CSX & Operation Homefront hold Back-To-School Brigade®
Operation Homefront, in partnership with CSX, distributed approximately 250 backpacks and essential school supplies to military children in the Jacksonville area on August 9, as…
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Ronald McDonald House receives $2.4 million bequest
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville received a generous bequest in the amount of $2.4 Million from The Honorable John H. Moore II and Joan…
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Freed to run adds powerhouse proponents, community co-chairs
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s largest fundraiser, Freed to Run, will get a boost this year from three newly-appointed co-chairs of the event: Darnell Smith, Florida…
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Purple Heart Day breakfast honors veterans
Veterans were honored by a local charity and by the City of Jacksonville during the first week in August. We Can Be Heroes Foundation hosted…
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SULZBACHER Hires Chief Health Officer
Mary Pat Corrigan has joined Sulzbacher in the newly created role of chief health officer. Corrigan is a well-known and respected community leader and most…
Read MoreSulzbacher Children Go Shopping for Back to School Clothes
Children receiving services from Sulzbacher Village enjoyed an early morning Back-to-School shopping trip to Old Navy at River City Marketplace on Aug. 2, 2019. This…
Read MoreTHE PLAYERS’ Red Coats spread week of good cheer
Area nonprofits saw “red,” July 29 – Aug. 1, 2019, as THE PLAYERS Championship’s Red Coats made visits to organizations recently selected as grant award…
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Junior Achievement hosts 4th Annual Day of the Girl
Junior Achievement of North Florida hosted 200 girls and young women from grades three to 12 for the 4th Annual Day of the Girl, a subprogram…
Read MoreArthur Vining Davis Foundations name new director of programs
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) announce the appointment of Dr. John Churchill as director of programs beginning Aug. 9, 2019. In this role, Churchill…
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Backpacks/school supplies provided for youth in crisis
Volunteers from the staff of LandSouth Construction and the Jacksonville’s Youth Crisis Center (YCC) gathered at the building company’s Southside headquarters July 27 to stuff…
Read MoreJim Moran Foundation awards major grant to Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement (JA) of North Florida has been awarded a grant totaling $120,800 from The Jim Moran Foundation toward its JA Eating Healthy on a…
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Volunteers come together on United Way’s Day of Action
United Way of Northeast Florida joined forces with Feeding Northeast Florida and Farm Share to address food insecurity in the five-county region. “Day of Action”…
Read MoreHelp Hunger Fight meet $60,000 challenge grant
As the beginning of a new school approaches, many community drives will focus on collecting backpacks and school supplies. What if those backpacks could be…
Read MoreDonate backpacks, school supplies for Hubbard House children
To meet the needs of children being served in its shelter and Outreach Center on Beach Blvd, Hubbard House will accept donations of new backpacks…
Read More#OneBodyJax spends National Serve Day at Local Nonprofits
Seven churches joined together under the name #OneBodyJax to celebrate National Serve Day by serving their neighbors at Sulzbacher’s Urban Rest Stop in downtown Jacksonville…
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Southeastern Grocers donates $1.2 million gift to Folds of Honor
Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has donated $1,216,416.65 to Folds of Honor, which will…
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AT&T Foundation Contributes $20,000 to JaxPAL
The Police Athletic League of Jacksonville (JaxPAL) has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation to support its Teen Leadership Program. JaxPAL’s Teen…
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Corporations, community rallies around downtown mission
On any given morning, the Clara White Mission at 613 W. Ashley St. is buzzing with activity. Serving breakfast to the homeless and holding job…
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Men’s career closet opens at Sulzbacher
A ribbon-cutting ceremony held July 2 at Sulzbacher, 611 E. Adams St., marked the opening of the men’s career closet, a free clothing store for…
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Junior Achievement receives challenge grant
The Delores Barr Weaver Fund has awarded a $35,000 1:1 challenge grant to Junior Achievement of North Florida (JA) to celebrate the nonprofit’s 56 years…
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