04/30/2026
Building Ideas for Coleman Park
A wonderful group of community partners recently traveled to Jacksonville to visit The Corner at Debs Store, a historic neighborhood store reimagined into a place for fresh food, career support, financial wellness, and community connection.
The visit gave us the opportunity to learn from LIFT JAX, and Goodwill Industries of North Florida, whose partnership helped bring this community-centered model to life. A special thank you to Travis Williams with LIFT JAX and David Rey with Goodwill Industries of North Florida for sharing their insight and experience.
Representatives from RISE Coleman Park, Palm Beach Venture Philanthropy, Quantum Foundation, Cleveland Clinic, and Gulfstream Goodwill Industries joined the trip, including Raphael Clemente, Camden Baggs, Upendo Shabazz, Ontario Johnson, Karen Davidson, Joan McCabe, Carol Richmond, Christopher Glinton, Julie Fisher Cummings, and Kellie Hensley.
As Coleman Park continues its revitalization journey, we are excited to learn from successful models, listen to community voices, and help build a blueprint rooted in opportunity, dignity, and lasting impact.
Great things happen when the community leads the way.