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FreshFuturesA year with Duval County high schoolers: money skills, college prep, real job training. FreshPathMentoring, tutoring and work-readiness for court-involved youth, ages 10 to 18. FreshFamiliesFamily strengthening. Parents and kids learn the same tools. LifePoint Career InstituteTen weeks of hands-on hospitality training for adults out of work. FreshFoundationsThe Jacksonville front door: youth programs, job training and counseling under one roof. NativeFresh AquaponicsA working aquaponics farm behind the Weaver Center, completely off the grid. Outpatient CounselingSubstance abuse counseling led by master's-level licensed therapists. Beaver Street Enterprise Center

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Global AquaponicsThe international aquaponics work. The Desmond Tutu ProgrammeGreenhouses that run on sun and recycled water, so a community can grow, store and sell its own food.

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Randburg Training FacilityA 2024 tower-culture greenhouse in Johannesburg, South Africa. Worldwide Pilgrimage MinistriesThe pilgrimage and partnership arm.

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Desmond Tutu Hunger Programme Expands in SowetoFaith leaders and Rotary International gathered at Archbishop Tutu's Soweto home to mark the programme's expansion. Rest In Peace Joannie NewtonA longtime FreshMinistries board member and benefactor, and our honorary cheer person for many years, has died. FreshMinistries Named Top 3 Non-Profit in Springfield for 2025BusinessRate named FreshMinistries a Top 3 non-profit of 2025, based entirely on verified Google reviews.

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No one ends poverty alone. The names below keep our programs running; some fund the work, some hire our students, and some give their Saturdays.

Community Partners

Andrew Jackson High School
AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program
Baptist Health
Child Guidance Center
College R-E-D
Duval County Public Schools
Department of Juvenile Justice
Family Foundations
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Full-Service Schools
Gateway Community Services
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
JaxPAL - Eastside Center
Kids Hope Alliance
Lutheran Services of Florida
Matthew Gilbert Middle School
Charity Advantage
Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation
Office of the State Attorney: Diversion Program
Small Business Development Center at UNF
United Way of Northeast Florida
University of North Florida
YoungLife
Youth Crisis Center

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Alive Credit Union
All About Blinds & Shutters
Bates Security
City of Jacksonville
Firehouse Subs
Edna Sproull Williams Foundation
Florida Department of Children and Families
Furey Business Systems
Holland & Knight
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation
The Loop Restaurant Group
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Office Environments & Services (OE&S)
Scheidel Foundation
Sleiman Enterprises

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