Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Results
Scroll down to view key results from Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund for COVID-19 relief. Full detailed report available in October. Last update: Sept. 2, 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
$5,491,440
Raised
$5,357,440
Total Grants Awarded
112
Nonprofits Funded
A special thank you to our lead donors:
Grantees
Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund is 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: operations | 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 |
| Blessings in a Backpack--First Coast Chapter | Food | Duval, 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: operations | 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, Childcare | 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 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: operations | 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 | Childcare | 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: operations | Duval |
| Jewish Community Alliance | Childcare | 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: operations | 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: operations, food | 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 |
| 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 | Childcare | 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 |
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