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COJ Staff Selected as National League of Cities Youth Excel Fellow
May 12, 2023
John Everett, Director of Workforce Development at Kids Hope Alliance (KHA) and the City of Jacksonville (COJ), has been named a Youth Excel Fellow as a part of the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Youth Excel Initiative.
Jacksonville Upwards Mobility Project Launches with Press Conference
April 27, 2023
On Thursday, April 27, 2023, Jacksonville City Council President Terrence Freeman, Kids Hope Alliance, and the City of Jacksonville hosted a press conference to announce the launch of the Jacksonville Upwards Mobility Program (JUMP).
Family Reading day
April 01, 2023
On Saturday, April 1, 2023, hundreds of people celebrated literacy at Family Reading Day in James Weldon Johnson Park. The event was organized by Kids Hope Alliance, the Jacksonville Public Library, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, and several other members of the READ JAX collaborative in an effort to promote the importance of family reading.
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