After more than 40 years in nonprofit leadership, CEO Dawn Lockhart is preparing to retire, describing the moment simply as a “time to pass the torch.” Lockhart joined the Nonprofit […]
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Looking for something to do when she moved to Jacksonville two years ago, Eileen Smith discovered quickly that the Downtown Ecumenical Services Council (DESC) was the perfect place for her […]
The 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 interesting way DESC measures the […]
By volunteering at the Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, Registered Dietitian Ashley Thompson loves that she can give back to the community in the area where she is particularly qualified. “I […]
Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM) envisions a future in which no resident of Jacksonville’s beach communities goes hungry or is haunted by fear of eviction. Since the nonprofit’s inception 32 […]
After his 2006 retirement from his mail route with the United States Postal Service, Tom Doyle’s wife, Lois, soon became a “volunteer widow.” Ready for a new adventure “doing anything,” […]
It’s no secret that many Northeast Florida seniors suffer from food insecurity. Aging True, a leading provider of programs that help Jacksonville’s older residents maintain their independence and age gracefully, […]
