Category: Community News
Q&A with “Rookie of the Year” Mentor Award Winner Erin Homan
“I think back to all the caring, impactful mentors in my life growing up, and without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said Erin Homan.
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Cecil Shorts III Mentor Award Winners
Chanel and Cecil Shorts III partnered with United Way of Northeast Florida to host an Achievers For Life recognition event. Here are the award winners!
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Announcing “Upstream,” a Social Innovation Pilot
Upstream is a pilot program where students can get involved in addressing critical social problems to gain real experience and create real change.
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Taylor Richardson Aims for the Stars Through STEM
Taylor recently took the initiative to collect over 175 books for United Way’s ReadingPals, a program that pairs committed adults with four-year-old students to provide an extra hour of hands-on reading time each week. Her mission before making it to space is to educate children on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and the exciting opportunities ahead.
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Quotables: Advocacy Training Day
We captured some of the most compelling thoughts from the #JaxKids2015 advocacy training for you to share with your friends on social media.
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Living United is Working Together
LIVE UNITED is a call to reach out a hand to one and improve the quality of life for all. Here’s a look at what Sharon Clark, Director of Legacy Giving, has to say about how living united is all about being better, together.
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I Am a Mentor: Steve Horne
“That’s the biggest thing they care about, that we’re there for them. They want someone to look up to and someone to learn from.”
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A Message from Kymberly Cook, Impact Partner
From program managers to executive directors, the nonprofit community, including United Way’s 80 impact partners, works every day to make the biggest impact possible with every dollar given and volunteer hour spent.
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I Am a Mentor: Travis Williams
I am Travis Williams, a native of Jacksonville. I’m a professional, I’m a Stein fellow, and I’m a mentor.
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Meet Our Intern: LollyAnn Garcia
Hi, my name is LollyAnn Garcia. I am graduate student at the University of North Florida studying English with a concentration on composition and rhetoric.
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