By Chloe Smith The City of St. Augustine’s new conservation program aims to protect the city’s natural areas and resources through land acquisition. By addressing common misconceptions about land use and Florida’s ecosystem, program leaders hope to improve community health and resiliency. “A lot of…
By Chloe Smith With technology advancing at an unprecedented rate, children and teenagers in the U.S. are substituting online spaces for the real world. Gen Z now lacks more social connectedness than any other generation, raising concerns about the relationship between reliance on technology as…
By Chloe Smith Artificial intelligence has become integral to America’s workplaces. With AI algorithms reaching new groups of workers, college-educated and higher-wage jobs now risk the most exposure. The question of how this will impact college graduates looking to enter the workforce arises. “AI is…
By Chloe Smith As traditional education methods begin to phase out, modern approaches toward learning are being prioritized within higher education. Flagler College has followed suit, but one program in particular, FlagSHIP, has stood out among its student body as exceptionally impactful. “It was just…
By Chloe Smith Universities and colleges are seeing more students struggle on campus as food insecurity becomes more common nationwide, which recent studies say could determine whether students stay in school or graduate. “When college students don’t have access to food, the most detrimental thing…
By Chloe Smith With poverty and food insecurity rates rising in the U.S., most people imagine those living on the streets in urban areas are most affected. In reality, it’s residents living in rural areas that are hit the hardest. Flagler Estates, for example, is…
By Chloe Smith Vickie Leese views her volunteering as something greater than just handing out food to the impoverished of St. Johns County. When working with Epic Cure to fight local food insecurity, Leese said the people she helps become something else entirely to her:…
By Chloe Smith As food prices rise, the food insecurity rate among St. Johns County residents grows. Nonprofit leaders say senior citizens are most susceptible. “It’s hard,” said Vickie Leese, a local senior and nonprofit volunteer, referring to her struggle to balance the increasing cost…
By Chloe Smith As sea levels rise, storm surges worsen and hurricanes become harsher, beach erosion is becoming an even greater threat for St. Johns County, and those who live along the coast. Even as new renourishment projects are planned to restore depleted beaches, some…
By Chloe Smith Seven years ago, Deeply Rooted Grounds was formed to help communities in Nicaragua. Today, the nonprofit’s most recent purchase in Jinotega plans to transform Central America. Clinton Dosio, the organization’s Chief Operations Officer, is one of the many leaders of Deeply Rooted…