The Board of Directors of the St. Johns County Education Foundation doing business as Investing in Kids (INK!) hosts regular meetings throughout the school year. The public is welcome to attend Board meetings to learn more about the programs, services, and resources INK! provides to St. Johns County public schools, students, and teachers and to…
INK! is accepting new mentor applications for the 2024-2025 school year to support the life-altering Take Stock in Children® program serving St. Johns County middle and high school students. January is National Mentoring Month INK! is excited to announce the launch of its National Mentoring Month Campaign January 1, 2024, aimed at increasing the number…
The Teacher selected to represent St. Johns County in the Florida Teacher of the Year process will be announced at the countywide event on February 1 Five public school teachers selected as finalists for the St. Johns County Teacher of the Year honor were announced by Investing in Kids (INK!) on Tuesday, December 19 during…
Join us for a Free Community Reading Event! Join us Thursday, December 7th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at South Woods Elementary School, 4750 FL-206, Elkton, FL 32033, to learn how your student may be eligible to receive free books and reading activities delivered to your home! Families with children in VPK to 5th grades attending…
Join us for a Free Community Reading Event! Join us Thursday, November 30th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the link, 425 Town Plaza Avenue Nocatee Town Center, to learn how your child may be eligible to receive free books and reading activities delivered to your home! There is no cost to attend and all families…
Applications now available for St. Johns County graduating senior football players to apply INK! was recently selected to help administer and award funds for the Trenton William Stewart Legacy Scholarship available to St. Johns County School District graduating seniors who will play collegiate football. The funds were established by Mandi Stewart, the mother of Trenton…
EmPOWERing STEM Educators Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), in partnership with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF), recently awarded $10,325 to INK!, the St. Johns County Education Foundation, as part of the company’s statewide EmPOWERing STEM Educators initiative. The EmPOWERing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) grant supports STEM-focused peer-to-peer professional development to…
With more than 800 registered participants, race organizers closed registration and confirmed the 7th Jail Break 5K was SOLD OUT on Thursday, October 19. An estimated 700 “jail breakers,” from elite athletes to joggers and walkers, escaped from the 130-year-old historic Old Jail in St. Augustine. Participants raced through scenic St. Augustine over the Intracoastal…
Investing in Kids (INK!) recently received a $4,000 scholarship donation from the Ponte Vedra Women’s Civic Alliance (PVWCA). The Civic Alliance has supported INK! for more than 10 years and contributes funding for the Take Stock in Children of Florida (TSIC) scholarship program which is matched dollar for dollar by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.…
INK! recently received a generous donation of $37,187.84 from Publix Super Markets, Inc. to benefit the nonprofit’s Tools 4 Schools program. Barry Rickelman, Publix District Manager, along with representatives from the management teams at local Publix retail stores recently presented Cathy Newman, INK! Executive Director and staff members with the charitable contribution. Thank you, Publix…