Care & ServicesPartnershipWe provide education and
comprehensive support to
people infected with or who
are affected by HIV/AIDS
in the Big Bend region.
We are fortunate to have
partnerships & relationships
with quality businesses
helping us to achieve our
mission every day.

Serving
8 Counties in
the Big Bend
Find ServicesGADSDEN, JEFFERSON, LEON, LIBERTY,
MADISON, FRANKLIN, TAYLOR, & WAKULLA
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Our Impact
In 2025, Big Bend Cares was able to provide the following to Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Franklin, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties:
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Clients Served
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Food Bags Distributed
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Units of Transportation Provided
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Prescriptions Provided
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Clients received housing assistance
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Big Bend Cares24 hours ago
๐ฃWe are proud to share some big news!!!๐
Our SURE Housing Team has been honored with the Sustainability and Systems Impact Award for our SURE housing program, developed as a HRSA SPNS grant recipient. As one of ten sites across the country, our program was one of two to receive this recognition.
Behind that award is a team that shows up every day to make sure people in our community have safe, stable housing. Housing is health and their work changes lives.
Please join us in celebrating our amazing SURE Housing Team:
Erma Morris, SURE Housing Case Manager
Mort Biondo, SURE Housing Case Manager
Melissa Walton, Director of Client Services
Rebecca Arrington, Director of Quality Assurance
Sylvia Smith, Chief Operating Officer
We are so proud of them and their service to serve the Big Bend region โค
Our SURE Housing Team has been honored with the Sustainability and Systems Impact Award for our SURE housing program, developed as a HRSA SPNS grant recipient. As one of ten sites across the country, our program was one of two to receive this recognition.
Behind that award is a team that shows up every day to make sure people in our community have safe, stable housing. Housing is health and their work changes lives.
Please join us in celebrating our amazing SURE Housing Team:
Erma Morris, SURE Housing Case Manager
Mort Biondo, SURE Housing Case Manager
Melissa Walton, Director of Client Services
Rebecca Arrington, Director of Quality Assurance
Sylvia Smith, Chief Operating Officer
We are so proud of them and their service to serve the Big Bend region โค
Big Bend Cares3 days ago
Join the conversation about HIV/AIDS resources in your community at the October meeting of the Red Ribbon Alliance of the Big Bend.
We'll be talking partnerships, prevention, and care.
๐๏ธ Thursday, October 8, 2026
๐ 6:00โ8:00 PM
๐ Leon County Main Library, Program Room A (1st floor)
Questions? Contact Rebecca Arrington at (850) 656-2437 ext. 248.
Pull up a chair. Everyone's welcome. ๐
#BigBendCares #tallahassee #TallahasseeCommunity #RedRibbonAlliance
We'll be talking partnerships, prevention, and care.
๐๏ธ Thursday, October 8, 2026
๐ 6:00โ8:00 PM
๐ Leon County Main Library, Program Room A (1st floor)
Questions? Contact Rebecca Arrington at (850) 656-2437 ext. 248.
Pull up a chair. Everyone's welcome. ๐
#BigBendCares #tallahassee #TallahasseeCommunity #RedRibbonAlliance
Big Bend Cares4 days ago
Let's end the stigma together and have fun doing it! ๐ช
Come join Bond Community Health Center for the Zero HIV Stigma Day Health Fair Carnival!
โ Free health screenings
๐๏ธ Raffle prizes
๐ฎ Food from Nera Nera's Food Truck
๐ถ Music
๐ฏ Games and much more
๐๏ธ Friday, July 31 | 3โ6 PM
๐ 1720 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee
Big Bend Cares is proud to be a partner of such an incredible event! ๐
#BigBendCares #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #HIVAwareness #TallahasseeCommunity
Come join Bond Community Health Center for the Zero HIV Stigma Day Health Fair Carnival!
