City of Jacksonville

Job seekers ‼️ CareerSource Northeast Florida is hosting a Jax Authority Career Fair tomorrow, Thursday August 28th at the Bethel Institution Multipurpose Center (215 Bethel Baptist St. 32202). Check out open jobs at the City and several other agencies in one place. ◾️ For questions and more information, please go to: https://lnkd.in/eVvtZBaF

Save the date ♻️ The 2025 International Coastal Cleanup is Saturday, September 20th. Join us and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful in world's largest volunteer effort to help protect our ocean, lakes and rivers. Site Locations and times: 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Oceanfront locations: 16th Avenue South - At the Ocean Atlantic Boulevard - At the ocean Beach Boulevard - At the Ocean 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Boone Park South - 3725 St. Johns Ave. Burnett Park - 3740 Burnett Park Rd. Charles Reese Park - 1200 Ken Knight Dr. Fishweir Park - 3925 Valencia Rd. Five Points - 1028 Park St. Hogans Creek - 701 E. Beaver St. Hollybrook Park - 319 Cherokee St. Klutho Park - 204 W. 3rd St Leonard Abess Park - 12743 Leonard Abess Park McCue Park and Boat Ramp - 2510 Second Ave. North Mandarin Park - 14780 Mandarin Rd. Riverside Arts Market - 715 Park St. Riverside Park - 753 Park St. Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park - 7000 Roosevelt Blvd. Willow Branch Park - 2870 Sydney St. Additional Times All Wet Sports/Beach Boulevard Boat Ramp (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.) - 8505 Beach Blvd. Ft. Caroline National Memorial (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.) - 12713 Ft. Caroline Rd. Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.) - 500 Wonderwood Dr., Atlantic Beach Lonnie Wurn Boat Ramp (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.) - 4131 Ferber Rd. Reddie Point Preserve (1 p.m. – 3 a.m.) - 4499 Yachtsman Way Riverview Community Senior Center & Park (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.) - 9620 W. Water St. (Note: Site locations and times subject to change) Bags and gloves will be provided at each location. Pre-registration is not required. Participants must be over 18 or accompanied by an adult. Service hour certificates will be provided for students.

Job seekers ‼️ CareerSource Northeast Florida is hosting a Jax Authority Career Fair tomorrow, Thursday August 28th at the Bethel Institution Multipurpose Center (215 Bethel Baptist St. 32202). Check out open jobs at the City and several other agencies in one place. ◾️ For questions and more information, please go to: https://lnkd.in/eVvtZBaF

We want to hear from you 📢 Mayor Donna Deegan will host a new round of town halls, which will be focused on the city’s budget. Each town hall is free and open to the public, with no RSVP required. The first one will take place at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd at the Mandarin Senior Center, 3848 Hartley Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32257. The remaining town halls will take place as follows: • September 4: First Coast High School, 590 Duval Station Rd. - 6pm • September 11: Ed White High School, 1700 Old Middleburg Rd. - 6pm • September 15: Fletcher High School, 700 Seagate Ave. Neptune Beach - 6pm • September 17: Riverside High School, 1200 McDuff Ave. S. - 6pm • September 18: Fort Caroline Middle School, 3787 University Club Blvd. - 6pm

We had some great news from our Animal Care & Protective Services team over the weekend as the 1st, 2nd, and 8th longest stay dogs found foster to adopt homes! To celebrate International Dog Day today, we are highlighting new #1 Nana who has spent 500+ days in the shelter and would love a fur-ever home ❤️ If you would like to visit sweet Nana, or any of the other lovable pets available for foster or adoption, please visit the shelter at 2020 Forest Street in Riverside, or go to https://lnkd.in/ekQG4Sj6 for complete information.

It has only been a month, but we can already see the difference in the Park Street Road Diet 🚴 🚶 What was once a vehicle dominated corridor, now has increased pedestrian and bicycle connectivity while improving safety for all users. It also connects LaVilla with the Five Points and Riverside neighborhoods via the Emerald Trail. For more information on this and several other "I Dig Jax" infrastructure projects throughout Jacksonville, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eGn7TzNw

🌤️ Good Morning 🌤️ Happy Monday Duval! How was your weekend? We hope everyone had another safe and fun one. It’s a brand new week with another gorgeous morning to start it off. Let’s use it as motivation to make today the best we can - Make it happen Jacksonville! Today’s goals: Coffee and kindness. Maybe two coffees, and then kindness. ~ Nanea Hoffman

Great stuff JSO and Happy Birthday Ms. Emily! 🎂

Attention job seekers ‼️ CareerSource Northeast Florida is hosting a Jax Authority Career Fair next Thursday, August 28th at the Bethel Institution Multipurpose Center (215 Bethel Baptist St. 32202). Check out open jobs at the City and several other agencies in one place. For questions and more information, including links to create a profile, please go to: https://lnkd.in/eVvtZBaF

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and Miss Florida 2025 Paris Richardson teamed up yesterday at Dinsmore Elementary School to inspire young readers, promote literacy, and share the joy of books with Jacksonville students. The visit highlighted Mayor Deegan’s River City Readers literacy initiative, which encourages reading and provides free access to books for children across Jacksonville. The Mayor’s Bookmobile was also on site, giving children the opportunity to take home free titles of their own. Richardson, a Jacksonville native, Ribault High School graduate, and champion for health equity and literacy, delighted students by reading aloud and gifting them copies of her own children’s book, The Not-So-Secret Garden Project. She also shared her journey as Miss Florida 2025 and spoke about her upcoming competition in the Miss America pageant. Mayor Deegan praised Richardson’s commitment to service and education, noting how important it is for children to see local role models championing reading and lifelong learning. “Books open doors to opportunity, imagination, and confidence,” said Mayor Deegan. “Having Miss Florida join us today shows our students that their dreams, whether on a page or in real life, can really come true.” Richardson echoed the message, telling students, “Literacy is the foundation for every success. Sharing my book with you is not just about reading, it’s about believing in yourselves and in the power of your own stories.” The event is part of the City of Jacksonville’s continued investment in literacy and education. River City Readers provides resources, programming, and partnerships to ensure every child has access to books and the tools they need to thrive. Since the mayor’s literacy initiative began nearly two years ago, Duval County’s third grade literacy rate has shown improvement, with 51% of students scoring at or above Level 3 on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) in the 2024-25 academic year.