A small church on Jacksonville’s Northside is making a big impact — feeding families, providing clothing and resources, and offering a sense of community to anyone who walks through its doors. This month’s Positively JAX winner, The Miracle Center, is led by Reverend Eric Lockett, who says the ministry grew out of a promise he made years ago.

Every holiday season, members of our community donate shoeboxes filled with personal-care essentials, each one wrapped inside a warm blanket. They look like gifts… but for people experiencing homelessness, they often represent something much deeper: hope.

At News4JAX, we celebrate those doing good things in our community.

The Empowered Kitchen is helping local female chefs turn recipes into revenue, and for many, it’s a life-changing first step toward owning a business.

Courtney White, a representative of the NYAP/Chance Program, received the Positively JAX award for January 2025 for outstanding work in specialized foster care and support for youth survivors of human trafficking.

Jacksonville Beach, News4JAX and Closets By Design celebrated two local heroes Friday—CJ and Melvin—who were honored with the Positively JAX award for their exceptional dedication and kindness.

Melanated Growers held its 2nd annual conference at the University of North Florida over the weekend.

Melanated Growers held its 2nd annual conference at the University of North Florida over the weekend.

More than 450 volunteers will be inside the Flex Field starting at 9 a.m. Friday to pack meals, care packages and collecting school supplies to give to different people in this community.

For the 10th consecutive year, News4JAX has teamed up with the local nonprofit group Kicks for the Kids for a Positively JAX event to help collect donated new pairs of shoes for local students.

The Jacksonville Composite Squadron Florida Wing Civil Air Patrol is influencing the next generation and also helping keep everybody safe when disaster strikes.

In a few weeks, K9s United will hold a big fundraising event to benefit four-legged law enforcement throughout Northeast Florida and beyond.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will join leaders from JEA for a news conference Wednesday morning to celebrate women in trade.

That means not only shining a spotlight on the good things happening in the Jacksonville community but setting a positive example through volunteerism and charity.

November's Positively JAX winner is using her skills and resources to give back to the community. She knows business and understands how training and support can be the difference between success and failure.

I Am A Star students: Smart, Talented and Resilient

Three local high school students traveled to Tallahassee Wednesday morning to take their message of prevention directly to lawmakers.

A Clay County mother is remembering her son nine years after his stabbing death.

More than 300 area children got a big helping of holiday cheer on Monday with Jacksonville police officers and firefighters at their side.

This month's Positively JAX winner is a well-known local business with heart. Through its non-profit organization Capes of Comfort, volunteers with Snyder Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electric answer the call when locals need help.

Annalee weighs in at 65 pounds, which means she is lifting her own body weight to beat out the competition.

An urban farm in Northwest Jacksonville hit hard by vandalism is on the way to flourishing once again, thanks to the kindness of strangers.

A local charity helping veterans transition back into society got a big boost from The Players Championship golf tournament. Five Star Veterans Center on Friday received a grant.

This month's Positively JAX winner is literally a superhero. Mack Boss makes sure that kids coping with medical conditions enjoy every holiday with a special visitor that’s out of this world.

Around 100 meals were handed out — which was enough food to feed up to 600 people.

This month's Positively JAX winner is focusing on mental health in a community that's often ignored. Shontae Jackson created Subliminal Dreamz to address mental health in men.

As Millennium Physician Group continues to collect vital supplies to send to Southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian, staff members now say they’ve gotten more goods than they can imagine.

Supplies are coming in to help the people in Southwest Florida who were impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Harley-Davidson on Wednesday gave a motorcycle to a veteran who pulled a woman from a burning car earlier this year.

The family of a local military veteran who recently died is getting a new roof on their Arlington home.

For the first time, we’re hearing from the Jacksonville Beach police officer who was just selected as a Hyundai Hometown Hero.

It’s a story that’s Paws-itively JAX.

Twelve children were signed Tuesday to the 2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Dream Team, which is part of a partnership between Gator Bowl Charities and Dreams Come True.

By most accounts, Sage Goodall is a typical 11-year-old boy. He has a ton of energy, a sense of humor and a big personality. But none of that compares to the size of his heart. As it turns out, it’s a heart measured in stuffed animals — 5,951 stuffed animals to be exact.

Ashlyn Maise Leide was hospitalized for a month in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. During their stay, the family received much-needed care packages.

Episcopal Children’s Services held an event to celebrate the grand opening of a new playground at the Northside Early Head Start Center in Northwest Jacksonville.

The North Florida School of Special Education is hosting the iCan Bike summer camp this week, and on Friday, two dozen students will graduate with a new skill.

