Year: 2025

Hundreds of guests slipped into their most fashionable shoes at Wine Women & Shoes Jacksonville 2025 for an evening of shopping and fun, all while supporting the mission of ECS4Kids. The community in the the Northeast Florida area gathered at Timuquana Country Club on April 10, 2025, to raise thousands to support children and families. […]

“A leader thrives on purpose, guided by love, strength, and an unwavering commitment to making the world better.” -– Katrina McGriff We met the McGriff family in February 2019 when dad came in to apply for the program for his then 1 year old, Le’aja, and 2 ½ year old, LE’Roman.  Leroy was looking to […]

“ECS4Kids is supporting me and helping me to be successful with my kids and family.” -– Shatavia Wiggins Shatavia Wiggins is a single mother of two boys, King Richardson (4) and Sincere Johnson (2). We first met Shatavia in March of 2022 when she arrived at Gainesville Early Head Start to apply for King.  She […]

Listen as Dr. Natalya Roby sits down for a discussion about ECS4Kids, her journey to lead the agency and the importance of the organization in the communities we serve. View the full interview

ECS4Kids Director of Strategic Communications, Altoria White and ECS4Kids alumni parent Tracy Isreal join News4Jax anchor Melanie Lawson to discuss bringing together philanthropy, fashion and fun at the 5th annual Wine Women & Shoes event. Click here to view full interview.

ECS4Kids Chief of Operations Jeanne Dillard and ECS4Kids parent and Wine Women & Shoes Mission Moment mom Enricka James joins Jordan Wilkerson to highlight the event and share Enricka’s hard earned success thanks in small part to ECS4Kids. Watch the Full Interview .

“I like the fact that my daughters are smart. Y’all have taught them a lot. Childcare has helped me be able to catch up on sleep before I work the night shift and study for school.” -– Kaonn Harris single mother of two children, Karlee (4) and Kyree (1) Kaonn has been a part of […]

President & CEO of ECS4Kids, Dr. Natalya Roby recently received the honor of being one of 22 Jacksonville Business Journal’s Women Of Influence. Read about Dr. Roby’s.

President & CEO Dr. Natalya Roby joins First Coast Living host Jordan Wilkerson to talk about the 5th annual Wine Women & Shoes event coming up on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Reserve your Wine Women & Shoes tickets Watch the full First Coast Living interview

HOW IGNITE HAS STRENGTHENED HOME-SCHOOL CONNECTIONS AT THE ALACHUA COUNTY HEAD START SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM ECS4Kids (Episcopal Children’s Services) is an organization whose mission is to empower communities to rise above generational poverty with comprehensive early childhood education and holistic family support. The organization offers Head Start programming, School Readiness services, and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK). […]