ONE MORE CHILD
A population over 935,000 makes Jacksonville the most populous city proper in Florida, located in the Northeastern part of the Sunshine state, just South of the Georgia state line. Jacksonville is home to beautiful beaches along the Atlantic coast as well as numerous nature parks while offering abundant outdoor recreational activities.
However, Florida faces many challenges like human trafficking crimes and a high number of children in foster care. Over 2.3 million people face hunger of which more than 600,000 are children. (“Meal Gap Study 2023 (2021 data)” Feeding America 2023). Over 115,000 food insecure people live in Duval County alone. Additionally, the city has a large population of immigrants and refugees since 12% of Jacksonville residents were born outside the country. That’s why One More Child partners with a local ministry aiming to provide a safe place where kids from other cultural backgrounds experience transformation through education, the arts, nutrition, and strategic events. Join us on a mission trip to Jacksonville!
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN JACKSONVILLE
Mission teams serving in Jacksonville have the opportunity to play a part in the holistic and comprehensive outreach programs. Opportunities for teams going on mission in Jacksonville may include:
- Serve refugee and immigrant children.
- Host summer camp activities focused on arts, sports, education, dance, and nutrition.
- Support community outreach events through evangelism.
- Serve at a local church.
- Food packing prep for mobile pantry.
If you go on a mission trip to Jacksonville, you will have the unique opportunity to serve children from around the world due to the high level of racial diversity and significant number of cultural backgrounds in the Jacksonville area.
YOU CAN Make a Continuing Impact
Every Child,
Every City
Bring life-changing impact to vulnerable children and struggling families. Get your church involved and join us on a journey to reach every child in every city. Here are ways you can meet dire needs in your neighborhood while sharing the love of Christ:
- Start a Foster Crew.
- Host an Anti-Trafficking 101 for Groups.
- Launch a Single Moms Community Program.
- Host a Meal-Packing Party or pack Backpack Meals.
Sponsor a Child
Child Sponsorship meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children all around the world. For only $42 a month you can provide critical nutrition, education, medical care, and opportunities to grow spiritually to a child in poverty. You will also be able to build a relationship with your sponsored child through letters. Join a global mission trip with One More Child to visit your sponsored child.
Give
A gift of any size will make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children around the globe. Give a gift today and plant hope and a future for a child in need. Your gift can be used to provide hot meals to hungry children, a clean water well for a whole community, a college education for a young adult, or a safe home for a family in need around the world.
Pray
You can change lives through your prayers!
Prayer is a powerful tool, that’s why we invite you to pray for children and families nationally and globally.
Pray for:
- Foster children to find forever homes.
- Trafficking survivors to find hope and healing.
- Single moms to choose the path to self-sufficiency.
- Struggling families to receive the resources they need.
- Children to be nourished and well-fed.
Stories of Global Impact
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Access Helpful RESOURCES
Thank you for your heart for vulnerable children and families around the globe. Access helpful flyers and videos to share about our global ministry locations with your network of friends and family. If you are joining us on a mission trip, we offer helpful mission trip resources that will help you promote your trip.
