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Healthy Start providers come together for regionwide training

More than 70 staff members from Healthy Start programs at eight different agencies in the region came together Monday, March 23 for a day of training, team-building activities, mindfulness exercise…

Guest Post: It’s advocacy time again

This blog post was written by Board of Directors Vice Chair Dr. Stephen Baker. Dr. Baker is a retired professor of political science from Jacksonville University and former Board Chair.…

Know an amazing teen? The National Campaign is accepting applications for their Youth Leadership Team

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy is currently in the process of recruiting a new class for our Youth Leadership Team. Apply online now until May 15th.…

Duval County Food Policy Council seeks participation in Food Assessment Survey

The Duval County Food Policy Council is looking for a diverse group of responses to the Food Assessment Survey. Input will help the Food Policy Council improve the community’s access…

Healthy Start partners with school district, foundations to promote early learning

Thousands of the highest-risk babies in the Duval County Healthy Start program will get a head start on learning as part of a new initiative, Happy Birthday, Graduate! The early…

March for Babies 2015

Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. Join the Healthy Start Coalition team as we walk in the 2015 First Coast March…

Inaugural Carol Brady Community Leadership Award

Former Executive Director Carol Brady was named the inaugural recipient of the Community Leadership Award, which is now named in her honor for her 16 years of accomplishments at the…

February: Remember to Show Your Love!

February is the month of love — a time for sweethearts, galentines and friends to send cards, give gifts and celebrate affection. But it’s also a time to remind women…

Fathers steal the show in the 2015 Super Bowl

In a duel between Tom Brady’s New England Patriots and Russell Wilson’s Seattle Seahawks, the real star of the 2015 Super Bowl was Dads. Fatherhood emerged as a theme among…

NEFL Advocacy Training provides advocacy basics and skill-building opportunities for non-profit professionals, teens

From advocacy basics to social media and role-playing meetings with legislators, both non-profit professionals and teens learned how to best advocate for the issues that matter to them at the…