Special Notice
Due to heightened concern regarding the spread of COVID-19, the HIP team is providing safer sex material deliveries to our Business Responds to AIDS (BRTA) partners through a contactless delivery. If you are a BRTA partner and are in need of additional materials, please contact us at (352)415-0464.
About Business Responds to AIDS (BRTA)
Local businesses are invited to participate in Business Responds to AIDS, a partnership between WellFlorida Council’s High Impact Prevention project and businesses interested in ending HIV/AIDS. Participating businesses provide prevention messages and materials to customers, employees and neighborhoods, and can also serve as a free HIV testing site. The program helps to raise community awareness about HIV/AIDS, motivate residents in high prevalence neighborhoods to get tested, increase the number of persons who know their HIV status and link them to services. It’s free and easy to participate, and HIP will help you get started.
Interested? Contact Us or call.
Business Responds to AIDS Partner Appreciation
This week in our BRTA Partner Appreciation segment, we would like to recognize Hair Wonders the Cutting Edge, a local Gainesville business that provides the full range of barber services, including shaves and haircuts. They cater to all types of people and textures of hair. Hair Wonders has been in business for 40 years and have been in our current location since 2005. Their business hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10am-6pm and Saturday from 9am-4pm. When asked why Hair Wonders got involved in the BRTA project, the owner shared, “I got involved in the Business Responds to AIDS project because I wanted to be a person to help prevent the spread of HIV. A barber shop is a place where a lot of men come. It’s a great place to have one-on-one conversations for them to learn about HIV and help curb the spread of HIV in the community.” A big thank you to Hair Wonders the Cutting Edge for being a committed BRTA partner!
Businesses Participating in Business Responds to AIDS
Adam and Eve
305 US-17, East Palatka, FL 32131
Ph: 386-530-2156
*Free condoms available at this site
A Nu Twist
1031 NW 6th St., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-373-3300
*Free condoms available at this site
Beach Break Salon
630 W. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-377-9770
*Free condoms available at this site
Beacon College
105 E Main St., Leesburg, FL 34748
Ph: 855-220-5374
*Free condoms available at this site
Bodytech Tattooing and Piercing
806 West University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-376-4090
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Cabana Beach Apartments
1601 SW 51st Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32607
Ph: 352-335-2000
*Free condoms available at this site
City Walk Villas
1515 Lincoln Ave, Mount Dora, FL 32757
Ph: 352-383-6169
*Free condoms available at this site
Civic Media Center
433 S. Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-373-0010
*Free HIV testing and condoms at this site
Coffee Culture
2020 NW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32609
Ph: 352-377-1700
*Free condoms available at this site
College of Central Florida Citrus
3800 S Lecanto Hwy., Lecanto, FL 34461
Ph: 352-746-6721
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
College of Central Florida Ocala
3001 SW College Rd., Ocala, FL 34474
Ph: 352-873-5800
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Cone Park Resource Center
2801 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32641
Ph: 352-334-0720
*Free condoms available at this site
Fades & Fros
600 NW 5th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-384-1008
*Free condoms available at this site
Florida School of Traditional Midwifery
810 E University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-338-0766
*Free condoms available at this site
Gold Room Nightclub
11 SW 1st St, Gainesville, FL 32607
Ph: 352-745-4855
*Free condoms available at this site
Grace Marketplace
3055 NE 28th Dr., Gainesville, FL 32609
Ph: 352-792-0800
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Hair Wonders the Cutting Edge
4040 SW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32608
Ph: 352-375-3856
*Free condoms available at this site
Helping Hands Clinic
509 NE 1st St., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-519-5542
*Free condoms available at this site
Interfaith Emergency Services
435 NW 2nd St., Ocala, FL 34475
Ph: 352-629-8868
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Jazzy Cutz
542 N Marion Ave, Lake City, FL 32055
Ph: 386-867-0729
*Free condoms available at this site
Lake Sumter State College – Clermont
1250 N Hancock Road, Clermont, FL 34711
Ph: 352-536-2274
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Lake Sumter State College – Leesburg
9501 US Highway 441., Leesburg, FL 34788
Ph: 352-323-3650
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Lake Sumter State College – Sumter Center
1423 CR 526A, Sumterville, FL 33585
Ph: 352-568-0001
*Free condoms available at this site
Library Partnership
912 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-334-0165
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Peaceful Paths
Ph: 352-377-5690
*Free condoms available at this site
Pride Community Center of North Central Florida
3131 NW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32609
Ph: 352-377-8915
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Project Hope of Marion County
830 NE 28th St. Unit 201, Ocala, FL 34470
Ph: 352-624-4673
*Free condoms available at this site
Rural Women’s Health Project
1108 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-372-1095
*Free condoms available at this site
Santa Fe College
3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville, FL 32606
Ph: 352-381-3787
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Sigma Nu Fraternity
2371 W Fraternity Dr., Gainesville, FL 32603
Ph: 352-875-4134
*Free HIV testing and condoms available at this site
Simon’s Nightclub
8 S Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-745-3536
*Free condoms available at this site
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
111 S Francis St., Interlachen, FL 32148
Ph: 352-684-4506
*Free HIV testing available at this site
Suwannee River Area Health Education Center
14646 NW 151 Blvd., Alachua, FL 32615
Ph: 386-462-1551
*Free condoms available at this site
SWAG Family Resource Center
807 SW 64th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32607
Ph: 352-505-6823
*Free condoms available at this site
The Copa
2330 S Pine Ave., Ocala, FL 34471
Ph: 352-351-5721
*Free HIV Testing and condoms available at this site
Time For Freedom Re-Entry Center of Ocala
2006 NE 8th Rd., Ocala, FL 34470
Ph: 352-662-9593
*Free condoms available at this site
University Club
18 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
Ph: 352-378-6814
*Free HIV Testing and condoms available at this site
Unspoken Treasure Society
3131 NW 13th Pl., Gainesville, FL 32615
Ph: 904-769-1265
*Free condoms available at this site
Verdant Cove Apartments
4260 SE 10th Pl., Gainesville, FL 32641
Ph: 352-367-8111
*Free HIV Testing and condoms available at this site
Village Crossing Apartments
501 SE 18th St., Gainesville, FL 32641
Ph: 352-373-9914
*Free HIV Testing and condoms available at this site
For more information about Business Responds to AIDS, Contact us.
WellFlorida Council, Inc., 1785 NW 80th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606
Ph: 352-415-0464 www.WellFlorida.org
