16 minutes agoWith your help, we generated 50,000 meals for those in needOn Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an annual day of service, we set out to help thousands of families struggling to make ends meet across Northeast Florida through a Positive...
3 hours agoHow nation’s youngest inaugural poet is inspiring First Coast artistsIt’s all the buzz on social media with people still talking about the nation's youngest inaugural poet, Amanda Gorman, who took the world by storm with an eloquent speech...
15 hours agoJaguars’ Tyler Eifert honored at K9s For Warriors graduationThe thrill of accomplishment and the anticipation of what lies ahead. That’s what you feel at your commencement ceremony.
1 day agoJacksonville church volunteers cleaning up city parks this weekendOver 50 volunteers will take part in a cleanup of two Jacksonville city parks this weekend.
1 day agoDonate to Feeding Northeast Florida’s virtual food driveWant to make a difference in someone’s life this year? Consider doing your part to be Positively Jax by donating to Feeding Northeast Florida’s virtual food drive.
1 day agoBrookview Elementary asked for books for Literacy Week; it got them all, and then someIt started out as a simple post on Twitter with an ambitious goal — help put a book in front of every student at Brookview Elementary for literacy week.
2 days ago‘Her skin color looks just like mine’: Girls, women react to Kamala Harris’ historic momentNews4Jax asked local girls and women what Kamala Harris’ vice presidential win means to them.
2 days agoJacksonville teen wins inaugural poem contestHallie Knight, a senior at Bishop Kenny High School, has some well-formed ideas about where the country is and how she’d like to see it change.
3 days agoTPC & First Tee aim to teach Jacksonville students life skillsMonday marks 50 days until The Players Championship. And to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, TPC held an open house with First Tee of North Florida and Duval County ...
PHOTOS: News4JAX staff share Positively Jax imagesWe're compiling images of good deeds happening throughout the Jacksonville community as part of our 2021 Positively Jax campaign.
Sign up and take the pledge to be Positively JaxLet’s face it, 2020 was a challenging year. And since 2021 isn’t off to a better start, we all could use a little more positivity in our lives.
LIST: Ways to make a Positively Jax difference in other people’s livesWe’ve stockpiled a list of suggestions for you to make a difference in someone else’s life this year.
3 days agoPositively Jax food drive brings in flood of donationsIt was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who once said everyone can be great because everyone can serve. As our way of honoring Dr. King’s legacy on the national day of service,...
Jacksonville community group gives new rides to 11 middle schoolersEleven Jacksonville children were riding brand new bicycles Saturday thanks to a partnership with their school and Jacksonville Gullah Geechee Nation Community Developmen...
Students team up with nature society for MLK Day clean-up eventThe West Augustine Nature Society is teaming up with Rotary and the Interact Club from St. Augustine High School for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service/CommUNITY Day...
Jacksonville students organize town hall to discuss mental health, civil-police relations, educationTalk show host Rob Nelson of Rob Nelson Live along with the Spear Our Youth Organization held a town hall meeting Thursday night at the New Life Church in Jacksonville. T...
Jacksonville organization supports families in need with diaper giveawaysThe National Diaper Bank Network says one in three families experience diaper need, and one local woman decided to step in to that gap.
3 days agoNews4JAX celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with food drive News4JAX celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by teaming up with Feeding Northeast Florida for a food drive on Monday.
Good Samaritan returns lost wallet to Jacksonville woman just in time for ChristmasA Christmas nightmare was averted thanks to a Good Samaritan who was not only observant but also caring and compassionate.
Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign ends Christmas Eve, and you can still helpThe Red Kettle campaign is the organization's primary fundraiser to provide essential funds that help to operate year-round programs.
Students at Clarke Schools for Hearing & Speech speak with SantaPreschool students at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Jacksonville had a special visitor zoom in from the North Pole on Tuesday -- the big man in the red suit.
Nonprofit that helps diabetes patients avoid amputations gets major donationA Jacksonville-based company is making a major donation to a local nonprofit that aims to reduce the number of amputations for diabetes patients.
Volunteers with WithLove Charity drop off toys for children with life-threatening illnesses Volunteers with WithLove Charity on Monday dropped off toys for children with life-threatening illnesses at Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Nemours and the Ronald McDonald H...
Credit union donates toys, gift cards to SulzbacherChristmas came early for families at Sulzbacher Village.
Positively Jax: Tree trimmers team up to help Jacksonville veteranTo most people, the sound of heavy machinery first thing in the morning is a symbol of hard, time-consuming work. For Bobby Long, a disabled veteran, that sound is heaven...
UF Health security officer credited with saving firefighter’s life moves a step closer to fulfilling her dreamA UF Health Jacksonville security officer credited with saving the life of a firefighter who was stabbed in the line of duty last year is now an emergency medical technic...
Positively Jax: Toys for Tots spreads holiday cheer to Jacksonville kidsThousands of Jacksonville children will wake up on Christmas morning with brand new toys thanks to your generosity.
Foster mom goes above and beyond for kids with traumaCheryl Miller makes a Positively Jax Difference by opening her heart and her home to children who have experienced trauma and may have severe emotional and behavioral nee...
MacKenzie Scott donates $10M to Goodwill of North Florida, $5M to Southeast GeorgiaAuthor and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $10 million to Goodwill of North Florida.
Tony Boselli teams up with Academy Sports to donate new training & exercise equipment to Raines HighA Jacksonville high school will return to its athletic programs next year with renewed focus thanks to a gift of state-of-the-art equipment.
Clay County students make cards for military widowStudents at Discovery Oaks Elementary in Clay County forged a friendship with a military widow who lives near the school’s playground, writing her 200 cards and letters t...
Baskets help special education students cope with COVID-19 pandemicCoping with COVID-19 isn’t easy for any of us, and it can be particularly difficult for young people with intellectual and developmental difficulties.
News4Jax viewers spread holiday cheer by donating toys to kids in need The weather outside was a little frightful, but the toys so delightful!
Positively Jax: You can ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ this ChristmasThe goal is to help seniors feel loved and cared for on Christmas.
Salvation Army distributes Thanksgiving food to 1K familiesThe Salvation Army gave 1,000 families everything they need to prepare Thanksgiving dinner.
Adults with developmental differences make Christmas magicIt may not be Santa’s toy factory at the North Pole but at one of the many workshops at Pine Castle Inc. in Englewood, helpers like Jerald spread holiday cheer in the mos...
Clara White Mission feeds hundreds at outdoor pre-Thanksgiving luncheonParticipants and volunteers said this year’s event, which featured 1,200 hot meals with all the fixings, was more vital than ever before.
Jaguars help provide Thanksgiving turkeys to 500 familiesMembers of the Jaguars offensive line helped provide turkeys and Thanksgiving food for 500 families as part of the “Turkey Time with the O-Line” event.
Salvation Army needs food donations ahead of Thanksgiving distributionThe Salvation Army of Northeast Florida is preparing to distribute food to 1,000 local families in need. They've got some enough turkeys, but are short of some of the fix...
Local mom helps create run to benefit those living with Parkinson’sJennifer Otero, a mother of three and very busy vice president of a company, is co-founder and race director of the First Coast Parkinson’s Run.
Hundreds of Jacksonville military families receive free turkeys at drive-thru USO eventWinn-Dixie, Jaguars’ defensive end Lerentee McCray and former Jaguar Drayton Florence donated 300 turkeys for a drive-thru food distribution Tuesday night in Neptune Beac...
5K events around Jacksonville area support mission of Wounded Warrior ProjectResidents across Jacksonville and surrounding areas didn’t let the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic stop them from supporting wounded veterans on Saturday.
