Local Mission Serve Opportunities

Ministry Name:
Hadassah’s Hope

Serve project time and location:
Hadassah's Hope House: Tuesday 7/11 and Thursday 7/13 from 10 AM - 2PM

Contact for information and questions:
Shawn Blackshear | [email protected]

Description:
Assist with various opportunities such as yard work, cleaning the office and organizing the storage at Hadassah’s Hope House.
This project will bless Hadassah's Hope House which serves women who have experienced sexual exploitation.

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Ministry Name:
First Coast Women's Services

Serve project time and location:
Scheduled based on availability. 3475 Kernan Blvd., South, Jacksonville, FL 32224

Contact for information and questions:
MK Bevis | 604-549-6114 | [email protected]

Description:
Assist with prepping baby bottles for First Coast Women’s Services annual baby bottle coin drive. This would involve coming to the FCWS Kernan location, to sort through bottles and stuff them with inserts.
This project will bless women and families facing unplanned pregnancies.

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Ministry Name:
First Coast Women's Services

Serve project time and location:
Week of July 10-16, FCWS Clay Center - 105 Old Jennings Road, Orange Park, FL 32065

Contact for information and questions:
Diane Stewart |904-304-6208 | [email protected]

Description:
Assist with outdoor beautification projects such as, beautify the front/backyard with flowers around newly planted Magnolia trees, spreading topsoil, putting down sod in the backyard and repainting the picnic table.
This project will bless the First Coast Women’s Services staff and clients.

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Ministry Name:
All Nations Soccer

Serve project time and location:
Monday 7/10 5-10pm River City Baptist Church 6801 Merrill Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32277
Wednesday 7/12 from 5-10pm boys youth division players ages 11-14
University Christian School 5520 University Blvd. W, Jacksonville, FL 32216
Friday 7/14 from 5-10pm men’s division players ages 14 and up
Fruit Cove Baptist Church Gym 501 State Rd. 13, St Johns, FL 32259

Contact for information and questions:
Josh Kimball | 904-607-8881 | [email protected]

Description:
You are invited to pick a game night to come serve with All Nations Soccer and help them love, serve and share in key ministry moments like pregame prayer, post-game devotions, greeting players, offering food and/or drinks, handing out Bibles and church invitations, etc. This is a great opportunity to engage in local mission as each league has players from over 100+ nations who are our neighbors and many have come from extremely difficult circumstances as refugees from some of the most difficult nations to share the good news of Jesus!
This project will bless refugees, asylees, immigrants, the community and the local church.
Participants who serve will need to bring: Optional food, drinks, Bibles and any ministry resources to hand out.

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Ministry Name:
Her Song

Serve project time and location:
Due to the nature of the organization, Her Song would need to engage a small group for each house and have a quick training and sign a confidentiality form (both can be done on the day of) and then the locations can be disclosed. Her Song would organize the day/time according to a groups availability and will have a staff member on hand as well.

Contact for information and questions:
Courtney McClain | 904-513-0203 | [email protected]

Description:
Her Song is looking for a couple of "projects" at two of their residential houses.
1. House one is in need of a picnic table for the ladies to enjoy being outside, a ceiling fan replaced (fan provided by Her Song) and to have the gutters cleaned.
2. House two needs some yard work/trimming done (including a large banana tree), a TV hung (mount already there) and to fix a closet door (put back on track).
This project will bless Her Song survivors.

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Ministry Name:
City Rescue Mission

Serve project time and location:
426 S. McDuff Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32254 / Hours: Between 10am-4pm Monday - Friday

Contact for information and questions:
Sherrie Mack |904-387-4357 | [email protected]

Description:
Assist with sorting and organizing supplies at the McDuff campus - "donations closet."
This project will bless the homeless, children and those who are in most need of help.

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Ministry Name:
City Rescue Mission

Serve project time and location:
City Rescue Mission Thrift Store, 7200 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32254 / Hours: Between 10am- 7pm Monday - Saturday

Contact for information and questions:
Sherrie Mack |904-387-4357 | [email protected]

Description:
Serve at the City Rescue Mission thrift store on Normandy Blvd. by folding, sorting and tagging clothes; placing merchandise on the sales floor and greeting customers.
This project will bless the homeless, children and those who are in most need of help.

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Ministry Name:
Rethreaded

Serve project time and location:
July 15 from 9:30am-12pm at 515 E. 9th Street Jacksonville, FL. 32206

Contact for information and questions:
Stephanie Patton | 904-712-3677

Description:
Deconstruct Southwest Airlines leather seats at Rethreaded.
This project will bless survivors of human trafficking.

