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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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 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 ...