Beth Cravey

3 days ago | jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey

Shannon Nazworth, president and CEO of Ability Housing, is leaving her position at the end of the year after nearly 22 years. Nazworth oversaw the organization's growth from a small group of rentals to 12 multifamily communities housing about 2,000 people. Mary Kay O’Rourke, former CEO of Habitat for Humanity, will serve as interim chief administrative officer while a national search is conducted for Nazworth's successor.

4 days ago | jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey

Communities In Schools Jacksonville received a $1 million grant from The Jim Moran Foundation for its Leon Baxton Legacy Fund. The Jim Moran Foundation, celebrating its 25th anniversary, focuses on improving the lives of Florida youth and families. Two momentous anniversaries are helping to build an endowment for Communities in Schools Jacksonville.

4 days ago | jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey

Beth Reese CraveyTwo youngsters get creative at a Communities in Schools Jacksonville summer camp. Communities In Schools JacksonvilleCommunities in Schools Jacksonville students listen to a guest reader. Provided By Communities In Schools JacksonvilleIn 2020, David Ross, 7, tries a field goal kick after "buying" insurance that will allow him another kick if he misses during the Money Matters: Financial Field Day event hosted by TIAA Bank, EverFi and Communities In Schools Jacksonville.

5 days ago | jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey

Beth Mixson, a longtime staff member, has been appointed executive director of Family Promise of Jacksonville. Mixson has served in various roles at the nonprofit since 2012, including development director, associate director and interim executive director. Longtime staffer Beth Mixson has been named executive director of Family Promise of Jacksonville, which provides temporary housing and other support to homeless families.

5 days ago | jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey

Beth Reese CraveyAt Family Promise of Jacksonville's 2012 Cardboard City fundraiser, Sarah Jorn and her friend Hanna Papa, both then 11, created a "home" with two large boxes connected by another box as a tunnel. They ate their chili and rice during the early part of the evening. Bob Mack/Florida Times-UnionAbout 100 people spent the night outside Crossroad Church during Family Promise of Jacksonville's 2013 Cardboard City event to raise awareness of homelessness.