Commitment to underserved shines through agency’s work
It was Lutheran Social Service’s mission to fill in the gaps for neighbors in need of a meal that attracted Jeff Viau and his wife,…
Read MoreIt was Lutheran Social Service’s mission to fill in the gaps for neighbors in need of a meal that attracted Jeff Viau and his wife,…
Read MoreFor more than 35 years, employees at Lutheran Social Services (LSS) have been working to nourish hungry Northeast Florida residents though a wide array of…
Read MoreFor seven years Paula Caplan has served once a week at the Jewish Family and Community Services’ Max Block Food Pantry. Although she wishes she…
Read MoreFalling in line with the century-old Jewish Family & Community Service’s mission to “help people help themselves,” JFCS’s Max Block Food Pantry does not discriminate…
Read MoreSince its inception five years ago, Hunger Fight has distributed more than 3,711,943 prepackaged meals to children and families deemed food insecure throughout the Southeast….
Read MoreIt was the song “Fill a Heart” Tori Kelly wrote for the campaign Child Hunger Ends Here that inspired the Williams sisters, Khadjah and Vivica,…
Read MoreThere is no single human need greater than food, and because hunger triggers crime, and affects unemployment, worker productivity, and education, Feeding Northeast Florida is…
Read MoreIt was fear of being bored in retirement that eventually led Emma Holt to volunteer at the Farm Share warehouse on Jessie Street, where she…
Read MoreEvery year more than 40 percent of the food grown by farmers is either dumped in a landfill or left in the field to rot…
Read MoreRichard DuMiller may have lost the lower half of his left leg in Vietnam but that does not prevent him from volunteering 52 hours a…
Read MoreThe sun has barely risen when people begin to line up to receive food at The Lord’s Pantry, a food distribution center run by Community…
Read MoreConsidering the amount of time Coby Hayes-Bishop puts in at the café, Clara’s at the Cathedral, you would never know she is “retired.” Hayes-Bishop, who…
Read MoreSince the days after the Great Fire of 1901, when Clara White and her daughter, Eartha, began feeding homeless African Americans from their kitchen on…
Read MoreThe Christian nature behind the City Rescue Mission (CRM) purpose is what attracted Albert J. (Bud) Toole and his wife, Carolyn, to begin serving with…
Read MoreProviding shelter and a hot meal is a big part of what City Rescue Mission (CRM) provides to homeless and individuals struggling with food insecurity,…
Read MoreJoy, purpose, and an appreciation for the gifts God gives are the reasons that Lisa Obringer has served for many years as coordinator of the…
Read MoreFeeding the hungry is a big part of Catholic Charities mission. Although the nonprofit seeks to reflect “the compassion of God in Christ,” taught by…
Read MoreLooking for something to do when she moved to Jacksonville two years ago, Eileen Smith discovered quickly that the Downtown Ecumenical Services Council (DESC) was…
Read MoreThe folks at Downtown Ecumenical Services Council (DESC) don’t need fancy statistics to tell them hunger is a serious problem in the River City. “One…
Read MoreBy volunteering at the Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, Registered Dietitian Ashley Thompson loves that she can give back to the community in the area where…
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