You may remember reading about Gabriel Valdes in our Fall 2016 newsletter. If not, Gabriel was the very first Dorothea B. Shaw scholarship recipient. As a 2015 graduate of Mandarin High School’s AICE program, Gabriel successfully competed for the Shaw scholarship, which provides $1,500/year for […]
Getting around is a major challenge for Beaches individuals and families without reliable transportation. It affects their ability to get to and keep a job, take classes, shop for groceries, and access health and other social services. Early on, the Beaches Community Fund resolved to […]
Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEF) is our region’s largest hunger relief organization/food bank and regularly helps nearly 300,000 children, families, seniors and veterans that struggle with hunger. After Hurricane Matthew, dire food needs quickly escalated because of power outages, school closings and storm damage, but many […]
Every afternoon, scores of local children in grades K-8 attend an afterschool program known as JaxPAL, run by the Police Athletic League in four locations near many of our poorest and highest crime neighborhoods. These students receive academic support, enrichment activities, and a safe structured […]
Architect and sculptor David Engdahl received The Community Foundation’s Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award. The award, which includes a $10,000 unrestricted grant, recognizes an artist whose work brings distinction to Northeast Florida, and is named for the late Ann McDonald Baker, whose leadership helped […]
