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Delray’s EJS Project has impacted over 500 teens in its first nine years of existence. We went to the annual EJS Project gala at The Addison in Boca Raton last week. It was a fun event. “Delray Morning Live” host Jamael Stewart is a natural comedian and the mood in the room was happy, festive,

The EJS Project has been featured in the August 2023 issue of The Well of PBC, a blog published by Bewellpbc, a non-profit organization that provides support and resources to people with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). The article, titled “The EJS Project: Empowering People with PBC to Live Their Best Lives,” highlights the Project’s work

The EJS Project has been featured on New Era Prep, a high school in Delray Beach, Florida. The article highlights the EJS Project’s recent block party in Delray Beach, which was held in collaboration with New Era Prep. The block party was a success, with many activities for the community to enjoy, including food trucks,

The EJS Project has been featured on WPBF 25 News in a story about its work to help at-risk youth in Delray Beach, Florida. The story, titled “Delray Beach Man Helps At-Risk Youth Through EJS Project,” highlights the Project’s programs and services, which provide mentoring, education, and support to young people who are facing challenges

The EJS Project has been featured on the website of the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in a story about its work to help at-risk youth in Delray Beach, Florida. The story, titled “Building Tomorrow’s Leaders,” highlights the Project’s programs and services, which provide mentoring, education, and support to young people who are facing

The EJS Project was recently featured in a local news story by WPTV West Palm Beach. You can watch the news piece here: https://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/delray-beach/delray-beach-non-profit-partners-with-local-beer-hall-to-fundraise Hopportunities is a self-serve beer hall opened by John Macantagy. His desire to give back to the community motivated him to partner with the EJS Project. When customers self-serve from the

Among its initiatives, the EJS Project places students in paid internships. As of July, there were 14 kids in the program, working for the Delray Beach Parks and Recreation department and other organizations. “When they graduate school, they enter the workforce with at least some experience,” says Jackson, 36, a father of two who lives in Delray.

Emanuel “Dupree” Jackson, Jr. and his EJS Project nonprofit organization in Delray Beach are on a mission to build and empower future leaders. Now COVID-19 and the racial justice movement have provided EJS Project youth opportunities to lead change.

For the past four weeks, volunteers at the EJS Project have been serving free hot meals with a side of compassion to put a dent in the need caused by COVID-19.

The steady flow of motorists on Friday was a vivid sign of the economic hardship sown by the pandemic. Each week, the numbers increased, and on Friday they served 400 plates, organizers said.