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"St. Johns (County) Community Active Residents Engaged in Service"
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Monthly Meetings
St. Johns CARES Meetings are held at 7PM
on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except December) at 164 Everest Lane, Suite 1 St. Johns, FL 32259 St. Johns CARES Kids meets annually with ad-hoc committee meetings. Please subscribe to our newsletter for dates as they are scheduled for events. Sponsor Spotlight:
Bartram AcademyBartram Academy, an eco-friendly childcare learning center, opened their doors in August 2012 in St Johns County. The owners, Kelly and Roger Giddens, started an in home childcare in 2006.
Bartram Academy is a family owned business that is located off Racetrack Road by the Bartram Springs community. Since opening, the school has had a growing waiting list and thus began the planning of an expansion that would more than double enrollment. The expansion opened in August of 2015. With the expansion, Bartram Academy helped to create an additional two dozen jobs in St. Johns County. A few things that set Bartram Academy apart from other facilities are their healthy food options, eco-friendly practices, 100% state inspections, smaller child-to-teacher ratios, and their Reggio Emilia inspired program. The Reggio Emilia philosophy is based on principles of respect, responsibility, and community through exploration and discovery. The Reggio Emilia approach is project oriented. Children work in small groups for days, weeks, and even months on a particular task or project. Consistent with the philosophy of schooling for multiple intelligences, the approach calls for the use of arts as tools for cognitive, linguistic, and social development. Print, art, construction, drama, music, gardening, and more are used in guiding children’s understanding of lessons and experiences. The school serves only organic/all natural, fresh/fresh-frozen foods containing no dyes, high fructose corn syrup, or partially hydrogenated oils. The school won the Green Business of the Year in 2013 with the US Green Building Council. A children’s book, My Eco Healthy School, by Kate Krusely featured Bartram Academy as an up and coming early childhood learning movement. St. Johns CARES & Helping Hands of Nocatee working alongside each other in growing partnership. The Evolution of Giving in St. Johns County
Meg Balke, President of St. Johns CARES (top left); Anne Crane, Founder of Helping Hands of Nocatee (top right) and Kathy Bravo, Founder of JCP Cares (center)
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St. Johns CARES, Inc. (formerly JCP CARES) is a nonprofit organization committed to helping local charities in St. Johns County. We provide assistance to local charities and those in need through donations and time. We divide our charity efforts into five different categories; Animals & Environment, Senior & Veterans, Children & Education, Medical and Homeless & Abused. We focus on these categories throughout the year.
Helping Hands of Nocatee has joined St. Johns CARES as St. Johns CARES Kids to work alongside one another supporting the charities in St. Johns County with more family and kid friendly activities. What's coming up:
Annual Food Drive November 17, 2018. Service hour opportunities!
SignUp Genius HERE 
Giving Tree service hour opportunities available for students starting at the end of March!
SignUp Genius HERE
Julington Creek Plantation CDD has service opportunities. Teens welcome!
Contact: Ross Ruben, Lifestyle Director JCPCDD 904.438.2537 - rruben@jcpcdd.org
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THANK YOU to our generous Partners:
