Grace

What Grace does

GRACE Marketplace, legally Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Inc. (ACCHH), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a low-barrier, housing-first homeless services campus on 25 acres in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 2005 through the Project GRACE 10-year plan and opened in 2014 on the former Gainesville Correctional Institution site, the organization provides emergency shelter (184 beds across four programs including a 26-bed Veterans Dorm), permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing, daily meals through Café 131 (approximately 400 meals/day), free healthcare via an on-site clinic and pharmacy, clothing, street outreach operating six days per week, and the Co-Sheltering & Animal Welfare Program. GRACE eliminates traditional barriers to entry — no ID, sobriety, income, or service-participation requirements — and accommodates service, emotional support, and companion animals, positioning itself as the only low-barrier, pet-friendly, one-stop shelter in North Central Florida.

The organization's core technology is operational rather than digital: standardized low-barrier service delivery protocols, the VI-SPDAT vulnerability assessment tool (implemented in 2016 as a North Central Florida first), and a single-site distribution model on which partner agencies (Grace Healthcare Services Corp, Humane Society of North Central Florida, St. Francis Pet Care, Working Food, and 14 landlord partners) co-locate services. Its business model relies on a blended revenue stack of government contracts (City of Gainesville providing $1.35M of $1.5M for shelter operations, plus Alachua County, HUD, VA, and Florida DCF), individual donations (one-time, recurring Porch Light Partner, and Legacy Circle planned giving), corporate sponsorships, in-kind donations, and grants. Since 2014, GRACE has served 30,000 people, placed 3,756 in housing, served 1.54 million meals, and contributed to a 40% reduction in homelessness in Alachua County. The organization employs approximately 62 full-time, part-time, and seasonal staff and is currently navigating its third CEO transition since December 2024.

Name

Grace

Legal name

Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Inc.

Website

https://gracemarketplace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GRACE Marketplace is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a low-barrier, one-stop homeless services campus in Gainesville, Florida, providing 184 beds of emergency shelter, permanent housing placement, meals, healthcare, street outreach, and animal welfare to unhoused adults and veterans in Alachua County at no cost to guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless and Social Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAB

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYHSABABAE

Eating & Feeding Assistance

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Personal Care Assistance (ADLs)

Keywords

• Emergency shelter services
• Homeless services
• Housing programs
• Community meals
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations (One-time and Recurring): GRACE receives donations from individual donors through one-time gifts, monthly Porch Light Partner recurring gifts, and bequests/planned giving through the Legacy Circle. Donation tiers range from $9.62 bi-weekly to $5,000 annually.
2. Government Contracts and Grants: GRACE receives funding from the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs (VA), and Florida Dept. of Children and Families. The City of Gainesville funded $1,350,000 of the $1,500,000 needed to operate the shelter.
3. Corporate Partnership Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support GRACE through annual partnership packages including event sponsorships (Fall Luncheon, Battle of the Bands, Farm to Table), campus sponsorships, matching gifts, and Club 131 meal sponsorship. McClave + Associates is listed as a 2026-2027 partner.
4. In-Kind Donations: GRACE accepts donations of food, clothing, furniture, hygiene items, and wish list items. Furniture donations are redirected to partner Reuse Planet, with gift cards and delivery provided to GRACE clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

GRACE Marketplace runs a low-barrier, one-stop homeless services campus in Gainesville, FL, providing 184 emergency shelter beds (men, women, couples, and 26 veteran-specific beds), housing placement programs (Permanent Supportive Housing, Limited Assistance, Rapid Rehousing), three daily meals at Café 131 (~400 meals/day), a free Grace Clinic & Pharmacy, the GRACE Boutique clothing program, a Co-Sheltering & Animal Welfare Program, a computer lab, Grace Grows Garden, street outreach, and day services — all delivered free of charge to guests with no ID, income, or sobriety requirements.

