Ju'Coby Pittman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Clara White Mission, where she has served for 33 years, continuing the powerful legacy of Dr. Eartha M. M. White through visionary leadership, innovation, and a commitment to ending poverty and homelessness in Jacksonville.

With more than 37 years of service to the community, Pittman has dedicated her life’s work to creating pathways from crisis to stability. Her leadership blends compassion with accountability, ensuring that programs are not only responsive to immediate needs, but also designed to produce long-term economic opportunity and neighborhood revitalization and economic infusion.

Pittman is the visionary leader behind the Clara White Mission’s veteran services, vocational training and job placement initiatives, and affordable housing pathways. Under her leadership, the Mission has developed nationally recognized workforce programs licensed through the State of Florida Department of Education, including Culinary Arts and Agriculture Safety Training through NCCER. These accessible programs have equipped thousands of underserved individuals with stackable, industry-recognized certifications, creating a clear pathway to sustainable employment and economic mobility. The impact of this work has earned the Clara White Mission national recognition, including a feature on the Today Show.

For the past 15 years, she has also led the development of Eartha’s Farm & Market, a 10.5-acre initiative of the Clara White Mission designed to expand access to fresh, healthy food for families living in food desert communities. This effort reflects a holistic approach to addressing food insecurity while promoting dignity, wellness, and long-term self-sufficiency.

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Ju’Coby Pittman believes lasting change happens when people come together with purpose. Join us as a donor, volunteer, or community partner and help continue a 122-year legacy of service that transforms lives and strengthens Jacksonville one person, one family, and one neighborhood at a time.