Freed to Run gives $195,000 to Shelter for Elders

The contribution includes a $25,000 match from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund.

  • By Max Marbut
  • | 12:00 a.m. February 23, 2024
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From left, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid President and CEO Jim Kowalski, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Executive Director Isaiah Oliver and attorney Mike Freed. The Freed to Run Challenge donated $195,000 on Feb. 15 to JALA’s Shelter for Elders program that helps older adults who have housing issues.
From left, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid President and CEO Jim Kowalski, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Executive Director Isaiah Oliver and attorney Mike Freed. The Freed to Run Challenge donated $195,000 on Feb. 15 to JALA’s Shelter for Elders program that helps older adults who have housing issues.
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The Freed to Run Challenge, a two-day running event that debuted Nov. 17-18 at the Duval County Courthouse, raised $195,000 to benefit the Shelter for Elders program at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.

The contribution supports an endowment that helps provide aid for older adults who have landlord/tenant and other housing-related legal issues but cannot afford to pay an attorney to represent them.

The donation, the entry fees and sponsorships each year will be partially matched by the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund through The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. This year’s match is $25,000.

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