September is the peak of hurricane season. The month is also annually recognized as National Preparedness Month, which serves as a reminder for everyone to prepare now for the types of emergencies that can happen locally.

In observance of Labor Day, the following city government offices and facilities will be closed Monday, Sept. 4.

Site captains will register volunteers and provide bags and gloves at the cleanup locations.

This morning during a news conference at City Hall, Mayor Curry signed a bill — introduced by Councilmember Doyle Carter — transferring management of NAS Cecil Field’s Prisoners of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) monuments to POW/MIA Memorial, Inc. 

Mayor proposes funding to meet unmet afterschool programming needs

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Jacksonville area added 17,400 new private-sector jobs in the last year. Jacksonville’s unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in July, down 0.7 percentage point from one year ago. 

Jacksonville is one of only six cities selected to participate in the National League of Cities (NLC) Leadership Academy: Promoting Postsecondary and Workforce Success program.

Yesterday, the City of Jacksonville Military Affairs and Veterans Department joined the Miltary Order of the Purple Heart to host the annual Purple Heart Day observance at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall. 

Demonstrating his continued commitment to strengthening and bolstering programs that align and contribute to the safety and well-being of youth and communities throughout Jacksonville, today, Mayor Lenny Curry announced a collaborative partnership that streamlines services to Jacksonville children. At an afterschool programming open house held at Sallye Mathis Elementary School, the mayor launched the Kids Hope Alliance: The Jacksonville Partnership for Children, Youth & Families (KHA), a collaboration that aligns the missions and programming provided by the Jax Journey and Jacksonville Children’s Commission.

With only a few days before the start of the 2017-18 school year, Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Anna Brosche announced the availability of funds to expand after-school programming to Jacksonville youth. Minimizing the impact of fewer program sites, the administration sought to explore opportunities and funding that would enable the Jacksonville Children’s Commission (JCC) to serve additional youth with after-school programs. Approximately 740 additional children will be served with the $1.071 million announced today. 

City of Jacksonville, Local Hospitals Partner to Inspire Dreams for Youngest Citizens

Anecia is an upcoming junior at Raines High School. She’s spending her summer as an intern for Friends of Hemming Park as part of the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program.