โ Free health screenings
๐๏ธ Raffle prizes
๐ฎ Food from Nera Nera's Food Truck
๐ถ Music
๐ฏ Games and much more
๐๏ธ Friday, July 31 | 3โ6 PM
๐ 1720 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee
Big Bend Cares is proud to be a partner of such an incredible event! ๐
#BigBendCares #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #HIVAwareness #TallahasseeCommunity
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Big Bend Cares24 hours ago
๐ฃWe are proud to share some big news!!!๐
Our SURE Housing Team has been honored with the Sustainability and Systems Impact Award for our SURE housing program, developed as a HRSA SPNS grant recipient. As one of ten sites across the country, our program was one of two to receive this recognition.
Behind that award is a team that shows up every day to make sure people in our community have safe, stable housing. Housing is health and their work changes lives.
Please join us in celebrating our amazing SURE Housing Team:
Erma Morris, SURE Housing Case Manager
Mort Biondo, SURE Housing Case Manager
Melissa Walton, Director of Client Services
Rebecca Arrington, Director of Quality Assurance
Sylvia Smith, Chief Operating Officer
We are so proud of them and their service to serve the Big Bend region โค
Our SURE Housing Team has been honored with the Sustainability and Systems Impact Award for our SURE housing program, developed as a HRSA SPNS grant recipient. As one of ten sites across the country, our program was one of two to receive this recognition.
Behind that award is a team that shows up every day to make sure people in our community have safe, stable housing. Housing is health and their work changes lives.
Please join us in celebrating our amazing SURE Housing Team:
Erma Morris, SURE Housing Case Manager
Mort Biondo, SURE Housing Case Manager
Melissa Walton, Director of Client Services
Rebecca Arrington, Director of Quality Assurance
Sylvia Smith, Chief Operating Officer
We are so proud of them and their service to serve the Big Bend region โค
Big Bend Cares3 days ago
Join the conversation about HIV/AIDS resources in your community at the October meeting of the Red Ribbon Alliance of the Big Bend.
We'll be talking partnerships, prevention, and care.
๐๏ธ Thursday, October 8, 2026
๐ 6:00โ8:00 PM
๐ Leon County Main Library, Program Room A (1st floor)
Questions? Contact Rebecca Arrington at (850) 656-2437 ext. 248.
Pull up a chair. Everyone's welcome. ๐
#BigBendCares #tallahassee #TallahasseeCommunity #RedRibbonAlliance
We'll be talking partnerships, prevention, and care.
๐๏ธ Thursday, October 8, 2026
๐ 6:00โ8:00 PM
๐ Leon County Main Library, Program Room A (1st floor)
Questions? Contact Rebecca Arrington at (850) 656-2437 ext. 248.
Pull up a chair. Everyone's welcome. ๐
#BigBendCares #tallahassee #TallahasseeCommunity #RedRibbonAlliance
Big Bend Cares4 days ago
Let's end the stigma together and have fun doing it! ๐ช
Come join Bond Community Health Center for the Zero HIV Stigma Day Health Fair Carnival!
โ Free health screenings
๐๏ธ Raffle prizes
๐ฎ Food from Nera Nera's Food Truck
๐ถ Music
๐ฏ Games and much more
๐๏ธ Friday, July 31 | 3โ6 PM
๐ 1720 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee
Big Bend Cares is proud to be a partner of such an incredible event! ๐
#BigBendCares #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #HIVAwareness #TallahasseeCommunity
Come join Bond Community Health Center for the Zero HIV Stigma Day Health Fair Carnival!
โ Free health screenings
๐๏ธ Raffle prizes
๐ฎ Food from Nera Nera's Food Truck
๐ถ Music
๐ฏ Games and much more
๐๏ธ Friday, July 31 | 3โ6 PM
๐ 1720 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee
Big Bend Cares is proud to be a partner of such an incredible event! ๐
#BigBendCares #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #HIVAwareness #TallahasseeCommunity



















