Project Boots Home Closings

Project Boots first homeowner a graduate of William M. Raines High School and Edwards Waters University and a mother of two sons, will be the first generation in her family to reside on the Eastside.
Project Boots first homeowner a graduate of William M. Raines High School and Edwards Waters University and a mother of two sons, will be the first generation in her family to reside on the Eastside.
Historic Eastside neighborhood
Historic Eastside neighborhood

Second Home Closing 

"My family has shown that with determination and hard work, anything is possible. I am so excited to be a part of the change in this community and to see what the future holds!"
"My family has shown that with determination and hard work, anything is possible. I am so excited to be a part of the change in this community and to see what the future holds!"

Third Home Closing 

New Eastside resident - June 2024
New Eastside resident - June 2024
Dr. Irwin Cohen, Executive Director LISC Jacksonville discussing future plans for Project Boots
Dr. Irwin Cohen, Executive Director LISC Jacksonville discussing future plans for Project Boots
In January 2024, the second cohort of program participants attending their first workshop. The cohort celebrated its kickoff and LISC Jacksonville hosted its first meeting at the Phoenix Arts and Innovation District in the Historic Eastside neighborhood – right down the proverbial, and in some cases literal, street from where these participants future homes will be.
In January 2024, the second cohort of program participants attending their first workshop. The cohort celebrated its kickoff and LISC Jacksonville hosted its first meeting at the Phoenix Arts and Innovation District in the Historic Eastside neighborhood – right down the proverbial, and in some cases literal, street from where these participants future homes will be.