Since 1985, Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, BEAM, has been serving members of the Beaches community who find themselves suddenly in crisis and unable to pay their rent, utility bill or feed their family.

We are growing broccoli, carrots and lettuce in the box we started at BEAM, Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry in Jacksonville Beach.

There are four steps you should follow to prevent worms and insects from taking over your vegetable garden without having to use harmful chemicals.

It may seem counterintuitive, but you will need to sacrifice some of the new growth to make room for your vegetables to thrive.

With two weeks until Thanksgiving, 700 families are requesting meals from BEAM and right now it only has enough food donations to provide half of those requests.

We’ve partnered with BEAM’s garden manager to show you how to build a garden bed or box, the soil and fertilizer to use, best practices when planting your veggies, and now we’re showing you the best techniques to use to make sure it gets enough water.

We want to help you save money at the grocery store by learning to grow your own vegetables and provide more access to healthy food for neighborhoods located in food deserts.

Monday morning, we began a new series on The Morning Show called “Home Grown.” Why? We recognize buying fresh produce is not only expensive, but it’s also difficult if you live in a neighborhood that doesn’t have easy access to a grocery store.

For this week's SnapJAX Stories, it was a perfectly aligned overhead picture that got our attention. Our goal is to find the story behind the picture and what we found on the ground were greens, grace and hope.

BEAM and Humana team up to help more than 80 senior citizens living in the Jacksonville beach area.

The Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry continues to serve an influx of families who have been hit hard by COVID-19. The organization has supplied more than 1 million pounds of food to at-risk populations since January. Lori Richards, executive director of BEAM, said the need for assistance is unprecedented. “Since April, we have continued to see historic levels of need,” explained Richards. Since January, the organization has also supplied more than 1 million pounds of food to those in need at the beaches.

Below is a list of area events to help students and families get prepared for the upcoming school year. 10 a.m. – noon at 2078 Cassat AvenueThe Divine Intervention and Prevention Foundation will kick off the annual back to school supply and clothing giveaway. MWUGL of Jacksonville giveaway 2017Aug. 5, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge, 410 North Broad StreetFree school supplies, clothing, haircuts, vision screenings, health education and more. School Supply DriveJuly 30 - Aug. 12 at Maurices in the Oak Leak Town Center at 9625 Crosshill BoulevardSchool supply drive to help children in the local community. 500 free backpacks with school supplies included.