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Skip to the content Mission of the Foundation To fund high impact projects that build healthy communities by improving our educational system enhancing financial literacy and supporting programs that improve the quality of life on the First Coast. Jacksonville Public Education Fund The Jacksonville Public Education Fund and theCommunity First Cares Foundationlaunched an expanded classroom grant program in 2021 to provide 50000 in grants to support critical work for students during a challenging new school year. The partnership is the largest grant program of its kind for both organizations who have worked together on several similar grant programs in the past few years. Teachers who work in Title I traditional and charter public schools in Duval Countywere eligible to apply for funds to support creative problemsolving projects that can create a warm loving environment for students and drive student achievement during the COVID19 pandemic.