JACKSONVILLE MAGAZINE’S 2023
COMPANIES
with Heart
Annual Recognition of First Coast Businesses That Strive for Bottom Line Success While Also Embracing the Spirit of Giving Back
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id you know that a combination of student volunteers from UNF and staff at Baptist Health work together to package and deliver meals to more than 250 local seniors in need every week? How about that the team at Pine Castle, an area center that offers employment opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities, created more than 2,000 luminaria kits this past Christmas, a fundraiser that is spearheaded by a First Coast real estate agency? Or were aware of the efforts of two individuals at the construction firm Haskell who guided an annual United Way campaign that garnered more than $300,000 in contributions? If you’re not familiar with these acts, that’s okay. You’re not alone. These charitable efforts, and countless more just like them, tend to fly under the radar because they don’t make for overly alluring social media posts. They are, instead, simple acts of kindness and giving. Fortunately, most who participate in such efforts don’t do it for the recognition.
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Instead, most do it because it’s the right thing to do—and this includes many of Northeast Florida’s leading businesses. Fifteen local businesses are featured here, honorees as this year’s Companies With Heart. These commercial enterprises are in business to make money. Don’t think they are not. However, these firms also understand the need to contribute to the greater good, whether that be through monetary donations, programs designed to protect natural resources, or allowing employees the opportunity to volunteer for causes close to their hearts. Featured here is just some of what these Companies With Heart have been up to during the last year.