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  Operation New Hope welcomes Marissa Alexander as our newest Career Development Instructor for the Ready4Work program. Marissa brings with her a host of skills and lived experiences that will help our clients successfully reconnect with […]

Award winning author Natasha Owens has turned her novel ‘Airing Grandma’s Laundry and other Hush Hush Family Secrets’ into a stage play.  “We are so exited for this play to reach Duval, the stage play goal […]

By Lynn Jones – Lawmakers stood side by side with activists in front of Jacksonville’s City Hall this week to oppose the current congressional redistricting map proposed by the Governor and other community ills.  The map […]

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 […]