Tampa nonprofit Champions for Children steps up during National Child Abuse Prevention Month to raise awareness of a widespread need amid the pandemic and recent natural disasters: Providing assistance to parents who are in over their heads.
In her debut collection of 13 short stories, seventh-generation Floridian Gale Massey explores the lives of girls and women illustrating the moments that shape and alter destiny. "Rising and Other Stories,'' written over a period of 10 years, seeks to discern societal constructs and their acute burdens, and the many ways that people -- particularly women and girls -- attempt to rise above them. Read an excerpt.
A Tampa social worker suggests how to move forward: 'I try to live in the present moment and not worry about the past or obsess about the future. Simply said, that's hard to do. But, almost always worth the effort it takes.' Learn more.
A new Tampa-based social and emotional learning consultancy partners with schools, families, educational organizations to increase empathy and understanding among children who are different.
While the last year living in a pandemic has been extremely difficult for many, there are silver linings that surfaced through it all. This Commentary by Leonard Burke of Tampa suggests a few.
Tampa Bay Area educators and advocacy groups are finding innovative ways to enhance support for LGBTQ+ teens, a particularly vulnerable population during the isolation created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tampa area organizations call for local business leaders to make a commitment to positively impacting the lives of young learners and educators. Sign up now for the CEOS in Schools volunteer event in February.
The USF Latino Scholarship Program is designed to make the University of South Florida a more diverse institution and to better connect Latinx students with the academic environment while giving them the tools they will need to succeed after graduation.
Local organizations seek donations of unwanted laptops and tablets for underprivileged kids served by Think Big for Kids programs through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA is teaming up with the Hillsborough Education Foundation to provide much-needed school supplies to 150,000+ students from lower-income households this school year.
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