The Community Foundation has issued 50 grants totaling $192,500 to nonprofits across the Northeast Florida region that are helping provide food in their communities.
The grants were made through a rapid-response approach that asked vetted nonprofits to complete a simple questionnaire about stepped-up food needs at their agencies. The request was extended to organizations that have previously been awarded discretionary grants for food security from the Foundation.
“Through this process, we’ve seen how many small nonprofits are at the forefront of helping feed their neighbors – seniors, families, veterans, and others,” said Amy Crane, Vice President of Programs. “Our aim is to acknowledge this important community response. We hope that these resources will provide some much-needed support of their efforts.”
Most grants range from $750 to $5,000, with a limited number receiving shopping credits for food at Feeding Northeast Florida in lieu of a grant. The grants were made possible by the Anonymous Fund, dedicated to basic needs and crisis response.
“This couldn’t have come at a better time!” said Kathleen Spears, Executive Director of Waste Not Want Not. “We are making more rescues and deliveries, so this will help us cover budget overages for fuel and maintenance. We are a small but mighty organization – so a gift this size carries such a huge impact.”
Local donors who are interested in supporting hunger relief can learn more by contacting Amy Crane at acrane@jaxcf.org.
Below is a list of grantees listed by name in alphabetical order, with area served:
- Baker County Council on Aging, Inc. – Baker
- Barnabas Center, Inc. – Nassau
- Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, Inc. – Duval
- Blessings in a Backpack, Inc. – North Florida Chapter – NEFL
- Bridge the Gap Inc. – Duval
- Calvary Missionary Baptist Church – Duval
- Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. – Duval
- Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. – St. Augustine – St Johns and Putnam
- Challenge Enterprises of North Florida Inc. – Clay
- Community Health Outreach – Duval
- Daily Manna Serving Center Inc. – Duval
- Downtown Ecumenical Services Council, Inc. – Duval
- Epic Cure, Inc. – Putnam and St. Johns
- Episcopal Church of the Redeemer – Duval
- Feed the Need of Putnam County – Putnam
- Feeding Northeast Florida – NEFL
- Food Recovery.Org – NEFL
- Foundation of My Success – Duval
- Friends of Welaka – Putnam
- Homeless Coalition of St Johns County – St Johns
- Hugs Across the County, Inc. – St Johns
- Impact Clay, Inc. – Clay
- Infinity Food Pantry Inc. – Duval
- Interlachen Soup Kitchen Ministries, Inc – Putnam
- Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network – Duval
- LJD Jewish Family & Community Services, Inc. – NEFL
- Love without Limits, Inc. – Duval
- Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida, Inc. – NEFL
- Mission of the Dirt Road – Clay
- Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church Inc – Duval
- Nassau County Council on Aging, Inc. – Nassau
- Northeast Florida AIDS Network – NEFL
- Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. – NEFL
- Northside Community Involvement, Inc. – Duval
- Phamily Pantry – Clay and Duval
- Pie in the Sky – St Johns
- Putnam County Bread of Life Inc. – Putnam
- Sharing Putnam’s Bounty – Putnam
- South Putnam Christian Service Center – Putnam
- St Johns County Council on Aging – St Johns
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – Duval
- St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and Outreach – Duval
- The Clothes Closet and Food Pantry – Clay and Duval
- The Lotus Flower Project – Clay and Duval
- The Synagogue Center, Inc. – Duval
- Trinity Rescue Mission, Inc. – Duval
- UCOM-UrbanServ Inc. – NEFL
- University of North Florida Foundation, Inc. – Duval
- Waste Not Want Not, Inc. – NEFL