News at DESC!
Diaper Drive: Minute for Mission
By Nancy Chamblin Every day, people walk down dark steep stairs into a crowded fluorescent waiting room with a few folding chairs and run right smack dab into the Beautitudes. DESC people are uneducated, poor, mostly unemployed, often homeless, nutritionally insecure (that means hungry), powerless, invisible; many are sick in body and in spirit. If […]
Read MoreQ&A with DESC Volunteer Laura Crooks
Meet Laura Crooks! She has volunteered at DESC for about 10 years. During her tenure as Coordinator for Early Childhood Disabilities for Duval County Public Schools, she was invited to be the keynote speaker at the First International Early Childhood Conference of Dar es Salaam, East Africa. This gave her the opportunity to meet professionals […]
Read MoreShop on Amazon and Support DESC
Looking to do some last minute shopping or save on after Christmas deals? Click the link below and help support DESC at the same time! http://smile.amazon.com/ch/59-2437003
Read MoreWelcome to DESC
As part of our Bubba’s Back dinner, we were able to create a series of videos about DESC. Here is the first. Please share. We would also like to give a big thank you to Don Flynn Pictures for their generosity in helping us make these videos a reality!
Read MoreThe 2015 Great Underwear Challenge Update
The 2015 Great Underwear Challenge Update Thanks to everyone who came out to Mellow Mushroom Avondale JAX for the Great Underwear Challenge benefiting Downtown Ecumenical Services Council and helped us exceed our goal of $50,000. We hope you had a great time and can’t wait till next year! Be sure to visit the our Facebook […]
Read MoreLocal donations help stock Jacksonville food bank
The Downtown Ecumenical Services Council got some much needed help. View the video here.
Read MoreHelp DESC Stock The Pantry
Our cupboards are bare. DESC is restocking the cupboards and we can use your help. Our goal is to raise enough to cover our food order. Every donation helps. Here is how your money helps our families. $22,000 – Our Total Goal $1,000 – One Month of Vegetables $500 – One Month of Peanut Butter […]
Read MoreDonate to The DESC Endowment Fund
The DESC Endowment Fund was established upon the retirement and in celebration of the ministry of Mary Spuhler. This fund honors the leader who, for three decades, has nurtured and grown the organization, enabling it to do so much for those in need in Jacksonville. This endowment fund will provide a source of long-term financial […]
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