Nonprofit

We live, work and play along the Gulf of Mexico.It’s only natural to want to give back.

This year marks a decade since The Ocean Clean up was founded by then 18-year-old inventor Boyan Slat of the Netherlands.

Students are the future, which is why the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, through its Gulf Star Program, is funding projects impacting students across the Gulf.

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance is pleased to announce partnerships with Hancock Whitney and Valero as the most recent organizations to join their Gulf Star Program.

Human trafficking is a significant dilemma in our country.

Metropolitan Ministries will open its Holiday Tents on Nov. 8, marking this year’s launch of the drop-off donation locations.

The Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger is partnering with Metropolitan Ministries on its annual Meals on Wheels for Kids’ Holidays on Wheels program.

The Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center is running low on available kennel space, leading the center to send out an urgent call for help from residents who are able to foster a furry friend.

Daystar Life Center, which provides homeless and lower-income people with everything from food to clothing to help with career services, is opening a new resource center in St. Petersburg that’s three times larger than the old location.

Most of the 900 students who attend Dr. Carter G. Woodson PK-8 Leadership Academy in Tampa have never visited ZooTampa, even though the school is less than 10 minutes away.

The Plus Projec+, a new initiative created with the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, is raising awareness and funding for organizations providing services for Tampa Bay’s LGBTQ+ community.

Nonprofits can become more financially sustainable when they undertake social enterprise initiatives, which combine a nonprofit’s social mission with the market-driven approach of a business venture.

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has given a $50,000 Big Idea Grant to the Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN).

Charity walks raise much-needed funds for nonprofits, but these community events have an often overlooked benefit: strengthening your corporate culture.

In the wake of state arts funding cuts, two local foundations have teamed up to work on making up the difference.

Tiny homes are in right now and a local nonprofit is using that momentum to help ex-offenders reenter the workforce while also addressing the shortage of affordable housing.

Tampa Bay is filled with nonprofits looking to fill voids in education, health care and human welfare services, among others. However, many of these organizations struggle with sustainable funding.

In a recent edition, we highlighted 14 local nonprofits that were participating in Give Day Tampa Bay, a 24-hour online giving challenge presented by the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay helps area nonprofits get much-needed support, in turn raising awareness of their positive impact on our community.

St. Petersburg Free Clinic has completed renovations of its new Beacon House men’s residence as it helps area men rebuild their lives.

A mother who was severely abused in front of her child. A woman who was shot by her boyfriend twice in the head. A newborn who developed heart problems in the womb after his mother was in a severe car accident. These people were in these situations through no fault of their own.

Meet Adia Hollist, a Blake High School graduate who has studied dance since age 3. Adia now attends the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, with support of the Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarship.

Becoming a new mother can be challenging, especially if you’re the one in seven women who experience postpartum depression or anxiety.

Stress can be hard for kids to handle, and when they don’t understand their emotions or how to manage them, they sometimes make bad choices. Frameworks helps kids cope, which leads to good decisions, even in stressful situations.

Seniors in Service volunteers mentor young students and make a big impact in low-performing schools. This year, volunteers will mentor over 3,000 children and tutor over 600 students in Hillsborough and Pinellas County, with a 95% success rate in improving literacy levels for the students they work with.

The way the Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) sees it, there needs to be a comprehensive approach to fighting homelessness. That’s why the Clearwater-based nonprofit is more than just a soup kitchen or shelter. In addition to providing meals and a place to sleep, HEP provides such support as job training, childcare, mental health counseling and medical care.

Every year, an average of one in 68 American children is identified as having some level of autism. Unfortunately, many families struggle to help their kids due to the high cost of specialized educational programs.

For over 30 years, Bakas Horses for Handicapped in north Tampa has been a place where people with disabilities can feel happy, safe and encouraged through therapeutic horseback riding programs.

Last year, Give Day supporters helped Keep St. Pete Lit raise enough money to pay for eight students to attend the group’s first Creative Writing Summer Camp. Keep St. Pete Lit fosters a love of reading and writing through writing classes, poetry readings and storytelling open mics.

About 3,000 people are homeless on any given night in Hillsborough County. But here’s a way to help: support the Tampa 1st Service Platoon, part of a national nonprofit called The Mission Continues.