Strategic Community Partners
United Way Suncoast works with Strategic Community Partners in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties to sever the constraints that prevent individuals and families from thriving. Together, we provide pathways to Early Learning, Financial Stability, Youth Success, and Workforce Development.
| Agency | Website | Program(s) | Counties Served |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1-1 Crisis Center of Tampa Bay | https://www.crisiscenter.com/ | 2-1-1 Assistance Mission United | Hillsborough |
| 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares | https://211tampabay.org/ | 2-1-1 Assistance | Pinellas |
| A Brighter Community, Inc. | http://www.abrightercommunity.org/ | Preschool Program | Hillsborough |
| All Faiths Food Bank, Inc. | https://www.allfaithsfoodbank.org/ | Reducing Food Insecurity: SNAP Application Asssitance and Food Distribution | Sarasota |
| Academy Prep Foundation, Inc. | http://academyprep.org/ | Graduate Support Services St. Petersburg Graduate Support Services Tampa | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| AmSkills Apprenticeship Foundation, Inc. | https://www.amskills.org/ | Manufacturing Career Workshop & Bootcamps | Pinellas |
| Bay Area Legal Services | https://bals.org/ | Legal Services at Campbell Park Resource Center Legal Services at Sulphur Springs Resource Center | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Bess the Book Bus, Inc. | http://bessthebookbus.org/ | Community Book Distribution | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, Inc. | http://www.bbbstampabay.org/ | Children's Comprehensive Mentoring Program (ages 5-12) School-to-Work Mentoring Program | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Inc. | https://www.bbbssun.org/ | Reading Bigs | Manatee, Sarasota |
| Bootstrap Business School, Inc. | https://www.bootstrapbschool.org/ | Start-Up for Success! | Hillsborough |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County | https://www.bgcmanatee.org | Summer Brain Gain - Read | Manatee |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County | https://www.bgcsarasota.com/ | Early Learning Investment Stream for Third Grade Reading | DeSoto, Sarasota |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, Inc. | http://www.bgctampa.org/ | Think Big for Kids 2020 Summer Care 2020 | Hillsborough |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast | http://www.bgcsun.org/ | Literacy Program (Ridgecrest, Royal Theater, Northside) Teen Workforce Development Summer Care Program | Pinellas |
| Catholic Charities, Diocese of St. Petersburg, Inc. | http://www.ccdosp.org/ | Workforce Development, Housing Counseling, and Financial Literacy | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Champions for Children, Inc. | https://cfctb.org/ | Parents as Teachers (PAT) | Hillsborough |
| Children First, Inc. | http://www.childrenfirst.net/ | Early Head Start/Early Childhood Education (0-3 years old) Head Start/Early Childhood Education (3-5 years old) | Sarasota |
| Children's Home Network | https://www.childrenshomenetwork.org/ | Early Learning Initiative | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Children's Home Society of Florida, Suncoast Region | https://www.chsfl.org/locations/suncoast-tampa/ | Manatee Elementary Community Partnership School - Camp Enrich | Manatee |
| Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc. | https://cftampabay.org/ | LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc. | https://www.cdcoftampa.org/ | CDC of Tampa Workforce Development (Sulphur Springs Resource Center) | Hillsborough |
| Dawning Family Services | http://dawningfamilyservices.org/ | Work for Success | Hillsborough |
| Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health | http://www.devereux.org/site/PageServer | Case Management at Sulphur Springs Resource Center | Hillsborough |
| Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County, Inc. | https://ecctampabay.org/ | Help Me Grow Plus | Hillsborough |
| Early Learning Coalition of Florida's Heartland | http://www.elcfloridasheartland.org/ | School Readiness Program: Child Care Services for Economilcally Disadvantaged DeSoto County Children | DeSoto |
| Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. | http://www.elc-manatee.org/ | PALS Plus | Manatee |
| Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County | https://earlylearningcoalitionsarasota.org/ | LENA Grow A Better Tomorrow: Mental Health Starts Early | Sarasota |
| Earn to Learn FL, Inc. | https://earntolearnfl.org/ | Near Peer Coaching for Postsecondary Success | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Enterprising Latinas, Inc. | http://www.enterprisinglatinas.org/ | Project 2025: Women in Workforce | Hillsborough |
| Feeding America Tampa Bay, Inc. | https://feedingtampabay.org/ | Mobile Pantries Program | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas |
| Florida Dream Center | http://www.floridadreamcenter.org/ | Lealman: A Struggle Today is a Strength Tomorrow | Pinellas |
| Friends of the Children | https://friendsofthechildren.org/ | Foster Elementary Expansion Project Road Map to School and Career Pathway Success Through a Professional Mentoring Model | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Girls Incorporated of Pinellas | https://girlsinc-pinellas.org/ | Operation SMART Summer Camp | Pinellas |
| Golden Generations, Inc. | http://goldengenerations.org/index.html | My Sistah's Place Career Readiness Project (CRP) | Pinellas |
| Goodwill Industries Manasota, Inc. | http://www.experiencegoodwill.org/ | GoodPartner Coach - Financial Literacy | Sarasota |
| Greater Tampa Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America | https://tampabayscouting.org/ | Pathfinders Scouts BSA and Exploring in ALICE Population and Priority Neighborhoods | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, Inc. | https://gulfcoastjewishfamilyandcommunityservices.org/ | Developing Asset and Workforce Skills (DAWS) for Non-Custodial Parents | Pinellas |
| Gulfcoast Legal Services | http://gulfcoastlegal.org | Financial Stability | Pinellas, Sarasota |
| Hillsborough County Public Schools | https://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/ | myON HCPS HOST Program | Hillsborough |
| Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition DBA Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County | https://www.elchc.org/ | ELCHC ALICE >150 Local Initiative | Hillsborough |
| Hispanic Services Council | http://www.hispanicservicescouncil.org/ | LISTOS! (On your Marks, Get Set, Go!) | Hillsborough |
| Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. DBA Homeless Empowerment Program | https://www.hepempowers.org/ | North Greenwood Adult Education and Workforce Development Center | Pinellas |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc. | http://www.jfcs-cares.org/ | Financial Stability | Sarasota |
| Lighthouse for the Blind & Low Vision | https://lighthouseblv.org/ | Transition to Workforce | Hillsborough |
| Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research Foundation, Inc. | https://lionseyeinstitute.org/ | Vision Health Program | Hillsborough |
| Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, Inc. | https://mealsonwheelsplus.org/ | Fresh Produce for Healthy Lives | Manatee |
| Metropolitan Ministries | https://www.metromin.org/ | Promiseland Early Childhood Education Rise to the Top | Hillsborough |
| Myakka City Community Center | https://childcarecenter.us/ | Project Smart | Manatee |
| Non-Profit Leadership Center | https://nlctb.org/ | All | |
| PACE Center for Girls Hillsborough | https://www.pacecenter.org/locations/hillsborough | PaceWorks Vocation and Education Program | Hillsborough |
| Palmetto Youth Center | https://www.palmettoyouthcenter.net/ | Trojan Reading Improvement Program (TRIP) | Manatee |
| Parenting Matters DBA Exchange Club Family Partnership of Manatee County, Inc. | https://parentingmattersfl.org/ | Musical Motion Parent Partner Program (PPP) | Manatee |
| Pinellas County Public Schools | https://www.pcsb.org/ | myON | Pinellas |
| Pinellas County Sheriff's Police Athletic League (PAL) | https://www.pinellaspal.com/ | 2020 Summer Care Program | Pinellas |
| Pinellas County Urban League | http://ul-pinellas.iamempowered.com/ | Community Workforce Impact Project Workforce Development at Campbell Park Resource Center | Pinellas |
| Pinellas Ex-Offender Re-Entry Coalition, Inc. | http://www.exoffender.org/ | MOVE UP (Manufacturing Opportunities in Vocational Education for Underrepresented Populations) Manufacturing Inernship Program | Pinellas |
