Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay scores with Kickoff to Rebuild
As part of a Super Bowl LV-related rebuilding project, Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay plans to replace 20 roofs and make repairs in 10 homes owned by low-income families around Tampa.
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Books Save Lives picks winner: ‘Learning to Breathe’
Book award winner "Learning to Breathe'' is a young adult novel about a young pregnant girl who feels alone in her predicament.
Scooter philanthropists give greater mobility to 17 Florida veterans
A Port Orange couple dedicates their philanthropic giving to providing greater mobility to wounded and disabled veterans in Florida, including in the Tampa Bay Area. Their latest giveaway provided motorized scooters to 17 veterans.
Want to finish your college degree? Expanding Complete Tampa Bay Initiative can help
With the additional partners, Complete Tampa Bay will enable even more adult learners to finish their college degrees and/or credentialing programs -- and they don’t have to do it alone.
Sing Out and READ uses music, song lyrics to improve reading skills
Comprised of eight grade levels and 20 lessons per level, the sing-to-read software that doubles as a game efficiently increases comprehension and reading prowess. Three months of use is all it takes for a child using the program as directed to gain an entire year’s reading level.
Helping Florida’s young readers through the pandemic and beyond
The United Way Suncoast, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida Children’s Council are focusing on solutions for the slide in reading comprehension and test scores that many children are experiencing during the pandemic.
Bootcamp on wheels takes training for manufacturing jobs to local talent
Mobile two-week boot camps in Tampa Bay offer manufacturing job skills training and promise participants an OSHA-10 Certificate upon graduation as well as a portfolio of newly learned manufacturing competencies. The camps also offer immediate job interviews upon graduation and are free to attend.
Love where you live but think you can make it better? Mini-grant might help
Need a new playground in your neighborhood? How about a little free library? Or a youth garden? Or something else to make it extra special? Hillsborough County is offering mini-grants of up to $5,000 for creative new projects designed to make it easier for you to love where you live.
Flying into or out of Tampa? You can get tested for COVID-19 at the airport
COVID-19 testing at Tampa International Airport is designed to help stop the spread of the disease among people departing and arriving in Florida.
USF Health plays role in emerging treatment for ALS
USF researchers are helping lead the charge to develop new drugs that can help treat and slow the progression of ALS, a debilitating and deadly disease that strikes 6,000 Americans each year.