With the help of customers, Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Jacksonville-based grocery store chain Winn-Dixie, raised more than $1.25 million through an annual six-week donation program to support scholarships for members of military families.

A Jacksonville police officer rescued a dozen and a half orphan ducklings earlier this week.

Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Jacksonville-based grocery store chain Winn-Dixie, has announced the launch of its annual six-week community donation program to support scholarships for members of military families.

Dunkin’ of Jacksonville on Wednesday gave more than 50 dozen doughnuts to Wolfson Children’s Hospital nurses and staff. The coffee and baked goods company also presented $3,750 in gift cards to nurses at the hospital in Jacksonville.

Two dozen area foster children became permanent members of their new families on Friday -- just in time for Mother’s Day.

There’s a new clinic on Jacksonville’s Westisde for women.

These are the stories of four military spouses who take this job very seriously. They are also teachers, coaches, counselors, veterans, and their biggest jobs military wives and moms. Their husbands have been deployed, at some point, leaving them behind at times that are never convenient.

It might be the quietest Chili’s in America. And that’s not a bad thing.

Clay County students took part in the State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida, the school district announced Wednesday.

A Ridgeview High School student was selected to receive a college scholarship, Clay County District Schools announced Wednesday.

Bitty and Beau’s Coffee on Friday announced the location of its Jacksonville shop.

Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Jacksonville-based grocery store chain Winn-Dixie, announced it is increasing aid to help people dealing with the war in Ukraine.

Tuesday was Military Appreciation Day at The Players Championship.

The featured nonprofit for this year’s Military Appreciation Day at The Players Championship is Northeast Florida Women Veterans.

Veterans from Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach raised more than $850,000 in their 51-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

For many Jacksonville veterans, unique mental and physical injuries have come to light during prolonged periods of social distancing, associated with the COVID pandemic.

A community clean-up is being organised for the are in and around Andrew Jackson High School.

Beaches Habitat for Humanity held its third annual CEO Build event Friday.

A puppy left for dead gets a new lease on life and may soon get a new forever home and family.

The kindness of Jacksonville was on full display as over 15,000 pounds of food were donated on the Dr. Martin Luther Kind, Jr. Day of Service.

Feeding Northeast Florida picked up thousands of items donated in the Positivley JAX food drive on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Help feed a local family by donating to the Positively JAX food drive, benefiting Feeding Northeast Florida.

The Jacksonville Humane Society was recently awarded a $900,000 grant from Petco Love, a nonprofit organization out of San Antonio that is committed to animal welfare.

Several local groups teamed up Friday for their annual holiday meal delivery.

The final delivery in our Positively JAX series “Merry & Joy” takes us to a family of seven.

We are continuing our Positively JAX series “Merry & Joy,” with Mary Baer and Joy Purdy delivering donated surprises to local families just in time for the holidays.

As we hope to inspire you to pay it forward from watching our Positively JAX series “Merry & Joy,” we found ourselves inspired by a woman who is going through a very tough time.

We are continuing our Positively JAX series “Merry & Joy” in the hopes of inspiring you to pay it forward this holiday season.

Our Positively JAX series “Merry & Joy” aims to inspire you to pay it forward this holiday season.

We’re helping people be “merry” with gifts of “joy” in hopes you’ll be inspired to pay it forward during the holidays.

Paws-itively Jax: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is working with K9s For Warriors to create Paws For Change.

Thanks to News4JAX viewers, 1,235 toys had been collected as of Thursday morning as part of Channel 4′s Positively JAX Toy Drive.

Channel 4′s Positively JAX Toy Drive kicked off Wednesday.

Lucinda Jones purchased bicycles and dropped them off around 9 a.m. Wednesday. She said she loves to give back.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by teaming up with Feeding Northeast Florida for a food drive on Monday. The food drive, part of our ongoing Positively JAX movement, was held at Channel 4, located at 4 Broadcast Place. POSITIVELY JAX: Join the movement & make a differenceSarah Hall, with Feeding Northeast Florida, said giving a little can make a world of difference. This food drive is one of the many ways we strive to be Positively JAX. And we’ll be sharing your stories all year long as part of our commitment to being Positively JAX.

Jacksonville’s Historic Springfield neighborhood held a “porch decorating contest” to distract families from the anxiety and stress from quarantining at home. The new strand of coronavirus has left many people anxious, so some residents came together to bring this idea to life! Kat Ott, a Springfield resident that helped make the contest come together, told News4Jax that 40 porches participated. “My friend, Leah Rose, and I asked neighbors to decorate their porches with what they had on hand, any theme they wanted!” Ott said. "We had about 40 porches participate and they will decorations up for a while I imagine.