For Good: Syrian refugees slowly find new homes in Tampa Bay area
Collaborative efforts are underway to help with an influx of Muslim and Arabic-speaking refugees, including Syrians, resettling in the Tampa Bay area.
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For Good: Free Welcoming Tampa event celebrates cultural diversity of refugees, immigrants
Celebration of diversity highlights Welcoming Tampa event at the University of South Florida for refugees and immigrants.
For Good: Major grants invest in St. Pete projects designed to create healthy communities
Health-related innovations and initiatives win big as the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg awards $3.9 million in inaugural grants to 19 local organizations.
Sense of place, history motivate Tampa native in recreating iconic restaurants
A resurrected Goody Goody in Hyde Park Village in South Tampa is just one of many projects undertaken by Tampa native Richard Gonzmart.
For Good: Benefit to raise funds, awareness for Tampa Bay area charity that feeds hungry
After Trinity Café 2 opens later this month in the First Church of God, 2202 E. Busch Blvd. in north Tampa, it is expecting to draw 200 to 300 people for free meals on weekdays.
Major grant to help Tarpon Springs program create solutions to adverse childhood experiences
Peace4Tarpon joins 13 programs in a collaborative project called Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) to share best practices, try new approaches and become models for other communities in implementing effective solutions for combatting adverse childhood experiences.
For Good: African fair-trade marketplace benefits Lutz couple’s mission
Fair Trade Marketplace and Festival in north Tampa benefits One City Ministries, a nonprofit organization that's building the Light Village in Uganda as a self-sustaining model community, including a school, church, orphanage and tilapia farm.
For Good: Investment comes at right time to help foster youth transition to independent living
Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay selects Pinellas-based Ready for Life, a program supporting foster children transitioning into adult responsibilities, to receive guidance, special assistance.
Inside Florida business: Smart corporate leaders value women as board members
A panel discussion at the Tampa Club tackles “Women on Boards: Actionable Strategies to Increase Gender Diversity in the Boardroom.” The event is sponsored by Women Executive Leadership and the 2020 Women on Boards Initiative in partnership with the USF Women in Leadership and Philanthropy and the Hillsborough County Commission on the Status of Women.
For Good: Academy Prep transforms lives of kids at risk
What is the path to success for students considered at risk for dropping out of school? Academy Prep gets it right, achieving outstanding academic successes where others are failing.
