Kristin Murray and Deirdre Conner join volunteer board JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 2, 2024 – The Community First Cares Foundation, the philanthropic arm Community First Credit Union, announces it has appointed two new board members to its volunteer board of directors. Deirdre Conner and Kristin Murray joined the board, which guides the foundation’s philanthropic efforts in our co ...
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Minority-Owned Businesses Receive First Funding Boost from Jax Melanin Market and Community First Cares Foundation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (July 9, 2024) – The Community First Cares Foundation in partnership with the Jax Melanin Market awarded the first five, $1,000 microgrants to local, minority-owned businesses on Saturday, June 15 at the Juneteenth Melanin Market. These microgrants provide financial support to promote business innovation and growth. “Helping our small businesses grow and th ...
St. Augustine Youth Services and Community First Cares Foundation Join Forces to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis in St. Johns County
St. Johns County, Florida – June 17, 2024 – St. Augustine Youth Services (SAYS), a leading non-profit agency dedicated to supporting the mental and behavioral health needs of youth in Northeast Florida, proudly announces a new partnership with the Community First Cares Foundation, the 501(c) 3 nonprofit foundation of Community First Credit Union. The partnership will help provi ...
Community First Cares Foundation Renews and Expands Partnership with Schell-Sweet Community Resource Center to Feed and Assist Northwest Jacksonville’s Most Vulnerable
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 11, 2024 – The Community First Cares Foundation, the philanthropic arm Community First Credit Union and the Schell-Sweet Community Resource Center on the campus of Edward Waters University (EWU) have renewed and expanded their partnership to help feed more of our area’s most vulnerable residents. The project’s most visible and impactful event is a year ...
Melanin Market Partners with Community First Cares Foundation to Offer $20,000 in Microgrants to Help Minority-Owned Businesses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (April 8, 2024) – The Melanin Market announced today a new partnership with the Community First Cares Foundation that will fund 20 $1,000 microgrants to minority-owned businesses in 2024. Community First Cares is the philanthropic arm of Community First Credit Union and is funded by the credit union, its members, its employees and vendors/partners. The Melan ...
Community First Cares Foundation and the Library Foundation of Jacksonville launch second-year program to improve adult literacy.
Community First Cares to match dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 in donations to support adult literacy and other programs JACKSONVILLE, Fla., September 5, 2023 – Recognizing how important adult literacy programs are to the success of the community, the Community First Cares Foundation has pledged up to $10,000 in matching funds for selected gifts to the Library Foundation of J ...
Stage Aurora Theatrical Co. Announces Auditions for Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr."
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— Stage Aurora Theatrical Company’s 100 Youth Voices holds auditions for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” musical on Friday, July 14, Saturday, July 15, Sunday, July 16, Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23 from 3pm - 6pm at The Greater Refuge Temple Annex located at: 7626 Lem Turner Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32208. For more audition information, please visit: ht ...
Community First Cares Foundation and INK! Celebrate Success of $25,000 Grant Program During 2022-23 St. Johns County School Year
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – May 24, 2023 – The St. Johns County Education Foundation which operates as Investing in Kids (INK!), along with the Community First Cares Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Community First Credit Union, announces the success of its Champions for Children grants that funded innovative classroom projects in St. Johns County schools during the 2022-2023 ...
Pete’s Bar and Community First Cares Foundation Celebrate Renovation Grand Reopening with Charity Give-Back
Ticketed Matching Grant Fundraiser Planned for Sat., December 10 JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 29, 2022 – The Community First Cares Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Community First Credit Union, and the ownership of the iconic Pete’s Bar in Neptune Beach, will celebrate the bar’s grand reopening with a matching grant and ticketed fundraising event to support beaches-area nonpro ...
Community First Cares Foundation and Schell-Sweet Community Resource Center Team Up to Feed and Assist Northwest Jacksonville’s Most Vulnerable
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 ...
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.