Community leaders attend food bank ribbon cutting

Feeding Northeast Florida’s ribbon cutting ceremony for its new state-of-the-art facility brought together government officials and business leaders with representatives from many of the partner nonprofit organizations who work with […]
Placemaking at its Best: Reimaging Historic Eastside

More than 150 years after the community’s inception, the Eastside is Jacksonville’s last cohesive, historically Black neighborhood from the 19th century. Historic Eastside is probably best defined by “The Avenue,” […]
Expansion in store for Feeding Northeast Florida

2022 ended on a high note for Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) as it announced the purchase of its new food bank facility in the finals days of the year. Renovations […]
Spirit of giving, dedication to homeless alive in downtown Jacksonville

As Northeast Florida’s largest provider of comprehensive services for homeless men, women and children, I. M Sulzbacher Center plays a major role in the city’s efforts to combat food insecurity. […]
Meeting the needs of the hungry without discrimination

As a well-known advocate for the lost, the vulnerable, the needy, the poor, the hurting, the helpless, and the hopeless, it comes as no surprise that The Salvation Army takes […]
Becoming part of “something bigger than myself”
It was the song “Fill a Heart” Tori Kelly wrote for the campaign Child Hunger Ends Here that inspired the Williams sisters, Khadjah and Vivica, to volunteer nearly all their […]
Major food bank distributes food so hungry can be fed

There is no single human need greater than food, and because hunger triggers crime, and affects unemployment, worker productivity, and education, Feeding Northeast Florida is doing everything it can to […]
Food pantry nurtures mind, body and soul

The 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 Health Outreach (formerly West Jax […]
Offering hope, healing and change for the homeless and hungry

Providing shelter and a hot meal is a big part of what City Rescue Mission (CRM) provides to homeless and individuals struggling with food insecurity, but it is not the […]
Putting compassion into action to feed the hungry

Feeding the hungry is a big part of Catholic Charities mission. Although the nonprofit seeks to reflect “the compassion of God in Christ,” taught by the Catholic Church in all […]