Helene Update 17 - Shelter Consolidation, the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center
Friday, Sep. 27, 2024
Last Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2026
Due to current shelter demand and conditions in the county, Alachua County will combine our two general-population pet-friendly shelters and our special-needs shelter into one location beginning immediately.
The Newberry Archery Center and the Gainesville Senior Center are closed, and all those in need of general, pet-friendly, or special needs shelter should go to the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center (1028 NE 14th St., Gainesville).
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For more information, contact Alachua County Communications Director Mark Sexton at 352-264-6979 or msexton@alachuacounty.us.
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