FIRST COAST RELIEF FUND

The First Coast Relief Fund is dedicated to helping Northeast Florida residents in times of crisis by providing critical support through nonprofit and grassroots organizations when their resources and capacity are strained. Five of the area's leading philanthropic organizations joined together to create the Relief Fund: The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida, United Way of Northeast Florida and United Way of St. Johns County. The First Coast Relief Fund was conceptualized by its founding organizations in early 2016, and was quickly activated in October of that year to respond to the local devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew... When activated, the First Coast Relief Fund serves as a central intake for charitable donations and then distributes donations through established, local nonprofit and grassroots organizations with experience in crisis assistance. The overhead costs are also covered,..