Jaguars Foundation Handing Out Grants
- American Legion Post 194 (through EPIC Community Services), $20,000: After-school and summer programs for elementary students in West St. Augustine.
- Best Buddies International, $20,000: A mentor program that provides youth, both with and without intellectual disabilities, the opportunity to form friendships, at Forrest High School, Southside Middle School, and Lake Shore Middle School.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida, $26,250: After-school and summer programs at the Woodland Acres Boys and Girls Club.
- Bridge of Northeast Florida, $50,000: The Bridge Teen Connection program in Springfield.
- Communities in Schools of Nassau County Inc., $40,000: A multi-site student dropout prevention program at Nassau County Public Schools.
- Communities in Schools of St. Johns, $24,000: A youth/family, physical fitness, healthy nutrition, academic and arts enrichment program in Hastings, Fla.
- DLC Nurse & Learn, $28,000: Financial assistance for specialized child care services for low-income families with children who have severe disabilities and medically complex conditions.
- Empowerment Resources Inc., $15,000: Journey Into Womanhood program promoting leadership development in girls ages 9-17.
- Episcopal Children’s Services, $19,500: Continuation grant for the Male Involvement Initiative in Head Start and Early Head Start centers in Baker, Clay and Nassau counties.
- Florida Community College at Jacksonville Foundation, $7,000: “Karate and Careers,” after-school youth college preparation, recreation and mentoring program.
- Fresh Ministries, $18,000: A teen mentoring program and teen summer employment program at the Eastside Neighborhood Outreach Center.
- Habitat for Humanity of Jax Beaches, $30,000: After-school academic, tutoring and computer skills programs for youth at the Jordan and Donner centers in Atlantic Beach, and the Rhoda L. Martin Cultural Heritage Center in Jacksonville Beach.
- Hubbard House: $36,000: A counselor/advocate position for the HARK Program to assist children and youth who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence.
- JASMYN, $40,000: The Safety Net Program for at-risk youth, including those residing in out-of-home settings such as foster care, homeless, or other high-risk situations.
- National Council of Negro Women’s Child Watch Partnership of Jacksonville, $25,000: A community based after-school and summer tutoring enrichment program for girls at the Reed Educational Campus in northwest Jacksonville.
- Sanctuary on 8th Street, $30,000: After-school enrichment and summer camp for low-income children.
- TLC In, $20,000: A leadership and character development program for teens during and after school.
- YMCA Florida First Coast, $25,000: An after-school teen recreation and mentor program at the Baker County YMCA teen center in Sanderson.
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