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Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Results

Scroll down to view key results from Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund for COVID-19 relief. Last update: Nov. 18, 2020.

Relief Fund Partners

Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund for COVID-19 relief launched March 16, 2020, in response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast Florida. Designed for immediate response needs, Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund grant cycles ended Aug. 28, 2020, as our community began moving toward long-term recovery solutions.

By The Numbers

$5,543,725

Raised

$5,398,440

Total Grants Awarded

112

Nonprofits Funded

A special thank you to our lead donors:

Grantees

Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund was designed to meet immediate needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. These needs include food; housing; financial assistance for individuals and families; child-care support for first responders and other frontline staff; medical, safety supplies and equipment; and technology support for nonprofits.

Grantee	Need(s) Funded	Area(s) Serviced
Ability Housing	Financial Assistance	Duval
Abundant Life Community Center	Food	Clay, Duval
American Red Cross Northeast Florida	Financial Assistance	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Ascension St. Vincent's Healthcare Foundation	Medical	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Barnabas Center	Food, Financial Assistance	Nassau
BASCA	Financial Assistance	Clay
Beaches Council on Aging Inc.	Food	Duval, St. Johns
BEAM (Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry)	Financial Assistance	Duval, St. Johns
Betty Griffin Center	Housing/Shelter	St. Johns
Bridge the Gap, Inc.	Food	Duval
Catholic Charities (Jacksonville)	Financial Assistance, Food	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau
Catholic Charities (St. Augustine)	Financial Assistance, Food	Putnam, St. Johns
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Excellence and Conservation	Financial Assistance	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Changing Homelessness	Food, Housing/Shelter, Medical, Technology	Clay, Duval, Nassau
City Rescue Mission	Food, Housing/Shelter, Financial Assistance, Technology	Duval
Clara White Mission	Housing/Shelter	Duval
Clay Behavioral Health Center, Inc.	Medical	Clay
Clay County Education Foundation	Food	Clay
Clay County Habitat for Humanity	Financial Assistance	Clay
COJ, Military Affairs & Veterans Department	Financial Assistance	Duval
Community Rehabilitation Center	Food	Duval
Council of County Veterans County Presidents	Financial Assistance	Duval
Daily Manna	Food	Duval
Deermeadows Baptist Church Inc.	Food	Duval
Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center	Technology, Food	Duval
Downtown Ecumenical Services Council	Financial Assistance	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Downtown Vision Alliance, Inc.	Housing/Shelter	Duval
ElderSource	Food, Financial Assistance, Technology	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of St Johns County, Inc.	Housing/Shelter	St. Johns
Encouraging Relief Center	Food	Duval
EPIC Community Services, Inc. (dba EPIC Behavioral Healthcare)	Technology	St. Johns
Epic Cure Inc.	Food	Putnam, St. Johns
Episcopal Children's Services	Food	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau
Family First Solution CDC	Food	Duval
Family Promise of Jacksonville	Financial Assistance	Duval
Family Support Services of Northeast Florida	Food, Financial Assistance, Child Care	Duval
Farm Share	Financial Assistance	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Feed the Need of Putnam County Inc.	Food	Putnam
Feeding Northeast Florida	Food	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
First Coast Chapter Blessings in a Backpack	Food	Duval
Five S.T.A.R. Veterans Center, Inc.	Housing/Shelter, Food	Duval
God's House of Solomon	Food	Duval
Grace and Truth CDC	Financial Assistance	Duval
Greater Jacksonville Area USO Council, Inc.	Food	Duval, Nassau
Habitat for Humanity of St. Augustine/St. Johns County	Financial Assistance	St. Johns
Hart Felt Ministries	Food	Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Historic Eastside Community Development Corporation	Food	Duval
Hope 4 Veterans	Food	St. Johns
Hope Haven	Child Care	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Horn of Salvation Ministries Inc.	Food	Clay, Duval, St. Johns
Hugs Across the County	Food	St. Johns
Hunger Fight	Food	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Iglesia de la Ciudad/City Church	Food	Clay, Duval
Impact Clay, Inc.	Food	Clay
Inman Methodist Food Pantry and Fellowship, Inc.	Food	Duval
Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, Inc.	Financial Assistance	Duval
Jewish Community Alliance	Child Care	Duval
Jewish Family & Community Services	Financial Assistance, Food	Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Kids First of Florida, Inc.	Financial Assistance	Clay
Kim's Open Door	Food	Duval
L'Arche Jacksonville	Medical	Duval
Lee Conlee House Inc.	Food	Putnam
LISC Jacksonville	Financial Assistance	Duval
Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida, Inc.	Food	Duval
Mercy Support Services Inc.	Financial Assistance	Clay
Ministerio Renacer Inc.	Food	Clay, Duval, Nassau
Mission House	Financial Assistance, Food	Duval
Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church	Medical	Duval
Nassau County Council on Aging	Food	Nassau
North Florida School of Special Education	Medical	Duval
Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition	Food	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Northeast Florida Women Veterans Inc.	Financial Assistance, Food	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Northeast Florida Young Life	Food	Clay, Duval
Northside Coalition of Jacksonville Inc.	Financial Assistance	Duval
Northwest Jacksonville CDC	Financial Assistance	Duval
Operation New Hope	Technology, Housing/Shelter	Duval
Pace Center for Girls	Medical	Clay, Duval, St. Johns
Palatka Christian Service Center	Financial Assistance	Putnam
Pie in the Sky Community Alliance, Inc.	Food	St. Johns
Pine Castle Inc.	Financial Assistance	Clay, Duval, Nassau
Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast Inc., DBA Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida	Medical	Duval
Presbyterian Social Ministries	Technology	Duval
Putnam County Bread of Life, Inc.	Food	Putnam
Putnam Habitat for Humanity	Financial Assistance	Putnam
Quigley House	Financial Assistance	Clay
Renewing Dignity Inc.	Food	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Revitalize Arlington, Inc.	Food	Duval
Safe Future Foundation	Food	Duval
Salvation Army Northeast Florida Area Command	Food, Financial Assistance, Housing/Shelter	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Solution Association for Enrichment	Financial Assistance	Duval
St. Augustine Youth Services, Inc.	Food	Putnam, St. Johns
St. Francis House	Housing/Shelter	St. Johns
St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Outreach Mission	Food, Financial Assistance	Clay, Duval, Nassau
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare	Technology, Medical	Nassau
Sulzbacher	Housing/Shelter, Food	Duval
The ARC of St. Johns County	Medical	St. Johns
The First Coast Leadership Foundation	Financial Assistance, Food	Duval
The Way Free Medical Clinic, Inc.	Medical, Technology	Clay
Three Grains of Rice Missions, Inc.	Food	Duval, St. Johns
TNT mentoring	Food	Duval
Tom Coughlin Jay Fund	Financial Assistance	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
Trinity Rescue Mission	Housing/Shelter	Duval
UCOM UrbanServ. Inc.	Food	Duval
UF Health Jacksonville	Technology	Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
Veterans Council of St. Johns County Inc.	Financial Assistance	St. Johns
Vision Is Priceless	Technology	Duval
Volunteers in Medicine Inc.	Medical	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
West Jax Outreach, Inc. dba Community Health Outreach	Food	Duval
YMCA	Child Care	Duval, St. Johns
Yoga 4 Change	Technology	Clay, Duval, St. Johns
Youth Crisis Center	Technology	Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
We Care	Technology	Duval

