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High-Quality Education • Success Stories
United Way partner, Girls Inc., helps local student blossom

Girls Inc. provided Jasmine a safe, comfortable after-school space to unearth her passions and expand her reading abilities.

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Financial Security • Success Stories
United Way 211 helps family after car accident triggers financial crisis

A proud Haskell employee, she was invited to a United Way of Northeast Florida poverty simulation as part of the company’s annual fundraising campaign. United Way poverty simulations immerse participants in the daily challenges of families living in poverty. The experience moved Dana to tears.

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Good Health and Well-being • Success Stories
How a Nassau County teen overcame bullying to chase her dreams of becoming a nurse

  If you told Kiersten London eight years ago she’d one day give monologues in drama class, she wouldn’t believe you. The recent Fernandina Beach…

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Good Health and Well-being • Success Stories
Veteran permanently disabled by PTSD regains hope and his life

  In March 2018, Chris Dempsey, JAG lawyer and Army combat veteran, found himself sleeping in the woods next to his church in Keystone, Florida….

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RealSense helps local chef with money-saving review of tax return

  As the young executive chef of a local wine bar and restaurant, Peter Gil is no stranger to stressful and complex situations. He regularly...

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Events • Giving Societies
Women United Up Close & Personal 2025 Panelists

Don’t miss Up Close & Personal – the region’s premier event for women dedicated to making a difference! Hosted by Women United, United Way of...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Success Stories
Local Veteran Goes from Needing Help to Assisting Other Veterans

by Jeremy Ruffner   My name is Jeremy Ruffner. I’m a 39-year-old Marine Veteran, a single father of two amazing children, and I suffer from...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Good Health and Well-being
Feeling the Holiday Blues?

Feeling the Holiday Blues? United Way of Northeast Florida and the 988 Florida Lifeline are here to support Northeast Florida  by Jeff Yalden, 988 Florida...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Success Stories
Mission United brings hope and help to Veterans and their families

  by Marilyn Young, freelance writer for United Way of Northeast Florida   Chris Kleila and his sister, Marisol Williams, have endured a lot of...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Good Health and Well-being • Success Stories
Family’s Journey with Full Service Schools Made Huge Difference

by Marilyn Young, freelance writer for United Way of Northeast Florida   Elizabeth Hosey, her daughters Colleen and Helena, and her fiancé Jorgie Fis  ...

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Community News • Comprehensive Basic Needs • Financial Security • Partner News • Press Releases
United Way announces $4.4 million in grant funding for programs addressing basic needs and financial well-being

  Jacksonville, Fla. (Oct. 17, 2024) – United Way of Northeast Florida is thrilled to announce the grant recipients of its $4.4 million investment in...

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Press Releases • Volunteerism
Stein Fellowship Class of 2025

  Jacksonville, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2024) – United Way of Northeast Florida announced today its Stein Fellowship Class of 2025. This class features 15 rising...

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Events • Giving Societies
Atlantic Circle Cocktails and Conversations 2024 Panelists

Tap into your community at Cocktails and Conversations! Hosted by United Way of Northeast Florida’s rising professionals group, Atlantic Circle, this ultimate event for emerging...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Financial Security • Success Stories
North Riverside resident is able to keep his home within the family

  “Community is much more than belonging to something; it’s about doing something together that makes belonging matter.” -Brian Solis     Henry Scott, a...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Financial Security • Success Stories
Eastside homeowner receives critical home repairs

  Ms. Barbara Robertson is a lifelong resident of the Historic Eastside community. She is the epitome of a great neighbor and community servant. She...

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Advocacy • Comprehensive Basic Needs • Press Releases
More than 38% of Northeast Florida residents struggle to make ends meet despite growth in wages

This new ALICE data also shows significant disparities in the rates of financial hardship   Jacksonville, Fla. (May 22, 2024) — More than a third...

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Success Stories
North Riverside resident grateful for historic home repairs

“So that’s what it takes. A community working together – like a garden.”  Venicia Davis has lived in her North Riverside home for the last...

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Events • Giving Societies
Women United Up Close and Personal 2024 Panelists

  Join United Way of Northeast Florida’s Women United for Up Close and Personal the region’s premier event for community-focused women leaders. Don’t miss this...

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Success Stories
Home repairs are ‘a blessing’ to North Riverside resident

Shelton Knight outside his home.   When you meet Shelton Knight at his Orion Street home in North Riverside, you are greeted with a smile...

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Volunteerism
Record-breaking MLK Week of Service inspires hundreds to serve

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” From Jan. 12-20, more than 700 people across Duval, Clay...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Corporate Partner News • Press Releases
RYAM Annual Golf Tournament Raises a Record $91,000 for United Way

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) and United Way of Northeast Florida announced earlier this month that RYAM raised $91,000—a new event record—for United Way during its...

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Guest Posts
A Note of Gratitude from Our CEO

  Dear United Way supporter, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It allows me important time to reflect and give thanks for all the blessings...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Financial Security • Press Releases
United Way commits $10 million to improving Jacksonville housing ecosystem

  Jacksonville, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2023) – United Way of Northeast Florida announced yesterday the commitment of $10 million to improve the Jacksonville ecosystem for...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs
Supporting Mental Health in Northeast FL: The 988 Crisis Lifeline

By Elizabeth Findley, 988 director, United Way of Northeast Florida     United Way of Northeast Florida responds to approximately 30-50 calls daily from individuals...

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Success Stories
Homeowners receive much needed home repairs thanks to United Way and partners

As part of United Way of Northeast Florida’s $1 million affordable housing investment announced in January, home repair work started this spring on several houses...

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Press Releases • Volunteerism
United Way announces Stein Fellowship Class of 2024

This is the first class of the dual-mentorship program since the pandemic and will take place during the nonprofit organization’s 100th anniversary year.   Jacksonville,...

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Giving Societies • Press Releases • Volunteerism
United Way Stein Fellowship now accepting applications for Class of 2024

This is the first class of the dual-mentorship program since the pandemic   United Way of Northeast Florida’s Stein Fellowship is now accepting applications for...

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Comprehensive Basic Needs • Financial Security • Press Releases
Latest ALICE report reveals 39% of Northeast Florida households struggle to make ends meet

Based on 2021 U.S. Census data, these calculations include more than 74,000 Northeast Florida households in poverty as well as more than 176,000 families defined as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed).

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Partner News • Volunteerism
National Volunteer Week: RealSense – United Way

For National Volunteer Week, April 16-22, United Way of Northeast Florida asked the community to nominate outstanding volunteers to be recognized on our blog and...

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