The Clara White Mission is one of the most popular nonprofits in the River City which has been headed by City Council member Ju’Coby Pittman for more than 30 years.

The Clara White Mission is hosting Table Roots Act I: A Farm to Fork Experience on February 25 at 4 pm. Tickets are $125 per person. Tickets are on sale now at tableroots.eventbrite.com. The goal is to raise $5,000 to fund youth programming focused on agriculture, conservation and the arts.

The 21st annual Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive began Wednesday morning, giving thousands of people in need some much-needed warmth.

The Clara White Mission officially opened to the public their newest initiative named “Eartha’s Farm and Market” on Saturday morning in Northwest Jacksonville.

The Clara White Mission unveiled a community farmer’s market and training center in Jacksonville’s Moncrief Springs neighborhood on Friday. The complex is now called Eartha’s Farm and Market.

The 29th annual Miracle on Ashley Street had its highest attendance ever and raised the most money in the event’s history, according to the Clara White Mission’s CEO.

The Clara White Mission’s annual "Miracle on Ashley Street" is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at 613 West Ashley Street in Jacksonville.

A man was arrested and charged with murder in connection to a shooting Monday in downtown Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at the intersection of Ashley and N. Broad Street near the Clara White Mission in downtown Jacksonville.

The event ran from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 613 W. Ashley Street. The goal was to give away 300 bags of groceries during the event.

Two teams — Amazon Jax 5 and Warriors and Whiskey — were among six teams that competed in the tournament hosted by the Horne Foundation

The food insecurity rate in Duval County is 12.6% and there are more than 117,000 food-insecure people, according to Feeding Northeast Florida.

Volunteers gave away thousands of sweaters, jackets, blankets, long-sleeved shirts, even socks and shoes, on Wednesday to keep people warm during the winter at the annual Mister Rogers Neighborhood Sweater Drive.

The Clara White Mission teamed up Saturday with the father of Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old who was shot and killed 10 years ago outside a Southside gas station.

News4JAX has compiled a list of giveaways and distribution events in Northeast Florida to make your Thanksgiving a little brighter.

The Eartha M.M. White Historical Museum is reopening after being on hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Some shelters in Jacksonville are booked. People staying in those shelters say it’s because of rent inflation -- and having nowhere else to turn.

As Jacksonville celebrates 200 years of history, we are remembering some of the city's most influential people from Eartha M.M. White to A. Philip Randolph.

News4JAX is a proud sponsor of the event, which was a chance to give back and come together as a community.

Congressman Al Lawson was in Jacksonville on Wednesday to announce a $2 million appropriation that will help eliminate the negative impact of food deserts in Jacksonville’s urban core.

The News4Jax I-TEAM is hearing from leaders of the Clara White Mission as the local nonprofit faces intense scrutiny.

Days after five of six executive board members for the Clara White Mission stepped down, the nonprofit’s president and CEO sent a message to its supporters: we are moving forward.

Clara White Mission leaders on Sunday responded to allegations of CEO Ju’Coby Pittman’s lack of transparency over a COVID-19 outbreak.

Five of the six executive committee board members of the Clara White Mission resigned on Friday morning, pointing to dissatisfaction with the nonprofit’s CEO, Ju’Coby Pitman.

Clara White Mission had to temporarily close its food program and drop-in center for cleaning. Everyone impacted also had to be retested before it could reopen Monday.

Keith Smith worked at Clara White Mission for more than three decades. This friend to all who knew him died from COVID19.

Clara White Mission chef Keith Smith died at the age of 51 on Monday. A funeral is planned for Saturday.

Family and friends of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman are asking for prayers as she battles COVID-19.

The second Miracle on Ashley Street "Pop Your Trunk, get your miracle on the go" event will take place on Friday.

Residents say they have been told to leave the property by MondayJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Help is days away for those living in a homeless camp in Downtown Jacksonville. At a news conference Wednesday, the city said eight to 10 extended-stay hotels will be participating. Rapid Rehousing specialists will be available at those hotels starting Monday to help people get checked in. This project is a collaboration with the city, Sulzbacher, Mental Health Resource Center, Changing Homelessness, additional area homeless providers, Downtown Vision and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The mission is across the street from the homeless camp.

“A lot of people don’t care and some people do care,” Creed told News4Jax. Sometimes you might get one meal a day.”At 62 years old, Creed should be planning for retirement or spending time with loved ones. Ju’Coby Pittman is the CEO and president of the Clara White Mission, which helps Jacksonville’s homeless people. “We do need help. This is not the way I want to live.”LINK: Jacksonville homeless shelters & servicesThe city is looking forward to more Cares Act funding to help homeless people and get more of them in hotels.

As Veteran’s Day approaches, locals are remembering Eartha White, the creator of the Clara White Mission, named after her mother. White was known to help everyone in the community, including veterans, often she would lay wreaths on Veteran’s Day. Dozens came to honor the woman who has helped so many in the community, including veterans. She was known of one of a few African American women that could go between the black and white community, to get a lot of social issues addressed. Veteran’s Day is November 11th.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Clara White Mission broke ground Thursday morning on a new farmers market and training center. “We crave healthy, fresh, delicious food so it’s been a really good response to the farm so far,” Schott said. RELATED: Jaguars Foundation, Sysco Foods, more companies chip in to support Clara White MissionThe Clara White Mission said the second phase will help improve access to fresh food for people in the community. The revamped farm and new farmers market is set to open in Summer 2021. Clara White Mission relies on donations from generous community partners and members in order to operate.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Clara White Mission is thanking donors in the community who stepped up when the Jacksonville nonprofit was in a funding crunch. The Clara White Mission was working to raise $425,000 by Aug. 30. Without the money, the Clara White Mission would have had to cut its vocational program from five days a week to three days a week. "Our vocational program helps homeless veterans, ex-offenders and low income, and without that support, that program would have been ceased," said Ju'Coby Pittman, the CEO of the Clara White Mission. If the vocational program was cut, there would be more than the students who would be affected.

ModernCities.comJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Thanks to generous donors in Northeast Florida, the Clara White Mission will be able to continue its mission of feeding the hungry and training the homeless to become self- sufficient. The Clara White Mission now wants to thank its donors and celebrate the success at a celebration that will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. The Clara White Mission serves an estimated 400 meals every day, houses about 32 homeless veterans daily and provides 150 acres of fresh produce in food deserts in Jacksonville. The Clara White Mission was founded by Dr. Eartha M. M. White whose compassion for humanity moved her to action. It is the Clara White Mission, and after more than a century of service, it remains devoted to the humanitarian goals pursued by its founder.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Clara White Mission said it needs nearly $425,000 in funding by Aug. 30 to avoid cutting services from five days a week to three. "What I can say is, I have my team behind me and, if somebody is out there watching that has the resources (can) help the Clara White Mission," Our community has always been good to us." We will release more details Tues. at 10 a.m. #IAmEarthaWhite pic.twitter.com/Sr9gcwpdFD Clara White Mission (@ClaraWhiteJax) June 28, 2019The mission, located on West Ashley Street, provides services to thousands of homeless and low-income people every week. Due to the growing demand for services and significant funding cuts, the mission said its already reduced its services to five days a week. The Clara White Mission is issuing a call-to-action campaign asking for donations.