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12 people are interested
School Supply Drive for Foster Children and Middle School
ORGANIZATION: JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
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12 people are interested
Jewish Family & Community Services collects school supplies for school age foster and adoptive children in grades Kindergarten-9th grade on a yearly basis. This drive is one of the most important drives we do. With a goal of 100 backpacks, every donation makes a difference and helps a child whose life is anything but normal to feel a sense of normalcy. It takes away their anxiety of going to school and not having the supplies they need to complete the assignments they are given.
This is not so much a volunteer opportunity as it is a collection drive. Keep in mind, not all grades are the same - the middle and high school students have the biggest need in our area for supplies.
Items needed include:
- Clear or mesh backpacks (***required for middle/high school)
- 3-ring binders(***required for middle/high school)
- Composition books(***required for middle/high school)
- #2 Pencils(***required for middle/high school)
- Pens (blue or black) (***required for middle/high school)
- Paper (loose leaf) (***Needed for all students)
- Multi-colored pocket folders
- Pencil cases
- Erasers (*Required for all grades)
- Spiral notebooks
- Tab subject dividers
- White out
- Highlighters
- Sharpies
- Personal organizer
- Colored pencils (Elementary/middle school only)
- Glue Sticks (Elementary school only)
- Post-it notes (Middle and High school only)
- Graph paper (Middle and High school only)
- Rulers
- Index cards (Middle and High school only)
- Zipper storage pouch (Elementary School only)
- Mini-pencil sharpener
- Hand Sanitizer
- Page dividers
- Clorox wipes
If you have any interest in helping with this drive, it begins in May. Items can be delivered to the JFCS 8540 Baycenter location, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact Donna O'Steen for more details at 904-394-5714/dosteen@jfcsjax.org.
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About JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
Location:
8540 BAYCENTER RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Jewish Family & Community Services is to strengthen the entire community by providing individual and family social services in the Jewish tradition of helping people help themselves.
Description
Jewish Family & Community Services, Inc. (JFCS) has been a vital part of the Jacksonville Community since 1917, lending a helping hand to people from all walks of life. JFCS has changed the lives of thousands on the First Coast, from the young to the aged, the hurting, the lonely and the lost. JFCS just celebrated 100 years of service to Northeast Florida, and we remain true to its mission to "strengthening the entire community by providing family and individual social services in the Jewish tradition of helping people help themselves."
JFCS provides the ENTIRE community with family-centered services designed to strengthen the skills necessary for self-sufficiency and well-being. The Agency's six core programs work together to protect at-risk children, keep families together, prevent homelessness, feed the hungry, help struggling students succeed and strengthen the coping skills of emotionally distressed individuals and families. JFCS is unique in that, from a single point of entry, clients have access to a number of wraparound services: case management, private adoption, outpatient mental health counseling and assessment, in-home dropout prevention services for middle-school students and their families, life skills education, emergency financial assistance, a food pantry and services designed specifically for the Jewish community - including Holocaust survivors programming.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
8540 Baycenter RdJacksonville, FL 32256
DATE POSTED
August 16, 2021
SKILLS
- General Education
- Youth Services
- Community Outreach
- Literacy / Reading
- STEM
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13