The Partnership of Northeast Florida Clubs of Rotary International, representing ten local Rotary Clubs, raised $250,000 for Groundwork Jacksonville to help fund a portion of the Emerald Trail Riverside Link.
Groundwork Jacksonville, Inc., has added key staff to increase capacity for the growing organization. Leana Cianfoni is Groundwork Jacksonville’s new Chief Development Officer and Desiree’ “Dee” Powell, has joined in the newly created position of Urban Planner
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…
Steps and story time come together on the LaVilla Link of the Emerald Trail, thanks to a new, rotating installation called StoryWalk®, which features a series of 20 mounted displays depicting sequential pages from a children’s picture book. Ultimately, the purpose is to bring families together to foster connection, movement and early literacy. The new StoryWalk® project was made possible by Baptist Health and is supported by the Library Foundation of Jacksonville and Groundwork Jacksonville.
GWJax 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…
For decades, the City of Jacksonville had struggled with cleaning up its urban land and waterways. Much of the urban core is considered a brownfield, land abandoned or underutilized due to…
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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…
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…
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.