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United Way Announces Full Service Schools Grants

Full Service Schools awards $5.5 million in mental health services grants Administered by United Way. The initiative provides free mental health care to all Duval County public school students

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7 Questions to Ask When Choosing An Afterschool Program

KHA gives tips on choosing the right afterschool program for your child.

Jacksonville Receives Multi-Year Federal Grant

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $5M annual grant over five years to Kids Hope Alliance working alongside the implementing agency — the Partnership for Child Health. Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST), the new system of care, will serve more than 15,000 individuals in Jacksonville's urban core where the highest poverty and death rates have occurred.

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Organizations teaming up to provide kids with uniforms in time for school

The Giving Closet Project has donated $40,000 worth of uniform and supply donations to the Kids Hope Alliance (KHA), a group that helps low-income and homeless youth all across Duval County.

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Partnership for Child Health, Kids Hope Alliance takes over Duval County juvenile diversion

Four years after the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee convened on the order of State Attorney Melissa Nelson, the Duval County Diversion System of Care has fully transferred under the direction of the Kids Hope Alliance and Partnership for Child Health.

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KHA and State Attorney Melissa Nelson discuss diversion on Melissa Ross Show

Nelson and Katoia Wilkins, the Director of Contract Management for the Kids Hope Alliance, joined us to discuss the transfer of Juvenile Diversion Programming to the Kids Hope Alliance in more detail.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry speaks to campers at the Carpenter's Shop Center on June 15, 2021

Mayor Lenny Curry visits city-sponsored summer camps as they return in person

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry speaks to campers at the Carpenter's Shop Center on June 15, 2021.

City of Jacksonville Partners with the National League of Cities to Address the Basic Needs of Local Postsecondary Students

The City of Jacksonville is proud to announce their participation in a new peer-learning cohort led by the National League of Cities (NLC)

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River City Live features KHA

Jacksonville's Kids Hope Alliance helps teenagers find summer jobs.