Product overview

GRACE Marketplace is a single-site, low-barrier homeless shelter and one-stop service center operating on a 25-acre campus in Gainesville, Florida. The organization follows a Housing First model and offers a coordinated portfolio of services designed to meet immediate needs and transition people into permanent housing. Core offerings include Emergency Shelter (184 beds across specialized dorms), Housing Programs (Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing), Café 131 meal services, the GRACE Boutique clothing program, the Josh Greenberg Computer Lab, Grace Clinic & Pharmacy, the Co-Sheltering & Animal Welfare Program, Grace Grows Garden, Street Outreach, and Day Services. All services are provided free of charge to guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Shelter Low-barrier emergency shelter providing 184 beds across four programs serving men, women, couples, and veterans, including a 26-bed Veterans Dorm. Guests are accepted without ID, background checks, income, or sobriety requirements.
• Housing Programs Comprehensive housing services including Permanent Supportive Housing for individuals with high vulnerability, Limited Assistance for short-term support, and Rapid Rehousing to move people quickly into permanent housing; placed 3,756 people since 2014 through a network of 14 landlord partners.
• Café 131 Dining hall serving approximately 400 meals per day, with three warm meals on weekdays and two on weekends; 1,540,843 meals served since opening and 148,147 served in 2024 alone.
• GRACE Boutique Free clothing boutique providing clothing and accessories for employment and daily wear, open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm, offering work boots, non-slip shoes, jeans, and professional attire.
• Josh Greenberg Computer Lab Technology lab featuring 10 Dell desktop computers, printer, and free internet access serving nearly 5,000 people annually for job searches, housing applications, and connecting with family; named in memory of Josh Greenberg, founder of Grooveshark.
• Grace Clinic & Pharmacy Free clinic and pharmacy run by Grace Healthcare Services Corp providing medical services and prescribed medications at no charge to GRACE guests; the Women's Clinic provides OB/GYN services, prenatal care, STI testing/treatment, counseling, and wellness exams.
• Co-Sheltering & Animal Welfare Program (CSAW) Pet-friendly shelter program accommodating service animals, emotional support animals, and companion animals with overnight and day-use kenneling, food bank, and veterinary services (examinations, vaccinations, deworming, microchipping, preventative medication, and spay/neuter).
• Grace Grows Garden Community garden where guests can reserve space to grow vegetables, with group-managed spaces producing food for the shelter; features an apothecary garden, memorial garden, raised beds, and fruit trees.
• Street Outreach Mobile outreach team operating six days per week throughout Gainesville and Alachua County that provided supplies, built rapport, and connected people to shelter and housing; helped move 380 people off the street in its first four years and 136 people in its first year, reducing downtown homelessness by 25%.
• Day Services Daytime services including hygiene items, showers, laundry, mail services, and restrooms available to the public 7am-7pm, 7 days a week on the GRACE Campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in homelessness in Alachua County since 2014
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core, major and inspiration/model.

