JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022 – The Community First Cares Foundation, the philanthropic arm Community First Credit Union, is partnering with the Schell-Sweet Community Resource Center to fund a robust year-long program to reach and help our area’s most vulnerable residents. The project’s most visible and impactful event is a year-long food giveaway on the second Saturday of ...
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Community First Cares Foundation Partners With Jacksonville Public Library Foundation To Boost Literacy In Duval County
Donors Can Double Their Impact on Reading and Literacy by giving to the Jacksonville Public Library Foundation this fall JACKSONVILLE, Fla., September 1, 2022 - Those who value literacy—to help children develop their skills early so they succeed in school, and for adults who need to unlock their potential earning power and self-confidence—can double their impact through a new ...
Jacksonville Public Education Fund and Community First Cares Foundation Provide Classroom Grants for Duval Teachers
Jacksonville, Fla., August 18, 2021 — The Jacksonville Public Education Fund and the Community First Cares Foundation (the charitable giving arm of Community First Credit Union) will provide $50,000 in classroom grants to support critical work for students at the start of the 2021-2022 school year. The partnership replicates a pilot program created last year, which was an exp ...
INK! receives $52,000 in grants for local teachers and students from partners Beaver Toyota St. Augustine and Community First Cares Foundation
St. Augustine, Fla. – January 5, 2021 – The St. Johns County Education Foundation which operates as INK! (Investing in Kids), has an ongoing mission to provide innovative programs and classroom resources to promote the academic success of students in the St. Johns County School District, Fla. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit was recently honored with $52,000 for teachers and students fr ...
The First Coast YMCA and Community First CARES Foundation Strengthen Educational Programs on Jacksonville's Northwest side
The Community First CARES Foundation AND Y combat social injustice through before and afterschool programming JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – December 11, 2020 – The YMCA of Florida’s First Coast and Community First CARES Foundation, the nonprofit philanthropic arm of Community First Credit Union, have launched an initiative to strengthen before and afterschool programs for youth across ...
JPEF and Community First Cares Launch Classroom Grants for Duval County Teachers
Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 25, 2020 — The Jacksonville Public Education Fund and the Community First Cares Foundation (the nonprofit arm of Community First Credit Union) have launched a new and expanded classroom grant program to provide $50,000 in grants to support critical work for students during a challenging new school year. The partnership is the largest grant program of it ...
Community First Cares Foundation Awards $10,000 Grant to Monique Burr Foundation for Children
Funding to aid in development and piloting of MBF Teen Safety Matters®: High School Edition Jacksonville, Fla. (January 23, 2019) – The Community First Cares Foundation – the nonprofit philanthropic arm of Community First Credit Union – has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Monique Burr Foundation Children (MBF). The grant will fund the development and piloting of MBF’s latest p ...
Community First Cares Foundation and Investing in Kids Award Champions for Children Grants to St. Johns County Teachers
Grants support classroom innovation not funded through traditional budgets JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 20, 2018 – The Community First Cares Foundation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit philanthropic arm of Community First Credit Union, announces it has awarded the inaugural Champions for Children classroom innovation grants in conjunction with Investing in Kids (INK!). Ten grants were awa ...
Ten Northeast Florida Artists Receive Grants from the Community First Cares Foundation
JACKSONVILLE, FL. November 20, 2018 – The Community First Cares Foundation and the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville announce 10 additional recipients of its second-year artist grant program. The grants were awarded to the artists at the collaborative Every Single Artist Lounge monthly event on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, held at the Museum of Science and History. This ...
Nassau Education Foundation Granted $10,000 from the Community First Cares Foundation
(Nassau County, Fla.) – September 7, 2018 - The Nassau Education Foundation announces it has been granted $10,000 from the Community First Cares Foundation, the charitable arm of Community First Credit Union. The donation is designated to buy the innovative BrainPOP program, an animated educational platform that engages students and supports teachers with cross-curricular digit ...
Grant Recipient: Monique Burr Foundation
A new program, MBF Teen Safety Matters™, was recently launched by the Monique Burr Foundation for Children to prevent child abuse and bullying among teen-agers.