Posts by GroundworkJacksonville
5th Annual VyStar Emerald Trail 5K/10K Raises Nearly $90,000
Representatives from VyStar Credit Union joined Board members from JTC Running to present Groundwork Jacksonville with a commemorative check for $88,506 representing the proceeds from the 5th Annual VyStar Emerald…
Read MoreStoryWalk: Read While You Stroll the LaVilla Link
Steps and story time come together on the LaVilla Link of the Emerald Trail, thanks to a new, rotating installation called StoryWalkĀ®, which features a series of 20 mounted displays depicting sequential pages from a childrenās picture book. Ultimately, the purpose is to bring families together to foster connection, movement and early literacy. The new StoryWalkĀ® project was made possible by Baptist Health and is supported by the Library Foundation of Jacksonville and Groundwork Jacksonville.
Read MoreGWJ Hosts Trusts From Across US
GWJaxĀ recently welcomed representatives from Groundwork USA, Providence, Ohio River Valley, Denver, and Atlanta for a Trust-to-Trust exchange. This program fosters collaboration across the Groundwork network by sharing expertise and strategies…
Read MoreGroundwork Jacksonville Celebrates 10 Years of Impact
For decades, the City of Jacksonville had struggled with cleaning up its urban land and waterways.Ā Much of the urban core is considered a brownfield, land abandoned or underutilized due to…
Read MoreGWJax Earns GuideStar Gold
GuideStar is a recognized industry source for researching nonprofit organizations, providing funders insights into organizations’ mission, leadership, and financial status. GuideStar is used by all major U.S.-based donor-advised funds and…
Read MoreVyStar Emerald Trail 5K/10 is Sept 28
Join us for the 5th Annual VyStar Emerald Trail 5K/10K & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk presented by JTC Running on Saturday, September 28th at 8 a.m. This year runners and walkers…
Read MoreGroundwork Jacksonville Receives $1 Million Grant
Groundwork Jacksonville is the recipient of a $1 million grant from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds in conjunction with the J. Wayne Weaver Fund at The Community Foundation for…
Read MoreCommunity Celebrates the Opening of the LaVilla Link
City of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, Groundwork Jacksonville CEO Kay Ehas, and Baptist Health President and CEO Michael A. Mayo, DHA, FACHE, hosted the ribbon cutting and official opening of the LaVilla Link, the first segment of the much-anticipated Emerald Trail. Hundreds of community members joined in the celebration at the foot of the Park Street Bridge near the Prime F. Osborn Convention Center to commemorate this community milestone.
Read MoreLaVilla Link Featured in App
The Emerald Trail LaVilla Link is now a featured route in the Art Bikes Jax App. It is free to download for IOS and Android users. In addition to turn-by-turn…
Read More$147 Million-Dollar Federal Grant Awarded to the Emerald Trail
The City of Jacksonville, Groundwork Jacksonville (Groundwork) and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), were awarded a federal grant of $147 million to design and construct five segments of the Emerald…
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