The mission of the American Cancer Society is to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer.

While most people know us for our research, we do so much more. We attack cancer from every angle. We promote healthy lifestyles to help you prevent cancer. We research cancer and its causes to find more answers and better treatments. We fight for lifesaving policy changes. We provide everything from emotional support to the latest cancer information for those who have been touched by cancer. And we do it all 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can call us on our helpline 1-800-227-2345 or visit us on cancer.org

$100 can provide two free nights at an American Cancer Society Hope Lodge community to patients and their caregivers, saving them more than $5,674 in lodging costs. It also has the potential to provide 4 free rides to treatment for cancer patients who would otherwise have no means of transportation.

By taking what we’ve learned through research and translating it into action, we’ve contributed to a 26% decrease in the overall US cancer death rate since 1991. That means that we helped avoid nearly 2.4 million cancer deaths during that time.

The American Cancer Society was founded in 1913 and has been the leading cancer fighting organization since that time. We’ve been part of major Cancer Breakthroughs in the Past Century, such as:
• The first successful chemotherapy treatment
• The adoption of the Pap test for uterine and cervical cancer screenings
• Requiring a warning label on all cigarette packets
• The first to scientifically prove a link between smoking and cancer
• Helping pass legislation that banned smoking in public places
• The first to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of mammograms for early detection
• We have the most contributions to bedside treatment breakthroughs
• And we have funded the most (49) Nobel Laureates in cancer research

The Jacksonville Humane Society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need while engaging the hearts, hands and minds of our community to bring about an end to the killing of abandoned and orphaned shelter animals.

Donations provide shelter and medical care to close to 9,000 homeless pets each year.

Life saving vaccines and spay and neuter surgery.

Thanks to donors, our Pet Help Center provides more than 3,000 families each year with the resources needed to keep their pets during a crisis . We are committed to acting as a resource to the Jacksonville community for all companion-animal needs including affordable vet care, humane education programs and behavior services while remaining a no-kill shelter.

Since 1885, the Jacksonville Humane Society has provided care and compassion to animals in need and now we are one of the largest no-kill cites in the country. Because of this, Jacksonville is nationally held as a model community and JHS provides training and mentoring opportunities for shelters across the southeast. But while the Jacksonville Humane Society is esteemed on a national level, we are a local, independent nonprofit with no national affiliation. This means we don’t receive any federal or state funding and depend on the support of donors and volunteers. We moved to our Beach Boulevard location in 1920 and have been operating there since. In 2007 a devastating fire destroyed most of the property…but with the support of our community, we were able to re-open a better Adoption, Education and Pet Help Center. The Pet Help Center is here to help pet owners in our community by offering a wide range of free and low-cost services to help keep dogs and cats in their loving home. We are a full-service humane society offering programs to engage our entire community from children’s Pawsitive reading and camp to yoga with cats and celebrate the animal human bond. In 2024 the Jacksonville Humane Society cared for more than 8,500 dogs, cats, kittens and puppies.

Only you can help us continue this important work. If you love animals the way we do, and would like to join our circle of friends, we encourage you to explore the different ways to help, donate, volunteer fundraise or foster. Together, we can make Florida a leader in lifesaving.