Our fifth 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition goes to Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare. Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare is being recognized for their collaborative efforts to reduce re-admission rates amongst people experiencing mental health crises and substance use disorder crises. The Care Coordination program uses a wrap-around service model to link individuals to community…
Read MoreOur fourth installment of the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition is dedicated to The Arc Nassau. The Arc Nassau created an innovative component to their Job-a-Palooza event that matches employers with future employees who have disabilities. The student participants in this event were selected through a partnership with the Nassau County School District. …
Read MoreThe Nonprofit Center is in solidarity with our community members who are taking a stand to make their voices heard against racism, violence, and discrimination. We hear you. We see you. We are with you. For far too long some members of our Northeast Florida community have not been heard; their voices were sometimes silenced…
Read MoreAbility Housing is the third winner of the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition. Ability Housing is being recognized for their innovation in the area of permanent supportive housing for individuals who have experienced homelessness. The individuals served by Ability Housing are often disqualified from other housing opportunities due to barriers to entry, such…
Read MoreThe second winner of the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition is Project SHARE – a program developed by Feeding Northeast Florida. Feeding Northeast Florida is being recognized for their outstanding collaboration during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As Northeast Florida began to experience the effects of closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number…
Read MoreThe first winner of the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition is the Youth Crisis Center. The Youth Crisis Center is being recognized for their outstanding innovation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreOn Friday, May 1, the Nonprofit Center hosted our last regularly-scheduled COVID-19 resource call. Ria Chattergoon, Esq. of the RC Law Group joined us with a quick update on the responsibilities of employers as outlined in the CARES Act. The full call recording is available here. The slides are available here. All previous calls are…
Read MoreOn April 24 the Nonprofit Center hosted Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry for our weekly COVID-19 resource call. Mayor Curry shared updated information about relief programs available for Jacksonville residents and businesses, shared his evolving plans for re-opening the Jacksonville economy, and took questions from the almost 200 participants. The full call recording is available here.…
Read MoreDue to the extenuating circumstances surrounding the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ application has been condensed and the recognition structure has expanded. Thanks to the generosity of Florida Blue, WJCT, Community First Credit Union, and the Jessie Ball duPont Reflective Practice Endowment Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, we…
Read MoreOn April 17, the Nonprofit Center hosted our fifth weekly COVID-19 resource call. This call included important advocacy updates from Sabeen Perwaiz of the Florida Nonprofit Alliance. Key leaders from the philanthropic community including Amanda Crawford of VyStar Credit Union, Michael Murray of Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, and Kathleen Shaw from the Community Foundation for…
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