​​"St. Johns (County) Community Active Residents Engaged in Service"
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.
​
Annual Food Drive​
Thank you to to all who donated non-perishable food and personal hygiene items that were distributed to Christ's Cupboard, St Francis House, SEA Community, Shepherd's Haven and Pie in the Sky to help those in need. Thank you to all our volunteers who made this Initiative possible. 

ANNUAL GIVING TREE INITIATIVE​

The Annual Giving Tree Initiative will occur from mid-November to Monday, December 7th. Wish tags and collection boxes/posters will be displayed in 43 host donation collection sites. Our 40 partner non-profit organizations serving the Elderly, Veterans, Homeless, Abused, Children and Animals in St. Johns County have submitted wishes from their clients. The wishes will be displayed on the decorative wish tags at the host donation collection sites.
​This year the request for gift cards has increased. The gift cards most requested are $5, $10 and $20 cards from grocery stores, Walmart, Target and gas stations.
Monetary donations are used to help fulfill wishes not covered through the host donation collection sites. 
Look for the collection boxes and wishes at Publix grocery stores, libraries and various other businesses and organizations.
​

How You Can Help Others in Need 
How Students Can Earn Service Hours Certificates  (posted 6.24.2020)
In this current environment of limited physical and social distancing, holding group drives and collections is not feasible. Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in St. Johns County serving target populations of Elderly, Veterans, Homeless, Abused, Children and Animals are facing many new and on-going challenges and restrictions.
How You Can Help:
Hold a neighborhood drive for specific item(s) listed on our Home page at www.stjohnscares.org. Needs information is updated as received.
Steps to take:
1. Select a type of item(s) to collect
2. Select a date(s) for the drive 
3. Choose a method to communicate with your neighbors (signs, flyers, neighborhood social media)
4. Communicate intended date and item type collection & seek further planning assistance if needed at president@stjohnscares.org
5. Collect items & sort by type if more than one type            
   Warning: do not mix non-perishable food with cleaning or hygiene items
6. Coordinate delivery of collected items to a specific NPO with St Johns CARES guidance or coordinate delivery by St Johns CARES (president@stjohnscares.org)
For Service Hour Certificates from St. Johns CARES: Keep track of time spent on each of the above steps & provide along with a list or picture of your collection items & submit to president@stjohnscares.org.
Some of the needed items: non-perishable food, personal hygiene items, bug repellent, cleaning supplies, baby supplies (diapers, wipes, pull-ups, accessories), paper products (paper plates, bowls, plastic eating utensils, towels, toilet tissue), pet food, cold weather clothing.
Monthly Meetings
  ​​St. Johns CARES Planning Meetings 
6:30 PM on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except December) currently held through video conferencing (contact president@stjohnscares.org for meeting invitation/access)

St. Johns CARES Sharing Meetings are held the 1st Friday of each month at 1 PM through RingCentral videoconferencing. For meeting access information, email president@stjohnscares.org

​Please subscribe to our newsletter for dates as they are scheduled for events.

St. Johns CARES & Helping Hands of Nocatee working alongside each other in growing partnership.
​The Evolution of Giving in St. Johns County​

Meg Balke, Past 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)
For pictures and information on recent events please visit Photo Album page.  Prior year events are on the Past Events page under the More tab

​News
Read  and subscribe to our newsletter.
Like us on Facebook & Follow us on Instagram!

Sign Up For Our Newsletter Today!

* required

*



*



Email & Social Media Marketing by VerticalResponse

    Contact Us:

Fundraising Initiatives:
See more slideshows on our Photo Album page!

THANK YOU to our generous Partners: