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Strategic Community Partners
United Way Suncoast proudly supports programs that help us create lasting community impact across our five-county region. Collaboration is woven into our name. Through our partnerships and our own initiatives, we will continue to create bold solutions to our biggest challenges – uplifting lives and achieving equity for generations to come.
| 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 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 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 |