Category: Stories

In Memoriam, Jim Strenski

In Memoriam, Jim Strenski

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay lost one if its most dedicated advocates last month. Jim Strenski, 91, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2021 in Clearwater. Jim was a loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, successful entrepreneur and generous philanthropist. His Catholic faith and commitment to helping others were unwavering.   “Jim and Jane Strenski were […]

Impact Story – BlinkNow Foundation

Impact Story – BlinkNow Foundation

While most of our philanthropy is focused locally, our fundholders sometimes reach around the world with their generosity. One anonymously gives to BlinkNow, a nonprofit foundation serving an ever-growing, ever-inspiring community in Surkhet, Nepal. Their vision is a world where every child is safe, educated, and loved. The students of their Kopila Valley School created this […]

Impact Story – Voices for Children

Impact Story – Voices for Children

The mission of Voices for Children is to provide support and advocacy for the abused, neglected, and abandoned children in our community. They partner with the Guardian ad Litem Program of Hillsborough County to ensure these children have the things they need to feel safe, loved and appreciated. How does VFC and GAL work together? […]

Impact Story – Sun City Center Emergency Squad

Impact Story – Sun City Center Emergency Squad

Every year the Emergency Squad responds to over 5000 calls for emergency service. As the front line of community caregiving for over 57 years, the Sun City Center Emergency Squad provides more than basic life support emergency care: they provide a hand to hold when the patient is scared and a shoulder to lean on […]

Impact Story – Good Samaritan Health Clinic of Pasco

Impact Story – Good Samaritan Health Clinic of Pasco

Good Samaritan Health Clinic of Pasco (GSHC) just celebrated its 30 year anniversary of operations in Pasco County, Florida. They are one of the 98 members of the Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics and serve adults in the community that are medically underserved and uninsured. They had over 3,000 patient visits in 2020 […]

Impact Story – Dunedin Cares Food Bank

Impact Story – Dunedin Cares Food Bank

Since opening in 2015, Dunedin Cares Food Pantry has come a long way. It all started with one man’s vision with just a few jars of peanut butter in a one-room set up in the back of a church hall to a free-standing building today. The pantry service provides groceries to anyone in need within […]

Impact Story – Champions for Children’s Talk Read Sing

Impact Story – Champions for Children’s Talk Read Sing

TALK READ SING Tampa Bay is a community awareness campaign led by Champions for Children that educates Tampa Bay residents, especially parents, about the importance of talking, reading and singing beginning at birth to build brain architecture and increase language development. At the same time, these simple but powerful interactions promote strong parent-child attachments and, […]

Impact Story – PARC, Inc.

Impact Story – PARC, Inc.

PARC, Inc. – Serving Individuals with Developmental Disabilities since 1953 A lot has changed since 1953, when PARC was founded, but one thing has remained the same and that is PARC’s mission, to provide opportunities for children & adults with developmental disabilities to exercise their independence and experience life to the fullest. What started as […]

Impact Story – Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

Impact Story – Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

The mission of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay is to ensure that no one in our community has to face a crisis alone. The organization responds to over 170,000 requests for help each year and is the community’s gateway to help, hope, and healing. It offers a range of evidence based programs designed to […]

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