>>JENNIFER WAUGH: BEACHES, FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO WORK AT THE BEACH ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE HELP PAYING THEIR RENT
UTILITIES AND SHOPPING FOR
FOOD THROH A SERVICE THAT
HAS NOW EXPANDED SPECIFICALLY
IN MAYPORT. IT IS OPERATED BY
BE BEACHES, EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE MINISTRY AND IS
DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES WHO
EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS IN
INCOME THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM
PAYING PAYING SOME OF THEIR
MONTHLY BILLS OR EVEN
AFFORDING FOOD FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. CRAZY SIM AND IS THE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR
BEAM IS JOINING US NOW VIA
ZOOM THIS MORNING. GOOD
MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US. I INTEND. THANKS SO MUCH
FOR HAVING US. SO LET’S TALK
ABOUT WHO QUALIFIES
SPECIFICALLY. I KNOW THAT BEAM
HAS BEEN RUNNING AT THE FOOD
PANTRY OUT OF ITS MAYPORT
LOCATION FOR A WHILE. BUT NOW
THE OFFICE IS EQUIPPED TO
PROVIDE APPOINTMENTS FOR OTHER
SERVICES THAT OFFERS. WOULD
YOU EXPLAIN THOSE SERVICES?
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO ANYONE THAT
LIVES OR HAS AN EMPLOYER BASIC
OWN WITHIN THE BEACHES CAN
QUALIFY FOR SERVICES. BUT
WHAT’S REALLY EXCITING ABOUT
THE EXPANSION INTO ARMY FOR
LOCATION IS THAT NOT ONLY DO
WE HAVE A FOOD PANTRY THERE,
BUT CAN ALSO RECEIVE ACCESS TO
A REGISTERED DIETICIAN FOR
NUTRITION COUNSELING, HELP
APPLYING FOR SNAP BENEFITS.
ALSO KNOWN AS STAMPS OF THIS
LOW KEY AND AND WILL ALSO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE INTERVIEWS.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: YOU KNOW, I
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE HEARD YOU CORRECTLY
BECAUSE IT IS THE BEACHES. SO,
YOU KNOW, ATLANTIC BEACH
MAYPORT, NEPTUNE BEACH JACKS
BEACH PONTE, VEDRA BEACH AND
ALSO YOU SOME OF THE SAN PABLO
AREA AS WELL.
>> YES, WE DO. SO. OUR SERVICE
AREA INCLUDES ALL THE BEACHES
AREA, INCLUDING SAN PABLO. AND
THAT WAS REALLY STARTED
BECAUSE 10, A LOCAL PASTORS
CAME TOGETHER AND THAT’S WHERE
THE CAR VISIONS WERE LOCATED
37 YEARS AGO, WHICH IS KIND OF
AN INTERESTING PACKED. IT
CERTAINLY IS AN AND AGAIN,
IT’S NOT JUST IF YOU IF YOU
WORK IN THOSE AREAS, YOU ALSO
QUALIFY. YOU DON’T HAVE TO
NECESSARILY LIVE THERE AS
WELL. SO HOW LONG IT DOES THIS
ELIGIBILITY LAST FOR SOMEONE
WHO MIGHT NEED THE SERVICES OF
>> SO AS LONG AS THEY CAN SHOW
PROOF OF RESIDENCY WITHIN OUR
SERVICE AREA ARE PROVEN
EMPLOYMENT WITHIN OUR SERVICE
AREA. THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS
THE FOOD TWICE A MONTH, WHICH
IS A, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AS
FOOD PRICES INCREASE FOR ALL
EXPERIENCING NOT. THAT’S IT.
IT’S A HUGE BUDGET EARLY FOR
THOSE THAT ARE LIVING PAYCHECK
TO AND THEN OTHER SERVICES AS
IT RELATES TO SNAP THAT
SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO
REAPPLY FOR EVERY SINGLE AND
THEN OUR NUTRITION THAT IS,
YOU KNOW, IF MEET WITH THE
RETURN TO OVER THE COURSE OF
THE YEAR AND THEN FOR
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IT’S A
REALLY FOR ONCE YEAR, HOWEVER,
BECAUSE OF COVID REALIZE THAT
WORKING BEST FOR INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW
IS TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF
HOUSEHOLD CAPS OF FRANCE’S OF
SOMEONE REACHES OUT TO US AND
NEEDS, YOU PAYING THEIR LIGHT
BILL FOR $100 THAT SHOULDN’T
EXCLUDE THEM FROM COMING BACK.
YOU KNOW, 6 BYTES OR 8 MONTHS
LATER WHERE THEY NEED HELP
WITH THEIR RENT. SO WE’VE, YOU
KNOW, ADOPTED THE MODEL A BIT
TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE HOMELESSNESS. AND
INDIVIDUALS AS LONG AS THEY
CAN SHOW PROOF OF AN EMERGENCY
OR IN NEED CAN CAN COME TO AND
RECEIVE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
SERVICES UP TO A CERTAIN
AMOUNT. SO SAY $1500 OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND AND
GREASY QUICKLY, MILITARY
FAMILIES TO QUALIFY, CORRECT.
ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAVE AN
INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH AN
A FOR AND HAVE WORKED OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM THAT,
YOU KNOW, IF A FAMILY MEMBER
GETS TOUGH BOY, THAT’S A
DECREASE. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
THAT IS THAT EVEN SO IT’S OVER
400 ARES THAT THAT FEELING NO
LONGER RECEIVES. AND SO A LOT
OF MILITARY FAMILIES,
SPECIFICALLY THOSE THAT ARE
STARTING OUT. I’M REALLY LIVE
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. AND THIS
IS AN INCREDIBLE A LOCATION
BECAUSE IT’S SO CLOSE TO NOT
ONLY TO ME FOR BUT ALSO THE
NAVAL BASE. AND SO WE’RE
HOPEFUL TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES
TO TO THOSE IN NEED WITHIN THE
MILITARY COMMUNITY. GRACIE,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING. SO IMPORTANT
CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MANY
PEOPLE DON’T HAVE
TRANSPORTATION. SO FOR IT TO
BE RIGHT THERE NEAR
NEIGHBORHOOD IS KEY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND AGAIN,
TO CHECK TO FIND OUT IF YOU
QUALIFY OR TO SCHEDULE AN
APPOINTMENT TO VISIT THE
MAYPORT PANTRY AND SERVICE
CENTER, YOU CAN CALL BEAMS
HELP LINE BY DIALING 9, 0, 4,
2, 4, 1, 2, 3, TO 6. OR YOU
CAN SEND AN EMAIL TO INFO AT