Since 1985, Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, BEAM, has been serving members of the Beaches community who find themselves suddenly in crisis and unable to pay their rent, utility bill or feed their family.

A beloved figure in the Jacksonville Beach community, Father William “Bill” Kelly, died on Tuesday at the age of 90.

There are four steps you should follow to prevent worms and insects from taking over your vegetable garden without having to use harmful chemicals.

With two weeks until Thanksgiving, 700 families are requesting meals from BEAM and right now it only has enough food donations to provide half of those requests.

We’ve partnered with BEAM’s garden manager to show you how to build a garden bed or box, the soil and fertilizer to use, best practices when planting your veggies, and now we’re showing you the best techniques to use to make sure it gets enough water.

BEAM and Humana team up to help more than 80 senior citizens living in the Jacksonville beach area.

Residents are asked to leave non-perishable food donations at their mailboxes this Saturday. Letter carriers will deliver their routes and collect the food.

Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry wants to make sure you know that if you plan to attend its popular back-to-school event at the end of the month, you will need to register in order to be allowed admittance.

The Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry continues to serve an influx of families who have been hit hard by COVID-19. The organization has supplied more than 1 million pounds of food to at-risk populations since January. Lori Richards, executive director of BEAM, said the need for assistance is unprecedented. “Since April, we have continued to see historic levels of need,” explained Richards. Since January, the organization has also supplied more than 1 million pounds of food to those in need at the beaches.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. The Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry has been given a COVID-19 relief challenge grant that will match up to $25,000 in donations dollar-for-dollar. The Jim Moran Foundation is partnering with BEAM to provide the matching funds as the charity continues to work to meet unprecedented demand during the pandemic. BEAM said more than $100,000 was raised to support local families in need of rent and utility assistance through the Keep Their Homes Campaign, but those funds have been depleted. Since moratoriums on utility payments have been lifted, BEAM has seen an influx of clients in need of help. To donate to BEAM and have your funds matched, go to www.jaxbeam.org/homes/.