The Beaches Community Fund, an initiative of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, recently made more than $260,000 in grants to 14 Beaches-serving nonprofits. These latest grants bring the fund’s Beaches-area investments to more than $1.8 million since the fund was established in 2015.

As a volunteer driven child hunger prevention network, First Coast Blessings in a Backpack would like to give thanks for the life we live, for the love we have and for the nourishment that is provided by our Blessings Volunteers. We are acutely aware that our volunteers are the beating heart of our Mission, they come to us from all over the region, helping provide 5,550 food insecure children with weekend nutrition so that each child may arrive to school on Monday nourished and ready to learn.

This school year, we aim to provide 3.5 million hunger-free weekends for kids struggling with food insecurity. Learn more about our plans for this year, including how we will feed kids despite rising food costs.