Your gift goes to work fast.
Most of what we do runs on gifts like yours. A teenager's first paycheck. A stocked greenhouse. Job training for an adult starting over.
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The work, up close
A few scenes from the work: a classroom, a greenhouse, a graduation, a new business.
Where your gift goes
No mystery fund. Gifts buy real things in real programs. Here is the whole list.
FreshFutures
It pays a Duval County high schooler for a six-week summer internship, real work with a real paycheck.
Explore FreshFutures →FreshPath
It funds mentoring, tutoring, and work readiness for court-involved and at-risk youth, ages 10 to 18.
Explore FreshPath →FreshFamilies
It puts parents and kids in the same workshop, learning the same tools and pulling in the same direction.
Explore FreshFamilies →LifePoint Career Institute
It carries an adult through ten weeks of hands-on hospitality training and a national hospitality certification.
Visit LifePoint →Outpatient Counseling
It covers substance abuse counseling with licensed therapists, one on one or in a group, in person or online.
Explore counseling →Beaver Street Enterprise Center
It gives a founder office space, coaching, and mentors who have been at this for years.
Visit Beaver Street →NativeFresh Aquaponics
It keeps an off-grid greenhouse growing fresh food in downtown Jacksonville.
Visit NativeFresh →The Global Work
It builds greenhouses that run on sun and recycled water, so a community can grow, store, and sell its own food.
See the global work →
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FreshMinistries is a 501(c)(3) outreach organization based in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 1989. For the tax side of giving, read our guide to the charitable donation tax deduction.
Other ways to help
Money is one door. Here are two more: tutor a student, help run an event, or bring your church, company, or school alongside the work.