If you have a passion for historic preservation, writing, or giving back to the community, please consider volunteering with LRJF. We’d love to have you!

Take a Poetry Walk

Take a Poetry Walk

Take a peaceful stroll through our garden and contemplate the beauty of both nature and poetry. This new installation in our garden showcases the poems of Billy Collins, the featured poet at our 30th anniversary events in November 2023, proceeds…

Thank you Billy Collins Event Sponsors!

Thank you Billy Collins Event Sponsors!

And thank you as well to ABC Printing for sponsoring the printed programs at both events!

The "From Our Own" gallery, a small display inside the foundation's writing office.

LRJF Members Have Many Talents

We now have a devoted wall in the Writing Center for displaying works of visual art by our members. The space is called the “From Our Own” Gallery. A volunteer committee has been named and it will consider applications from…

The logo for the Day of Caring event. The event begins October 21st, 2023, at 8am in the Jackie Robinson Training Complex. The flyer reads "This one-day volunteer event is unlike any other in Indian River County! Each you, countless volunteers roll up their sleeves and work together to make a difference in our community. Whether you're a community organization with a project that needs doing or a volunteer ready to get to work, Day of Caring is for you!"

Come Show Us You Care on United Way’s Day of Caring

Hundreds of Indian River County residents will be out on Saturday, Oct 21 volunteering to make our community a better place. We’d love to have YOU sign up for our team! All projects that day are worthy, but ours might…

A poster advertising the foundation's Teen Writer's Worshop and its latest Halloween event; Suspense in Short Story Writing. The poster advertised the event for October 14th, 2023.

EEEEEEK! This Teen Writers Workshop is not for the fainthearted

How do build tension so that when you finally spring your literary trap your readers can’t help but scream out loud? Racquel Henry, author of four novels, many short stories, and experienced teacher of writing to young adults will help…