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One of the first philanthropic initiatives of the Khan family in Jacksonville was a million dollar commitment to the City of Jacksonville to create the Jacksonville Veterans Resource and Reintegration Center at City Hall . In its first three years of operation , the Center has supported hundreds of men , women and their families as they transition back to civilian life . As part of our partnership with the City of Jacksonville , the Jaguars Foundation provides grants to local non-profit organizations to help the center ’ s clients receive the additional support they need . To-date , more than $ 100,000 has been provided to various organizations , including : Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of St . Augustine - Workforce Development Services for Veterans , Community Hospice Of Northeast Florida Inc - Flags and Pins for veterans at end of life , Dignity U Wear Foundation , Inc . - Suit for Soldiers - Clothing Veterans for a
Civilian Career , Five S T A R Veterans Center Inc - Passport to Independence - Veterans Counseling Initiative , Florida National Guard Foundation - Emergency Assistance , Generation W - Funding provided for women veterans scholarships to attend Generation W event , Gratitude America Inc . - Northeast Florida Military Resource Guide : An electronic portal to directly connect veterans and their families to comprehensive community and government wrap-around services and benefits , I . M . Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless - Sulzbacher Veterans ’ Dormitory Furnishings , Jacksonville University - Vocational Training for Veterans : Aviation Scholarships , K9S For Warriors - Capacity Building Support Initiative Northeast Florida Women ’ s Veterans Association Inc - Honoring All Women Veterans , Operation New Uniform , Inc . - Professional Development Classes , River Region Human Services - Hardware for Heroes . hospice pin
Through our partnership with Community Hospice of North - east Florida , each veteran receives a pin thanking them for their service and each inpatient veteran receives a flag to hang outside their door . Established in 1979 , Community Hospice of Northeast Florida is the first and only locally based nonprofit palliative and hospice care provider to serve residents of the First Coast . Throughout its history , the organization has served nearly 100,000 adults and children and offers a variety of support and services to improve the quality of life in our community . No one is ever denied care due to an inability to pay . To learn more , visit Community - Hospice . com .