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Joyce Delifus, founder of the Shawn D. Delifus Foundation recently received the Janet Owens Award, in honor of LISC Jacksonville’s former executive director and community visionary. As director of the Shawn D. Delifus Foundation, the […]

This coming Sunday, April 17th the world will gather to celebrate Easter, marking the restoration of Jesus, three days after his death by crucifixion. To commemorate the season, American Legion Post 197 held an Easter […]

The annual Steals and Slides game was held at the Clanzel Brown Park to help the Clara White Mission stomp out homelessness and hunger. Sponsored by the Horne Foundation, participant’s split into teams for a […]

Over 1,000 young ladies aged 8 to 18 from all 38 Boys & Girls Clubs across Northeast Florida attended the SMART Girls Pop-up Shopping Experience that included a self-esteem enhancement session, shopping, free food and […]

On Friday, April 1st, Dr. Julius Demps became the first African American in the university’s 88-year history to earn the esteemed title of Professor of Year. This is the university’s highest faculty honor and it […]

The Family Engagement team from the Early Learning Coalition of Duval sponsored a petting zoo for families at Valencia Way Apartments during Duval County Public Schools Spring Break. More than 30 families came out to see the […]

S.T.E.M. Curriculum Focus of Student Dreams to Visit the Outer Galaxy District Four City Councilman Kevin Carrico recently presented Bolles School senior Taylor Richardson with a resolution from the City Council. The resolution recognizes Richardson’s […]

Recently, 904WARD took 24 high school and middle school students for a visit to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, AL.  The renowned memorial is a national memorial […]

Jacksonville joined the list of progressive cities last week with the inaugural Jacksonville Mayor’s Masked Ball, a premier fundraising event, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. More than 500 corporate partners, educators, religious leaders and […]

The Sigma Pi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. completed their quarterly service project with the distribution of “Bags of Blessings”. Over 100 bags containing personal care items were distributed to individuals facing […]