Success Stories

Relief Fund grant ensures Catholic Charities can continue crucial services

Relief Fund grant allows ElderSource to provide increased support to older adults

Relief Fund support allows Trinity Rescue Mission to increase capacity

Relief Fund grant ensures local families get helping hand

Relief Fund helps BEAM continue critical food services

Press Releases

Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund Delivers More Than $5 Million to Support North Florida Residents Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

More than $3 million granted for COVID-19 relief in Northeast Florida

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Receives $500,000 from The Humana Foundation

Jacksonville philanthropists Michael Ward and Jennifer Glock commit $1.25 million to COVID-19 relief, challenge others to step up

More than $2 million pledged to Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund

First Coast Relief Fund Re-Activates for COVID-19 Response

Featured Press

Jacksonville Business Journal

Florida's First Coast Relief Fund reactivated for COVID-19 response

Florida Times-Union

Coronavirus: Most Jacksonville-area nonprofits ‘hanging in there’ amid increased demands of pandemic

Jacksonville Business Journal

Editorial: Now is the time to pull together as a community

First Coast News

Florida's First Coast Relief Fund reactivated during COVID-19 pandemic

News4Jax

Jaguars owner Khan donating $1 million to COVID-19 response

Sports Illustrated

Jaguars Owner Shad Khan Donates $1 Million to Support Northeast Florida's Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

St. Augustine Record

Coronavirus: St. Johns County nonprofits grapple with high demand, fewer resources

Jacksonville Business Journal

First Coast Relief Fund raises $2 million in 10 days

Ponte Vedra Recorder

More than $2 million pledged to Northeast Florida COVID-19 relief

Florida Times-Union

Coronavirus: Philanthropic couple boost Northeast Florida nonprofits, struggling families

The Community Foundation

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Receives $500,000 from The Humana Foundation

Questions?

Media inquiries regarding Florida's First Coast Relief Fund should be directed to Sarah Henderson at sarahh@uwnelf.org. Information about Florida's First Coast Relief Fund grant process should be directed to fcrf@uwnefl.org.

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