Technical Assistant Grants Now Available
Your Children’s Board will award $200,000 in grants to help smaller agencies build their financial and administrative capacity. Find out more information about funding opportunities.
Your Children’s Board will award $200,000 in grants to help smaller agencies build their financial and administrative capacity. Find out more information about funding opportunities.
The Kiwanis Club of Tampa has once again expanded its StoryWalk Project, now adding the page-by-page sign installation at Carrollwood Village Park By MIKE CAMUNAS, Tampa Beacon CARROLLWOOD — The park is the perfect place to relax and read a book. Now, visitors to Carrollwood Village Park don’t even need to bring one if they…
FOX 13 News HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County school district announced a new program Friday that is aimed at helping students whose families are facing homelessness avoid ending up on the streets. The program, called Pathways to Hope, launched in March, allowing the district and its partners in the community to hit the ground running when the…
Social-Emotional Learning is crucial to the success of all students. As children return to school this week, listen to an important message from our Executive Director, Kelley Parris sharing tips and resources for parents in and out of school on the ABC Action News – WFTS – Tampa Bay Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend!
Bob Simon | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Each year in the United States, 3,400 babies die suddenly while sleeping, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. The cause can be suffocation from a pillow or blankets, co-sleeping with a parent or another adult caregiver or getting wedged between a mattress and the side of a crib….
Dear Community Partners,
As we welcome the fall season, we are inspired by community efforts to support food drives and share resources. Proper nutrition is important for all of us and for children, it is essential for their growth, development, and long-term health. Key nutrients are needed for children to be strong and healthy and to promote normal brain development, especially critical in the early years. Pregnant women also have increased nutritional needs and healthy eating during pregnancy establishes the foundation for growth and overall healthy newborns.
Unfortunately, too many families experience food insecurity on a regular basis and a slight change in circumstances can create a crisis. In fact, according to data from United Way Suncoast, nearly half of Hillsborough County families are either below the poverty level or the ALICE threshold – Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. The rising costs of household basics – including housing, childcare, food, transportation, and health care – are having adverse impacts on families in our community.
The Children’s Board invests in several family support programs that engage with families to address basic needs and achieve self-sufficiency goals. Programs like the United Food Bank of Plant City’s FEED Program, Positive Spin’s EACH One, Metropolitan Ministries’ Pathways to Hope, and CDC of Tampa’s Wealth Builders are making great strides in improving families’ well-being. Through the ONEhillsborough initiative, the Children’s Board is partnering with United Way Suncoast, Career Source Tampa Bay, the Junior League of Tampa, and Vistra Communications to host From Surviving to Thriving, a cost-of-living workshop to identify additional solutions to improve the lives of working families.
November is a perfect month to give thanks to our generous community for the resources invested in families to ensure that children thrive.
With gratitude,