• The Repurpose Project (Reuse Planet)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Starting March 1, 2022, all furniture donations are redirected to Reuse Planet at 1540 NE Waldo Road. Reuse Planet provides GRACE with gift cards and furniture delivery to support individuals exiting homelessness.
• Alachua Area Medical Reserve CorpssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Partnered with Grace Healthcare Services Corp to enable the Women's Clinic at GRACE (opened September 2021), providing OB/GYN and prenatal care services.
• The Wagmore FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in the Co-Sheltering & Animal Welfare Program (CSAW), helping GRACE become one of the first animal-inclusive low-barrier shelters in the region. Supports kennels, animal food, and supplies for guests' pets.
• Digital BrandsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Digital Brands funded the Josh Greenberg Memorial Computer Lab on the GRACE campus in 2018, which serves nearly 5,000 people annually. Digital Brands also commits annual matching gifts during The Amazing Give (up to $25,000 in 2023) in celebration of Josh Greenberg Day.
• Grace Healthcare Services CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent nonprofit operating a free clinic and pharmacy ('the pharmacy without a cash register') on the GRACE campus. Provides all medical services and prescribed medications at no charge to GRACE guests. Also enabled the Women's Clinic (opened September 2021) providing OB/GYN and prenatal care.
• St. Francis Pet CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides monthly on-site veterinary outreach clinic including examinations, vaccinations, deworming, microchipping, preventative medication, and spay/neuter services for pets of GRACE guests.
• Humane Society of North Central FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides veterinary care and spay/neuter services off-site, including emergency or specialty veterinary care. Awarded a $50,000 PetSmart Charities grant jointly with GRACE in 2020 to build permanent on-site kennels for pets of homeless residents.
• CareerSource North Central FloridasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed to the funding of the Josh Greenberg Memorial Computer Lab at GRACE, supporting technology access for job seekers experiencing homelessness.
• Public Consulting Group (PCG)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed to the funding of the Josh Greenberg Memorial Computer Lab at GRACE.
• Keys to HomesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunder/partner supporting GRACE's housing programs. Listed among funding partners on GRACE's homepage.
• Working Food and Grow HubsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborators at Working Food and Grow Hub provide seeds for the Grace Grows Garden, enabling guests to grow healthy food on campus.
• McClave + AssociatesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a 2026-2027 GRACE partner. McClave + Associates has described its partnership with GRACE as honoring the ethos of 'Treat People Right' established by founder Jim McClave.
• CSEI (Community Services Education Institute)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a 2026-2027 GRACE partner.
• Landlord Partners (Advanced Realty, Alligator Realty, Bailey Village, Beverly Johnson, Chris Martin Properties, Homeless No More, Kropp Realty, Maxine Campbell, Meadowcrest, Pointe 23, Properties Gainesville, Regina Lovings, Robert L. Kelly, Southern Pines Apartments)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner14 landlord partners in 2024 provide rental housing for GRACE clients exiting homelessness. These partnerships are essential to GRACE's housing-first model and permanent supportive housing programs.
• Grace Grows Inc.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent nonprofit that facilitates the Grace Grows Garden at GRACE. Garden is managed with input from homeless guests who reserve their own growing spaces.
• St. Anthony's Foundation (Tenderloin Technology Lab, San Francisco)inspiration/modelStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Josh Greenberg Computer Lab at GRACE was modeled after the St. Anthony's Foundation Tenderloin Technology Lab in San Francisco, where Silicon Valley tech companies give back by supporting tech access for homeless individuals.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida: Orlando-based provider of emergency shelter, housing programs, and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness. Operates a multi-program residential and services model in Central Florida similar in scope to GRACE's one-stop campus approach.
• Pinellas Hope: Florida-based emergency shelter and one-stop services program operated by Catholic Charities. Operates a similar low-barrier, one-campus model in Pinellas County and serves a comparable population of adults experiencing homelessness — same statewide context, different metro.
• Atlanta Mission: Atlanta-based nonprofit operating emergency shelter, recovery programs, and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness in metro Atlanta. Similar multi-program, multi-campus model in the adjacent Southeast region with comparable scale (hundreds of beds, thousands served annually).

Direct peers

• PATH (People Assisting the Homeless): Los Angeles-based nonprofit operating interim housing, permanent supportive housing, and employment programs for people experiencing homelessness. Closely aligned housing-first, low-barrier philosophy and one-stop service delivery model.
• St. Francis House: Direct Gainesville, FL peer referenced in GRACE's own service map as a referral partner for family services. Operates a day center and overnight shelter for people experiencing homelessness in the same Alachua County market, serving an overlapping guest population.
• Family Promise of Gainesville: Named in GRACE's data as the referral partner for families experiencing homelessness, which GRACE does not serve. Part of the national Family Promise network addressing family homelessness through shelter, prevention, and stabilization — overlapping guest population and Alachua County geography.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National network of Catholic Charities agencies providing shelter, housing, meals, and case management. Operates Pinellas Hope and other Florida shelters that compete with or complement GRACE's model; broader service portfolio including immigration, refugee, and family services.
• The Salvation Army USA: National faith-based organization providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, meals, and case management across thousands of U.S. locations. Significantly broader portfolio, but operates overlapping services (shelter, meals, housing placement) in many of the same geographies as GRACE.

Others

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: Washington, D.C.-based policy and advocacy organization that recognized GRACE in 2020. Operates as an ecosystem enabler rather than direct service provider, but directly influences HUD funding, best-practice standards, and federal policy that shape GRACE's operating environment.

Emerging players

• Back on My Feet: National nonprofit using running and community to help individuals experiencing homelessness achieve self-sufficiency through workforce development and housing placement. Operates as an emerging workforce-and-housing focused player with partial overlap with GRACE's rapid rehousing and employment-support mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@gracemarketplace4854
• Facebookfacebook.com/gracemarketplace
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gracemarketplace
• Instagraminstagram.com/gracemarketplace

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

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