Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) has many adoptable dogs and cats looking for happy homes. All animals adopted from ACPS have been screened for heartworms, spayed/neutered, microchipped and given an initial checkup and shots including the rabies vaccine. Each week, ACPS, with the help of Friends of Jacksonville Animals, posts videos of shelter pets waiting for permanent homes.  View pet adoption video stars  or search adoptable pets.

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown announced the launch of Mayor’s Mentors, a public-private partnership to train and place 500 new school-based mentors with Duval County Public School students by April 1, at no cost to taxpayers. The Mayor’s goal is to recruit, train and match mentors with Duval County Public School students to increase on-time, next grade promotion and graduation rates.


For more information on becoming a Mayor’s Mentor, the public may call United Way’s 2-1-1 or visit www.coj.net/mayorsmentors.