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“Community is much more than belonging to something; it’s about doing something together that makes belonging matter.” -Brian Solis Henry Scott, a…
Read MoreMs. Barbara Robertson is a lifelong resident of the Historic Eastside community. She is the epitome of a great neighbor and community servant. She is…
Read More“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…
Read MoreShelton Knight outside his home. When you meet Shelton Knight at his Orion Street home in North Riverside, you are greeted with a smile…
Read MoreAs 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…
Read More“One in every three people have been affected or received services from United Way. And I love to tell people that you’re looking at one of those people.”
Read MoreIn the late 1960s, Pearl Graham, affectionately known OutEast as “Mother Pearl,” was an 18-year old fleeing an abusive home. Her heart was set on moving to Atlanta, Georgia, but her spirit led her to East Jacksonville.
Read MoreLiving in a hotel with his wife and daughter, Eric* was a self-employed veteran who had fallen on hard times. He exhausted all of the…
Read MoreA Story of Resilience and Support Stephen*, a senior living in Duval County and a veteran of the Vietnam War, found himself in a dire…
Read MoreElderSource received one of the first grants from the First Coast Relief Fund, $50,000 that is being used to support a variety of direct services for older adults across Nassau, Baker, Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Flagler and Volusia counties.
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