Tommy Whitehead has overcome obstacles and stereotypes to go from a closeted LGBTQ construction worker to the founder of a successful contracting firm and a nonprofit that supports the LGBTQ+ community in the construction industry.
Funded through a $1.2 million federal grant, the Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women's Kathy Castor Centre for Counseling supports the community's growing mental health needs through educational programming and counseling services, including 12 free therapy sessions for underserved individuals.
Tampa Bay clothing designer Lady Natasha Fines' inclusive and adaptive fashion brand is making waves in the industry. In September, Lady Fines hits New York Fashion Week.
The third annual Military Sexual Assault Summit is part of Tampa Bay nonprofit Veterans Counseling Veterans' mission to help veterans who were victims of military sexual assault find support and healing.
The Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association, a nonprofit working with at-risk youth, has partnered with local creatives and designers to launch Tampa Connect Fashion Week, a three-day event mixing fashion and philanthropy.
Since 2013, the Gasparilla Music Foundation's Recycled Tunes program has delivered gently used musical instruments and the gift of music to thousands of children in the Tampa Bay area.
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