▁in ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁memory . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁C WM ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁serving ▁daily ▁me als ▁to ▁the ▁need y ▁in ▁Jackson ville . ▁The ▁mission ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Clara ▁White ▁Mission ▁was ▁Earth a ' s ▁home ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁her ▁activities . ▁Besides ▁the ▁original ▁feed ing ▁program , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁my ri ad ▁of ▁projects ▁and ▁initi atives ▁through ▁the ▁years . ▁The ▁Works ▁Progress ▁Administration ▁( W PA ) ▁used ▁the ▁mission ▁as ▁the ▁work ▁site ▁for ▁se wing ▁and ▁arts ▁projects ▁during ▁the ▁De pression ; ▁the ▁building ' s ▁top ▁flo ors ▁hous ed ▁soldiers ▁station ed ▁in ▁Jackson ville ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁Clara ▁and ▁continu ing ▁with ▁Earth a , ▁the ▁mission ▁provided ▁rooms ▁to ▁prisoners ▁after ▁their ▁release ▁from ▁j ail ; ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁fed , ▁given ▁cl othing ▁and ▁assistance ▁finding ▁a ▁job . ▁The ▁hom eless ▁received ▁similar ▁assistance . ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁provided ▁hands - on ▁training ▁for ▁cook ing / c anning ▁and ▁business ▁skills ▁including ▁typing , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Bra ille ▁instruction . ▁The ▁facility ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁local ▁business ▁own ers ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁le ase ▁office ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁building ' s ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁flo ors ▁to ▁help ▁pay ▁the ▁b ills