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KHA Receives $4 Million for Pediatric Medical and Mental Health
Kids Hope Alliance (KHA) received a $4M Children’s Mental Health System of Care (SOC) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide integrated physical and behavioral health services for children in Jacksonville. This grant will build on prior SAMHSA awards received by KHA to expand access to care for children and youth experiencing severe emotional disturbances and mental illness. This grant will be administered by the Partnership for Child Health (Partnership), a KHA collaborating partner who has implemented the SAMHSA SOC grants since Jacksonville received the first award in 2010.
DLC Nurse and Learn Celebrates 30 Years of Service
On Thursday, September 12th, supporters of local non-profit DLC Nurse and Learn gathered at the Riverfront Cafe to celebrate the organization’s 30th anniversary. Pam Tebow, mother of former NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow, spoke at the dinner and fundraiser, which also featured a silent auction.
Citi Teen Center Opens in Springfield
Jacksonville, Fl- On Wednesday, August 28th, 2019, the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Florida opened the Citi Teen Center in Jacksonville’s historic Springfield neighborhood. Designed to serve local youth between the ages of 13 and 18 after school and during the summer, the Center is one of the few standalone teen centers in Northeast Florida.
KHA and Partners to Provide Meals to Afterschool Programs
Jacksonville, Fla. – The Kids Hope Alliance (KHA), U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Florida Department of Health/Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs have partnered to provide approximately 2,500 children with free nutritious snacks and supper meals during after-school hours at the 37 locations listed below.
Curry names 6 to newly created Kids Hope Alliance
The Florida Times Union November 8, 2017 By: Christopher Hong Mayor Lenny Curry on Wednesday named six people, including a former sheriff, and business and nonprofit leaders, to oversee the Kids Hope Alliance, the city’s newly formed agency that will carry out city-supported youth programs.
Jacksonville mayor signs Kids Hope Alliance bill
News 4 Jax By: Jim Piggot October 18, 2017 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry signed the Kids Hope Alliance bill Wednesday afternoon.