| Positive Spin | http://positivespinfl.org/ | Partnership at Sulphur Springs Resource Center | Hillsborough |
| Preserve Vision Florida, Inc. | https://www.pvfla.org/ | Early Learner Vision Services | DeSoto, Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Project Light of Manatee, Inc. | https://www.projectlightofmanatee.org/ | School Readiness English Language | Manatee |
| Project Prosper, Inc. | http://www.projectprosper.org/ | Financial Literacy Program | Pinellas |
| R'Club Child Care, Inc. | http://www.rclub.net/ | Happy Workers | Pinellas |
| Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) | http://www.rcma.net/ | Child Care DeSoto School Readiness Academies of RCMA | Hillsborough |
| Safe Children Coalition, Inc. | https://sccfl.org/ | Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngers (HIPPY) | Sarasota |
| School District of DeSoto County | http://www.desotoschools.com/ | DeSoto Early Learning | DeSoto |
| Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. | http://seniorsinservice.org/ | Foster Grandparent Program | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| SOAR Learning Center, Inc. | https://www.soarlearningcenterinc.org/ | Family Literacy Project | Sarasota |
| St. Petersburg Free Clinic, Inc. | https://stpetersburgfreeclinic.org/ | Reducing Barriers to Asset Development in Pinelals County | Pinellas |
| St. Petersburg College Foundation, Inc. | http://spcollegefoundation.spcollege.edu/ | FAFSA: Fill it out! and it's MY FUTURE! | Pinellas |
| Starting Right, Now | http://startingrightnow.org/ | Guidance, Rapport, Ambition and Development (GRAD) Program | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Step Up Suncoast | https://stepupsuncoast.org | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) | Manatee |
| Suncoast Center | https://www.suncoastcenter.org/ | Case Management at Campbell Park Resource Center | Pinellas |
| Suncoast Voices for Children Foundation, Inc. | https://www.suncoastvoices.org/ | Opportunity Passport | Pinellas |
| Suncoast Workforce Board, Inc. | https://careersourcesuncoast.com/ | North Sarasota Initiative 2020 | Sarasota |
| Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger | https://networktoendhunger.org/ | Emergency Food and Shelter Program Administration | Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, Inc. DBA CareerSource Tampa Bay | https://www.careersourcetampabay.com/ | Summer Job Connection | Hillsborough |
| Tampa Family Health Centers, Inc. | https://www.tampafamilyhc.com/ | Mobile Dental Outreach: Removing Barriers and Creating a Dental Home | Hillsborough |
| Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA | https://www.tampaymca.org/ | Community Learning Center at Sulphur Springs K-8 Community School Summer Care 2020 | Hillsborough |
| The Capital Good Fund | https://capitalgoodfund.org/en/ | Financial and Health Coaching Sarasota | Sarasota |
| The Centre for Women, Inc. | http://www.thecentre.org/ | Centre for Girls | Hillsborough |
| The D. L. Randall Foundation, Inc. | http://www.derricklrandall.com/the-d-l-randall-foundation-inc.html | An Uprising in the Village (AUV) | Manatee |
| The Salvation Army Sarasota County Area Command | https://salvationarmyflorida.org/sarasota/ | Family Sustainability Groups 2020-2021 | Sarasota |
| The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation | https://www.sppf.org/ | The MASTR Kids Program | Pinellas |
| Unidos Now | http://www.unidosnow.org/ | FAFSA | Manatee |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay, Inc. | http://ucptampa.org/ | Hillsborough | |
| United Community Centers | http://uccfl.org/ | BASE+ | Manatee |
| United Food Bank and Services of Plant City | http://ufbpc.org/ | Children's Nutritional Outreach Program | Hillsborough |
| University Area Community Development Center | https://uacdc.org/ | DreamCatchers Summer Camp | Hillsborough |
| Women's Resource Center of Manatee, Inc. | https://www.wrcmanatee.org/ | Project UpLift | Sarasota |
| YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg | https://www.stpeteymca.org/ | 2020 Summer Care Program | Pinellas |
| YMCA of the Suncoast, Inc. | https://www.ymcasuncoast.org/ | Early Learning Readiness Summer Camp Program | Pinellas |