Holidays - Gulf Coast JFCS

Melanie Hoffman

Chief of Staff

Melanie is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in technology and management consulting. She has held senior positions at startups, medium-sized, and large organizations.

Recently leading the Southeast region for a prominent consulting firm, Melanie has successfully overseen countless large-scale technology implementations. With a deep expertise in operations, organizational effectiveness, change management, and relationship management, Melanie is known for driving operational excellence and fostering impactful organizational transformations.

Melanie has extensive experience across multiple industries including healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, and retail. Melanie earned her Bachelor of Science from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and holds certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

Melanie relocated to Florida almost three years ago with her family. She enjoys soaking up the Florida sunshine and any activity outdoors.

Kelly Jordan

Vice President of Philanthropy

Kelly Jordan has been a fundraising professional for over 20 years. In January of 2016 she moved from Washington D.C. to Florida to become the Chief Development Officer at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. In this position, Kelly provided leadership, direction, and coordination of fundraising strategies and activities that enabled CMA to make critical investments to ensure the institution remains a leader in marine life education, research, rescue, rehabilitation, and release. This included overseeing CMA’s successful $15-million-dollar capital campaign for its $80-million-dollar expansion that opened in October 2020. Previously Kelly served as the Major Gift Officer for 8 years at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.

Anthony Saccento

Chief Financial Officer

Anthony joined Gulf Coast JFCS as Chief Financial Officer in October of 2024. His experience in Public Accounting includes tax, auditing, and general accounting. His Private Accounting experience includes being CFO and holding senior positions in investment, publishing, oil & gas, architecture, and non-profit industries. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from St. John’s University. He received both an M.B.A. in Finance and an M.S. in Taxation from Fordham University. Anthony is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York. He has periodically led accounting seminars through a major financial newspaper and has occasionally taught accounting and finance classes at the university level. He volunteers on the Deacon Board at his home church and has performed certified audits for a children’s mission in Kodiak, Alaska. He loves the outdoors and moved to upstate New York over a decade ago, from New York City, to pursue those opportunities. He now looks forward to expanding those experiences by having relocated to Florida.

Holiday Gift & Toy Drive

Uplift a Life

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This Holiday Season, Your Compassion Makes Magic Possible

Every day, Gulf Coast JFCS brings hope to our community’s most vulnerable.

Your support makes magic happen when it matters most.

How can you help?

1. Host a Holiday Drive at your business, office, or event.
2. Purchase a gift via our Amazon Wish Lists.
3. Donate online.

Gifts may be delivered or dropped off by Friday, December 12.

Contact Gulf Coast JFCS Marketing & Development to request more information at 727-479-1805 or Holidays@gcjfcs.org.

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Shop Our Wish Lists
Holiday Bazaar
Make Their Holidays Bright

No one should go through the holiday season without smiles and magic!

Help Gulf Coast JFCS ensure nearly 30,000 of our neighbors in need are safely able to experience the joy of the holiday season.

Now is the time to add to the light!

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Shop Our Amazon Wish Lists

Thank you for your generosity in making holiday wishes come true and have a wonderful holiday season!

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Shop our Holiday Bazaar

First organized as a Chanukah Gift Bazaar through our Jewish Family Services division, the annual Holiday Bazaar is now open to any Gulf Coast JFCS client in need.

Private and confidential shopping is available by appointment only.

Schedule your appointment or request more information by calling 727-479-1806 or email Holidays@gcjfcs.org.

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Your Impact Multiplies

When you support our caregivers, you don’t just help one person—you create a ripple effect of compassion:

✨ $25 provides a holiday comfort kit for a foster child
✨ $50 brings a week of warm meals to an isolated senior
✨ $100 gives a foster teen essential items and hope for their future
✨ $250 supports a caregiver for an entire week of holiday outreach

Why Gulf Coast JFCS?

For decades, we’ve been the trusted bridge between community compassion and those who need it most. Our caregivers don’t just provide services—they restore dignity, rebuild hope, and remind everyone they serve that they matter.

Your donation goes directly to:

Training and supporting our dedicated caregivers
Providing essential items and services
Creating moments of joy during the holiday season
Building lasting connections that heal hearts

Every Gift Makes a Difference

Whether you give $25 or $250, your compassion becomes action in the hands of our caregivers. Together, we ensure that no elder, child in foster care, or teen in transitional foster care spends the holidays feeling forgotten.

Join our Compassion in Action holiday initiative today.

Meet Our Compassion Crew

Melanie Hoffman

Kelly Jordan

Anthony Saccento

Holiday Gift & Toy Drive

This Holiday Season, Your Compassion Makes Magic Possible

Contact Gulf Coast JFCS Marketing & Development to request more information at 727-479-1805 or Holidays@gcjfcs.org.

Shop Our Amazon Wish Lists

Shop our Holiday Bazaar

Why Gulf Coast JFCS?

Every Gift Makes a Difference

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