News at DESC!
Help 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 […]
Read MoreMary Spuhler’s career of listening, helping at Jacksonville Downtown Ecumenical Services Council coming to close
After almost 30 years listening to poor families’ anguished stories and giving them emergency food, clothing, financial help and a bit of hope, she is retiring as executive director of Jacksonville’s Downtown Ecumenical Services Council. She has loved the job, even on the days clients got frustrated with her because she could not give them […]
Read MoreHeritage Singers of Jacksonville to Hold Benefit Concert for DESC
The Heritage Singers of Jacksonville (HSJ), under the direction of Michael Dell, will be concluding its seventh season with a concert to benefit Downtown Ecumenical Services Council (DESC). The concert will take place on June 2, 2013, at South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church starting at 3 PM. One of the dreams of its director and founder, […]
Read More“Another Sign” Musical Event to Benefit Agencies that Help Homeless in Jacksonville
“Another Sign,” a musical by Mike White, is being presented in Jacksonville Sept. 25th-30th “to shine a light on the many reasons for homelessness, beyond society’s simplified version.” Proceeds from the musical performances will be distributed to nonprofits that provide support, medicine, services and hope to the homeless. Click here to learn more about the program […]
Read MoreDESC Summer News 2012
Below is our latest newsletter…click to read or download! DESC News – Summer 2012
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