Why you should Contribute!

Since ACORN is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, contributions are deductible for computing income and estate taxes. For more information, or to make a donation, please contact Stuart Wegener, executive director, at (352) 485-2925.

Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Contribute!

10. To support a valued community institution.

Your contributions not only provide ACORN with much needed resources and financial support, but also show that you value our programs, services and your community.

9. Because the clinic needs your dollars!

ACORN is a non-profit 501c3 organization that depends on individual contributions and foundation support more and more as we expand our programs and the demand for our services increases each year.

8. The benefits you receive.

As a non-profit organization any contribution you make is 100 percent tax deductible; not to mention knowing that you have helped your community and your neighbors.

7. To help your neighbors.

The patients that depend on the services of ACORN Clinic are underserved, largely uninsured, low-income members of the community. Many of these patients have multiple chronic health conditions that would go undiagnosed and untreated without ACORN.

6. The programs ...

ACORN Clinic offers general, primary and preventative health care, children's and women's health care, health education, occupational and physical therapy, dental care, and counseling, advocacy, and referrals.

5. For the children.

ACORN provides a dental outreach program to local elementary schools, as well as, immunizations and health education. Remember children are our future!

4. To invest in the future.

With the ever growing rise in insurance premiums, health care is becoming harder and harder for many minimum wage families to afford. But with your support we can help our community thrive and can make a difference in the lives of so many individuals.

3. ACORN provides care where others cannot!

While a large academic medical center and several other community hospitals are located in Alachua County, ACORN is the only provider of care in the northern, rural section of Alachua County. Each year more than 100 physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, and dental hygienists volunteer their time to provide approximately $1.5 million in patient care, including specialty care and mental health counseling.

2. Because a few dollars can go a long way?

For instance ... $30 can provide a full physical, including immunizations, for one child or dental cleanings for three children. $100 can provide five adult filings. And $200 can maintain five diabetic adults on oral medication for one month!

1. Did we mention the specialty programs?

Better Babies & Birth Outcomes ... Healthy Teeth Make Healthy Kids ... Life Saving Mammograms ... Living Longer, Preserving Our Oaks ... Protecting Vulnerable Populations ... Spreading Our Shelter ... Message Therapy ... Acupuncture ...

Where do my Contributions go?

A $25 gift can provide:

One office visit for routine follow up of diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, etc.

A patient's basic lab work for routine chemistry tests, including cholesterol screening and complete blood count

Three months supply of 5 different medications to manage high blood pressure and diabetes

One month supply of blood glucose testing strips to monitor diabetic control

School physical or well child exam for one child

Dental cleanings for a parent and one child

A simple filling

A simple extraction



A $50 contribution or a $1 per week provides:

A new patient visit including physical, eye screening, urinalysis, cholesterol screening, annual GYN visit, urinalysis and hematocrit blood count

Flu vaccinations for 10 - 15 patients

Pneunovax vaccine for 3 - 5 patients

40 pregnancy tests (done in office)

One routine mammogram screening in women over age 40 to detect breast cancer

Chest x-ray to assess for lung problems or pulmonary disease

25 colon cancer test for early detection of colon cancer

Two simple extractions

Dental cleanings for five children



$100 allows the clinic to provide:

Breast ultrasound to further evaluate an abnormal mammogram

One year of follow-up and care including routine visits, labs, medication and education to manage diabetes or high blood pressure

One year of medicine, pharmacy visits and teaching for diet exercise and disease management to treat high cholesterol

A month's supply of the latest diabetes medicine for one patient, including necessary lab tests

100 urine dip sticks, used to test for blood, leukocyctes, protein, sugar in urine

A chest x-ray

Four dental fillings for an adult or pediatric patient

Dental cleanings for 15 children



A gift of $300 provides:

19 dental extractions

A complete upper or lower denture

Pelvic or abdominal ultrasound diagnostic purposes

Routine care for a complex patient with two or three chronic problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory problems, including medications and laboratory tests



A $500 contribution provides:

Twenty dental fillings for an adult or pediatric patient   link

Dental cleanings for 60 children



A $1,000 contribution allows the clinic to provide:

Dental supplies for one month for the entire dental clinic for 350 patients

Lab tests for 70- 100 uninsured patients for one month