Supporting Our Community

Local Charities

Working with Dreams Come True for the past eight years has been a special pleasure. The Community Nutcracker looks forward to helping them support the dreams of children in our community. Dreams Come True is the only locally-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses. Each year, one lucky recipient joins the cast of The Community Nutcracker on stage during the opening act to assist Herr Stahlbaum narrate the story of the ballet.

Since 1992, the Community Nutcracker has supported many other local charities, raising $390,000.00. Recipients of the Community Nutcracker proceeds include:

• Dreams Come True
• Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
• St. Mary's Episcopal Outreach Center
• Sanctuary on Eighth Street
• We Care Jacksonville
• Second Harvest North Florida

Community Service Night

The cast, directors and volunteers of the Community Nutcracker are proud to host the following organizations for an enchanted performances of The Nutcracker Ballet on Community Service Night.

• All Saint's Catholic Nursing Home
• Amelia Island Care Center
• American Cancer Society
• American Red Cross
• Best Buddies
• Catholic Charities Bureau Inc.
• Challenge Enterprises - Lexi Home Group
• Child Guidance Center
• Children's Home Society
• City Rescue Mission
• Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
• First Coast Women's Center
• Girls Inc. of Jacksonville
• Heartland South Nursing Home
• Joyal Health Care Services Inc.
• L'Arche Harbor House
• Legacy of Care Health Clinic
• Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida
• Moosehaven Campus Activities
• Mount Carmel Gardens
• Palm Garden of Jacksonville
• Pine Castle Inc.
• River Garden Hebrew Home
• Riverside Presbyterian Apartments
• Riverside Presbyterian House
• Riverwood of Arlington
• Ronald McDonald House
• The Sanctuary on Eighth Street
• The Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless
• The Towers of Jacksonville Inc.
• Trinity Rescue Mission
• USO of Greater Jacksonville
• We Care of Jacksonville - Healing Hands Clinic
• Women's Center of Jacksonville