Community View Points

Ebonee Peterson, College Success Coach came by the show to talk about Take Stock in Children of Florida, established in 1995 as a non-profit organization in Florida that provides a unique opportunity for deserving low-income youth/students, many from minority families, to escape the cycle of poverty through education. We offer our students college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors and hope for a better life. Our comprehensive services start in middle school, continue through high school and include their transition into college. She invited the community to be apart of the Mentoring Program.

Under Andrew’s leadership, Tallahassee advanced workforce training programs for underrepresented workers as one of only 50 cities in the nation included in President Obama’s TechHire program. Andrew also helped lower violent crime in the City by more than 8 percent through increased investments in law enforcement, community policing, re-entry programs, and an expansion of social service funding. Mayor Gillum is now running for Governor because we need a fresh approach to solving the problems of our state and get our government back on track. He lives with his wife R. Jai and their three children in Tallahassee, Florida.

Andrew Gillum is running for Governor to rebuild Florida into a state that works for all of us. He knows everyone deserves good-paying jobs so they can support their families. He wants to protect and expand Floridians’ access to quality, affordable healthcare, especially people with pre-existing conditions. He knows we need to strengthen our public schools and end the culture of high-stakes testing.

The Bright City Collective (Andrew & Sylvia and Elliot & Mandi) is where community is developed for every entrepreneur at any stage. They believe the word of God that everyone has been given a gift that should be used to serve others. They are here to help form and shape a solid foundation in which your business will stand on. They believe in creativity and go beyond just the idea. They believe in their GOD given ability to serve YOU, your VISION and CALL. WE BUILD CITIES. Starting with yours!

Julia M. Henry-Wilson, Director at The Center for Education and Career Development, Jacksonville Urban League, Inc. came by the show to talk about the Jax Urban League engagement with the community for 70 years. She invited the community to connect with the Jax Urban League as they assists adults with basic computer skills and offers job placement, career development and vocational training services.

James Trapp – Director came by the show to talk about coming to Jacksonville on June 30, 2018. The mentor ship 1 Shot Combine Series is to implement a sustainable athletic and mentor ship program that improves access for entries into college for every high school athlete.

Leonard Chatman Jr. came by the show to talk about Unlocking Your Better Days, a book designed to accelerate you to another level beyond your known comfort zone and springboard you towards experiencing the BEST days of your life. Unlocking Your Better Days provides you strategies and keys to hurdle the most adversarial challenges in life. He is also working on his 2nd book!

Kwanza Yates and Veronica Olsen from Generation came by to talk about the upcoming Generation Retail Career Advancement Program in Jacksonville which trains individuals 18 years old and older for high demand professions in the retail, customer service, and hospitality fields and provides you with social support services, guaranteeing interviews with employers post-graduation. All at no cost!

Cynthia Dennis, BSN, RN, Coordinator of Injury Prevention and Safe Kids Northeast Florida
THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health Wolfson Children’s Hospital came by the show to talk about Safe Kids Day is Saturday, June 9 at The Jacksonville Zoo. Cynthia also talked about their new drowning prevention campaign they are launching called “Lifeguard Your Child” and other great injury prevention activities.

Holly Stewart the Director at GEERS Robotics and James Murphy with the GEERS Xtreme Fun Camp came by the show to talk about their 3rd GEER Extreme Fun Camp - G.E.E.R.S seeks to make robotics education affordable; giving students from all communities access to concrete and engaging experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). We guide students from literal thinking to becoming abstract visionaries. Empowering the community by allowing them to imagine and soar with their hands.