Helping Hands Clinic seeks to improve the physical and mental well-being of the homeless and poor by: delivering comprehensive health care, sensitizing providers to the special needs of the homeless and engaging the community in meaningful contribution.

Helping Hands is a clinic staffed by 130 volunteers, including health professionals who have provided free healthcare to the poor and homeless in Gainesville, Florida since October, 1989. The clinic is staffed by registered nurses, advanced registered nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, and community service volunteers. Over the years, there have been 30,000 clinic visits with 7,000 individuals seeking care.