as well as rake leaves around the grounds. Thanks to our Saints for donating their time:
🐶Lucilida Hodge
🐶Aleeza Carruthers
🐶Dariel Diaz

🇺🇸May is Military Appreciation Month!

Thanks to our active-duty service members and veterans, including our Santa Fe Saints who serve or have served in our armed forces. We appreciate your sacrifice for our freedoms.

We are so proud of this generous group of Saints! Thank you so much for your concern for the community.

A Huge Thank You to the Santa Fe College GatorGivers!
We are incredibly grateful to the amazing students of GatorGivers at Santa Fe College for their generous donation of over 200 pounds of food to our pantry! Your kindness and community spirit are making a real difference in the lives of those we serve. Thanks to you, our shelves are fuller—and so are the hearts of the families who rely on us. Together, we’re building a stronger, more compassionate community.

Thank you, GatorGivers!

Are you looking for a fun and enriching way to spend your break week? Look no further! Join us for 2 fun volunteer field trips to Levy County where we will help individuals facing food insecurity. Lunch and transportation will be provided!

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Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Santa Fe Civic Engagement and Service Award:
💙Diego Cedeno
💙Andres Binasco
💙Gabriela Pardi
💙Michelangelo Colucci

These students signify what community service is all about; a genuine concern for their community and putting that into action. Congratulations!

Check out this Saturday's Party for the Planet, where donors receive a discount voucher for admission to the Santa Fe Zoo (while supplies last). Donations include:

👕Clean clothing in wearable condition
🥫Non-perishable food (No expired or open items)
🥄Housewares in usable condition
📄School/office supplies
🗑️Household hazardous waste

Help promote sustainability and recycling while being friendly to our environment! See you Saturday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. in Parking Lot 8.

We had a double header today!

This morning, our team of students helped pack 91 bags of food for families served by the Library Partnership Resource Center (Partnership for Strong Families).

This afternoon, our team helped prepare rooms and clean the play area at Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Central Florida.

Thanks to everyone involved for making these trips possible!

Thanks to GRACE Marketplace for allowing us to volunteer our time today! We had a great time sorting donations.

Did you know ALL Florida voters who want to vote by mail in 2025 & 2026 need to submit a NEW vote-by-mail ballot request to their county Supervisor of Elections?

You must renew your request every two years! Pursuant to Florida law, the maximum amount of time your request can be honored is "[f]or all elections through the end of the calendar year of the next regularly scheduled general election."

In other words, renew your request for a vote-by-mail ballot at the beginning of each odd-numbered year. Renew your request now: VoteAlachua.gov/Voters/Vote-by-Mail.