The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Tri-Base Jacksonville Onward to Opportunity Program (O2O) will be launching its 2019 Cohorts at Wounded Warrior Project with approximately 100 transitioning service members, guardsmen, reservists, veterans and military spouses seeking certifications in 17 IT, 6 Business and 1 Customer Excellence tracks. Certifications include Project Management, Human Resources and IT from entry level up to Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and now including Oracle and SAS Programming. This program covers the cost of the online training course work and certification exam. It is COMPLETELY FREE of charge and an outstanding opportunity for our veterans and military families. For more information, please contact Tri-Base Jacksonville’s O2O Program Coordinator, Anthony Bush at o2ojax@syr.edu.

The City’s Military Affairs and Veterans Department is offering free tax preparation services to veterans.
 

Following months of work to repair damage to local beaches and dunes caused by hurricanes Irma and Matthew, Mayor Lenny Curry joined the mayors of Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach to provide an update on restoration and nourishment efforts.
 

In 2018, a time capsule left by City leaders in 1960 was discovered by pre-demolition crews in the cornerstone of the old City Hall annex on Bay Street.
 

The Jacksonville Main Public Library will celebrate its Lewis Ansbacher Map Collection and renovated Jordan and Shirley Ansbacher Gallery during the annual Mapping Our Past event.
 

January 23, 2019 is the anniversary of the day Hemming Park was conveyed to the City of Jacksonville.
 

While Washington remains deadlocked, federal employees, retirees and their families are caught in the middle. With jobs and paychecks in limbo for weeks, Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Aaron Bowman have been reviewing relief options that are available for Jacksonville’s federal workforce.
 

The Mayor’s Victim Assistance Advisory Council (VAAC) invites local students to apply for the Survivor Scholarship, a program created to assist Jacksonville residents who have been impacted by violent crime, either as a primary or secondary survivor. The deadline for submission is Friday, Feb. 1.
 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist whose leadership and teachings of disruption through nonviolence launched the Civil Rights Movement.
 

Many New Year’s resolutions include at least one health goal. In continuation of the City of Jacksonville’s wellness initiative, Journey to One, citizens are encouraged to learn their numbers by stopping by their neighborhood fire station for a free blood pressure screening.