Date & Time:
Ongoing

Description:
Arize Together offers ongoing support to women who are committed to a healthy and healing lifestyle following treatment for sexual exploitation and addiction. Serve with Arize Together by providing encouragement and support to these women in a variety of areas.

Sister Ally:
A sister ally is a member's personal touchpoint in the Arize Together community. She meets with her monthly and checks in with her regularly. A sister ally is there for her assigned member on her darkest days and is her biggest cheerleader. A sister ally intentionally prays with and for her member, offering encouragement, discipleship and friendship.

Prayer Team:
Partner with Arize Together by joining their prayer team to pray intentionally and continually for women who have been sexually exploited and are on their journey to healing.

Social Media Team:
Partner with Arize Together as they serve women who are recovering and healing from sexual exploitation and addiction. Arize Together is currently seeking social media volunteers to help provide support with their Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages.

Contact:
Sign-up to serve by contacting Arize Together at [email protected].

Date & Time:
Ongoing

Location:
1450 Rogero Road, Jacksonville Fl 32211

Description:
Partner with Arlington Community Services to serve the homeless population in Jacksonville! They are currently in need of non-perishable food donations and small toiletries. Donations are accepted 9am-12pm Monday through Friday.

Contact Elaine Bailey at [email protected] for more information.

Location:
This serve opportunity can be done from your home.

Description:
Partner with us to serve with Beaches Council on Aging during the week as a Volunteer Friendly Caller! The Volunteer Friendly Caller's purpose is to enhance the quality of life of the DIAL A RIDE seniors through supportive, friendly telephone calls to those who may be isolated or lonely.

Contact:
Sign-up to serve by contacting Maria at [email protected].

Description:
Serve alongside Better Together to provide support to families and help prevent the need for foster care! All serve opportunities are listed below:

Host Families
Opening your home to children from families in crisis and providing a safe and loving home while their parents resolve short-term issues

Family Advocates
Serving in a mentoring role to connect with biological families and helping to address the circumstances that led to their crisis

Job Coaches
Provide employment coaching, guidance and support as job seekers work toward finding employment

Resource and Respite Volunteers
Support the needs of host families in various ways like meeting practical needs and providing spiritual support

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Date & Time:
Items are distributed on Thursday mornings from 9am-12pm.

Location:
City Rescue Mission located at 234 W State Street 32202.

Description:
Come serve homeless men, women and children and those in recovery programs by providing tangible items such as clothing, Bibles, toiletries and shoes.
Donation Items Needed: Gently used clothing, athletic shoes, bedding, travel size toiletries, rolling suitcases and new underclothes.

Contact:
Sign-up to serve by contacting Denise Hyrne at 904-860-9323.

Date & Time:
Mondays, Wednesdays, or Saturdays from 7am-12pm.

Location:
5126 Timuquana Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32210

Description:
Volunteer with Community Health Outreach of Jacksonville at the CHO Food Pantry to serve food to those in need.

Contact:
Sign-up to serve here.

Date & Time:
Mondays from 8:30am - 3pm, Tuesdays from 6:30 - 9pm, and Fridays from 8:30am - 1pm.

Location:
5126 Timuquana Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32210

Description:
Community Health Outreach offers free services to the uninsured and financially insecure. Parter with them to assist with taking vitals, scribing, assisting with procedures, cleaning and maintaining equipment, preparing exam rooms between patients and answering phones.

Contact:
Sign-up to serve here.

Date & Time:
This event takes place every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month

Location:
Regency Square Mall (Food-Court side)

Description:
Join us as we bless our community with a drive-thru food drive. Just one hour of volunteer work generates exponential meals to feed our neighbors in need. When you give your time, you’re directly contributing to the livelihood of your neighbors. From sorting non-perishable goods in the warehouse to providing groceries at our mobile pantries, with every volunteer opportunity, you make a direct impact on the wellbeing of our community.

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Date & Time:
Ongoing

Location:
Various schools in the community

Description:
Join Fellowship of Christian Athletes in their mission to minister to and disciple students in their walk with Jesus. There are several ongoing serve opportunities!

Campus Huddle Sponsor - Middle and High school teachers, FCA would love to talk to you about what it would look like to host a weekly campus huddle where students can gather together to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.

