Spotlight on Charity

Spotlight on Charity

Vision Is Priceless (VIP) was founded in 1996 and their mission is to assess, sustain, and improve the visual health of children and adults in Northeast Florida through education, vision screenings, eye exams, prescription glasses and referrals for additional testing...
The Bag Ladies of Lakewood Presbyterian Church

The Bag Ladies of Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Maybe you’ve heard the words “Bag Ladies” mentioned, but don’t really know who the Bag Ladies are. They are a group of volunteers who came together over fifteen years ago. Pat Bloebaum started the group that sews and assembles the bags for...
Spotlight on Charity – The RITA Foundation

Spotlight on Charity – The RITA Foundation

The RITA (Research Is The Answer) Foundation began in Deercreek in 1997 to help raise awareness and money for breast cancer programs and research in Jacksonville. The RITA Foundation is an all-volunteer 501 (C) (3) public, non-profit corporation registered with the...
Spotlight on Charity ~ Books-A-Go-Go

Spotlight on Charity ~ Books-A-Go-Go

Books-A-Go Go is a 501c nonprofit organization that collects used and new children’s books and gives them to children from low-income families. These books are distributed through schools and organizations that support these children. Since its inception in 2007 by...
Spotlight on Charity – Mrs. Mary’s Boutique at PACE Center for Girls

Spotlight on Charity ~ Mrs. Mary’s Boutique at Pace Center for Girls

Pace Center for Girls is a Florida-based, nationally recognized not-for-profit organization that provides non-residential, prevention, intervention and diversion services for girls and young women of middle and high school age. Pace provides free year-round schooling...
Spotlight on Charity – Gabriel House of Care

Spotlight on Charity – Gabriel House of Care

Gabriel House of Care is a non-profit hospital hospitality house that provides affordable, temporary lodging to patients, 18 and over, and their caregivers who come to Jacksonville for organ transplants or cancer treatment. In addition to the lodging, they offer an...
Spotlight on Charity – Jacksonville Humane Society

Spotlight on Charity – Jacksonville Humane Society

Founded in 1885, the Jacksonville Humane Society is Jacksonville’s second oldest non-profit and is funded by philanthropic contributions. In April 2007, the shelter was destroyed and 86 animals succumbed to a devastating fire. They had their Grand Opening of the new...
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