Farewell, 2023
The champagne has been popped and the confetti has fallen to ring in 2024. However, the celebration isn’t only for the new year to come, but also for the year now behind us. Our Resident community and Jacksonville as a whole have seen so much growth and change these last 12 months and we at […]
Stockton Elementary students give back
Fourth and fifth grade students participating in the Stockton Elementary School’s Anchored4Life leadership program have started a “Kindness Campaign” in which they suggest different ways that students can show kindness in the school and throughout the community, according to Jennifer Norton, a teacher at Stockton Elementary and one of the program’s sponsors. Filled with the […]
Stasi takes helm as City Rescue Mission celebrates 75 years
The City Rescue Mission (CRM) began the New Year by celebrating 75 years with a new executive director. Paul Stasi, a longtime employee of the mission, was named executive director Jan. 1. He takes over the position from Penny Kievet, who retired Dec. 31, 2020. Stasi has been with CRM for six years and previously […]
Nonprofits adapt quickly to cope with health shifts, more need
While business as usual has come to a halt all over Northeast Florida as residents heed government orders to shelter in place, several nonprofits continue to serve the needs of Jacksonville’s most vulnerable citizens. Feeding Northeast Florida, Sulzbacher, City Rescue Mission, Clara White Mission, Aging True, UCOM and the Salvation Army, all nonprofits that assist […]
City Rescue Mission salutes honorees, difference makers
The City Rescue Mission held its 5th annual Difference Makers banquet to honor those that contribute to hope, healing and change for Jacksonville’s homeless. By way of considerate donors, faith-based actions of staff, volunteers and leadership, countless lives have been changed and transformed. The event, held at the Lexington Hotel and Conference Center, Feb. 18, […]