Character Coach - Partner with FCA to serve coaches by teaching character development. Start with teaching character and grow into a weekly Bible study.

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Location:
FCWS has centers in Baker, Jax Beach, Clay, Mandarin and North Jax.

Description:
If you are passionate about seeing more women empowered to choose life for their unborn babies, we encourage you to connect with First Coast Women's Services!
You can plan a serve day to clean a center, participate in a baby bottle drive to raise funds, plan a baby shower to provide much-needed material support to the clients of the centers, assemble new believer bags or create baby layette sets. There are so many opportunities to serve both on-site and off-site.

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Description:
Hadassah's Hope is a gospel-centered ministry reaching women working in strip clubs in and around Jacksonville, Florida. Hadassah's Hope is committed to ministering to women right where they are and pointing them to Jesus, who is our only hope. You can volunteer in many ways such as writing encouraging notes, providing meals, visiting the clubs and praying for the women there.

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Date & Time:
Dates and times vary depending on how you decide to serve.

Location:
Depending on how you decide to serve, locations vary.

Description:
There is an urgency in our community for volunteers for senior adults. Many of them need that special someone to grocery shop, do some light housekeeping or even just companionship. A few seniors require help in lawn maintenance or wheel chair ramp building that would require a group of folks. If you would love to be a blessing to some special seniors, please sign up below.

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Description:
Join the ramp team with Hart Felt ministries to build wheelchair ramps and help enrich the lives of seniors.
Prepare to bring along any hand tools/power tools that you may have as well as safety equipment, drinking water and lunch. Participants must be 18 years or older and sign a liability waiver prior to serving.

Contact:
Sign-up to serve by contacting Ben Wood at 904-838-2136 or at [email protected].

Date & Time:
Drop off times are Mondays - Fridays from 8:30am-4:30pm

Location:
2700 University Blvd South Jacksonville, FL 32216

Description:
Serve local foster families by providing freezer meals. Meals should be placed in disposable aluminum pans and marked with: the date prepared; contents (i.e. Lasagna, Chicken and Rice Casserole); baking time and temperature. The meals will be stored at One More Child and given to foster families who receive new placements, having court appointments.

Contact:
Sign-up to serve by contacting Sundy Goodnight at 904.772.4305 or at [email protected]

Date & Time:
Thursdays from 1:30-4:30pm

Location:
515 E 9th St, Jacksonville, FL 32206

Description:
Rethreaded Volunteer Thursdays Join the mission to help survivors of human trafficking by serving with Rethreaded on a volunteer Thursday! Serve opportunities include leather deconstruction, warehouse cleaning, t-shirt sorting, and much more.

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Date & Time:
Ongoing opportunities with varying dates and times

Location:
3631 Seamark Ranch Rd, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043

Description:
Partner with Seamark Ranch to provide support to host families helping bring hope to children in need! This serve opportunity involves preparing two 9x13 casserole meals for each of the four Seamark Ranch houses. Ideally, these are meals that parents can pop into the oven from the freezer, saving time in their busy schedules.

Contact:
Email [email protected] to coordinate drop off.

Date & Time:
Ongoing opportunities; dates and times vary

Location:
Wolfson Children's Hospital: 800 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Ronald McDonald House: 824 Childrens Way, Jacksonville, FL 32207

Description:
Join The Will King Foundation in showing love and support to children from developing countries who are receiving heart treatment at Wolfson. Volunteers will visit the CVICU at Wolfson and The Ronald McDonald House. Serve opportunities include bringing a meal, praying with the family or playing with the child if the visit is during their recovery period. Training with the Will King Foundation will be required before volunteers begin to visit families.

Contact:
Email Courtney Hughes at [email protected].

Date & Time:
Saturdays from 11am-2pm

Location:
Northside or Arlington area, locations vary.

Description:
Come serve on the Northside or Arlington area of Jacksonville with a ministry that is strategically focusing on reaching and releasing children from poverty. Join us on Saturdays from 11am-2pm as we impact this community. Every Impact Day is different. You could be in an intense game of kickball, cleaning up the community, helping firing up the grill for their community cookout or just a powerful prayer walk. Every week is a different opportunity for you and your family to engage in being the hope that many need. Visit the website for more info on how to volunteer.

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Date & Time:
Ongoing dates and times vary

Location:
622 West Union Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Description:
Serve a meal in the homeless shelter, help manage supplies and shelter cleanliness, or participate in extended ministry efforts with the Lifeline and Spiritual Recovery programs.

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