Thank you, Jacksonville, for helping make Christmas merry and bright for children who needed it most.

Channel 4 is looking for a few good elves to help make a child’s Christmas merry and bright — and you can join in during our annual Channel 4 Toy Drive on Thursday, Dec. 4!

Food assistance could dry up Saturday for millions of people who need it, a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told Americans that no benefits will be issued on Nov. 1 under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides monthly food benefits to low-income people to help them buy groceries.   Many generous people are now asking how they can help by donating goods to their local food pantry. Here are some options.

While we generously donate to charities and organizations and give to our family and friends, let’s not forget pets also need support.

Hubbard House needs your help to make the 2024 holiday season special for survivors of domestic violence and their children.

Calling all Goodwill fans, Goodwill will soon have a new retail location in St. Augustine, Florida.

Farm Share, the third largest food bank in the U.S. and the leading non-profit in Florida received a charity check of $190,000 from Publix Super Markets Charities to continue providing Floridians with fresh and healthy foods.

Here’s how to avoid charity scams and make sure your donation counts.

The rescue said they have more than 150 cats in their care and can’t continue to operate unless they get a “substantial amount of donations.”

Help a local student start the new school year off right by donating a new pair of shoes.

News4JAX and the American Red Cross are teaming up on Tuesday to host a phone bank for anyone who wants to donate to Hurricane Ian victims.

The Salvation Army is hosting its annual Christmas Angel Tree giveaway to make the holidays easier for local families in need. This program makes Christmas wishes come true for thousands of children. Registration will run from September 26th to October 7th 2022.

Help a local student start the new school year off right by donating a new pair of shoes.

Help a local student start the new school year off right by donating a new pair of shoes.

Help a local student start the new school year off right by donating a new pair of shoes.

The supplies collected will be used to furnish apartments for families coming from Ukraine.

Leaders from Wolfson Children’s accepted a $157,889.47 check from Subaru of Jacksonville’s owners Thursday.

Laviska Shenault Jr. helped hand out 100 bikes to some local kids at River City Academy Wednesday.

With Giving Tuesday now here, people might want to donate money to a good cause, but simply might not have much of it lying around.

There is a desperate need for more blood and platelet donations right now across the country.

One child in particular really stood out: A boy who decided he wanted to give back to the community for his 9th birthday. Erica Gamboa said her son, Mason, wanted to use his birthday this year to help out locally. That’s when the idea of a canned food drive came in. “We were able to collect $485, and also a lot of canned goods,” Gamboa said. The canned goods Mason collected on his birthday.

No Kid Hungry has a plan to feed them, but we need your help.”Yes, it’s a group called No Kid Hungry -- and it appears to be the perfect place place to turn. With your help, we’ll continue to remove any obstacles to get kids the food they need," the group’s website said. We can’t stress this one enough: The American Red Cross needs you. Help patients like Robert today: https://t.co/iJpVmoWxZy pic.twitter.com/xXHbVPOkto — American Red Cross (@RedCross) March 18, 2020Don’t be nervous about giving blood. The Red Cross issued a news release about its need for blood on March 10.