▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida ▁ ▁founded ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Earth a ▁M . ▁M . ▁White ▁that ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁provides ▁social ▁services . ▁According ▁to ▁their ▁website , ▁" The ▁Clara ▁White ▁Mission ▁is ▁to ▁reduce ▁hom eless ness ▁through ▁advoc acy , ▁housing , ▁job ▁training ▁and ▁employ ment ▁by ▁partner ing ▁with ▁business ▁and ▁local ▁community ▁resources ." ▁C WM ▁created ▁an ▁extensive ▁and ▁diverse ▁network ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁fund ing ▁sources . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Clara ▁White ▁Mission ▁was ▁formally ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁but ▁Clara ▁English ▁White ▁began ▁feed ing ▁hun gry ▁people ▁in ▁her ▁Clay ▁street ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Dr . ▁Earth a ▁M . ▁M . ▁White , ▁a ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁human itar ian ▁who ▁was ▁Clara ' s ▁daughter , ▁turned ▁the ▁soup ▁kitchen ▁into ▁an ▁effective ▁social ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Clara ▁White ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁but ▁Earth a ▁continued ▁their ▁" mission ▁work ", ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁de pression ▁the ▁operation ▁grew ▁so ▁large , ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁from ▁its ▁resident ial ▁location . ▁The ▁Glo be ▁Theatre ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁for ▁years , ▁and ▁Earth a ▁White ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁purchase ▁it . ▁The ▁West ▁Ash ley ▁Street ▁building ▁was ▁then ▁dedicated