FreshMinistries – Building Hope. Changing Lives.

A Continuum of Sustainable change

FreshMinistries and Be The Change International enhance education, health, economic opportunities, shelter, environment, community safety, gender equality and family support in communities at home and abroad.

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Empowering communities and individuals to realize their full potential.

WEAVER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH

A harbor for community youth.

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Weaver Center for Community Outreach

FRESH FUTURES YOUTH PROGRAM

Learning job readiness with Fresh Futures.

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FRESH FUTURES YOUTH PROGRAM

LIFEPOINT CAREER INSTITUTE

Hands-on and classroom entry-level job training for adults.

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LIFEPOINT CAREER INSTITUTE

BEAVER STREET ENTERPRISE CENTER

Empowering entrepreneurs for business success

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BEAVER STREET ENTERPRISE CENTER

INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH

Programs to alleviate food insecurities around the world.

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INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH

NATIVE FRESH AQUAPONICS

Naturally fertilized and locally grown produce in core-city Jacksonville.

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NATIVE FRESH AQUAPONICS

Our Impact

Business Incubation

$300,000 million in economic development
2,000 jobs created
90% entrepreneur success rate

Fresh Futures Youth Program

1,500 students have participated
93% maintain a 2.5 GPA and gain summer jobs
100+ core-city youth enroll each year

Fresh Futures II Youth Program for Adjudicated Youth

98% of youth have returned to school
99% of youth remained in school for 12 months or more
Less than 8% recidivism rate

Job Training For Adults

1,200 adults have received training
96% job placement rate
Creating opportunities in the hospitality and healthcare industries

November 14, 2018 | By abbyg | In Native Fresh

Jacksonville-Based FreshMinistries Teams With Desmond Tutu On Global Program To End Hunger

Jacksonville-based FreshMinistries, Inc. has teamed up with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu to make the nonprofit’s aquaponics agricultural initiative global in an effort to fight world hunger. FreshMinistries, founded in 1989, aims to end extreme poverty by empowering people living in impoverished and high-crime neighborhoods. Under the direction of Rev. Dr. Robert V. Lee III, FreshMinistries […]

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