Critical Nonprofit Needs
While nonprofits provide services to those most in need within our community, many are often under-resourced and a single, unexpected event can dramatically impact their ability to provide crucial services. To address these unexpected needs, Community Foundation Tampa Bay has created the Critical Needs Form for nonprofits to share those urgent, unexpected needs with community philanthropists.
To support local disaster recovery efforts, Community Foundation Tampa Bay has expanded the criteria for critical needs through the month of November to include requests related to Hurricane Idalia.
What is a "Critical Need"?
A critical need is defined as unbudgeted, unforeseen, and time-sensitive, and one that significantly interferes with a nonprofit’s ability to provide crucial services or presents an imminent threat to the organization’s continued operations.
This is not a competitive grant process. It is an innovative way to share specific needs with us, our fundholders as well as other philanthropists in the Tampa Bay community. Examples of requests for need might include:
- Emergency repairs of building structure or mechanical systems (heating/cooling, water service, etc.) where a sudden and unexpected failure interferes with the provision of services.
- Replacement of essential equipment and technology where a sudden and unexpected failure interferes with the provision of services.
- Addressing circumstances external to the organization that interfere with the provision of mission-critical services. Examples may include:
- The increase in gas costs for transportation-centric programming (i.e. – mobile services, client transportation, etc.)
- Updated security measures for organizations, such as churches or synagogues, that are experiencing increased safety concerns due to current events
- The local community is receiving an influx of refugees as a result of international conflict and your organization needs to purchase bedding to shelter families
*Organizations must provide justification for the request including: 1) how is the request mission-critical to the programming offered?; and 2) the amount of funding the organization budgeted in the previous fiscal year for this expense vs. anticipated amount needed in the current fiscal year and the current gap in needed funding.
New submissions are added to the list once the nonprofit has been verified, usually within 24 to 48 hours of submission.
Fundholder Match Program
The Community Foundation Tampa Bay has also created a Fundholder Match Program that provides a 1-to-3 match to grants made from a Community Foundation donor advised fund or Family Foundation to directly address a need submitted on the Critical Needs List. The minimum match is $250 when $750 is granted to help meet a need on the list. The maximum match is $5,000 when $15,000 or more is granted to address a Critical Needs Request on the list.
If you are interested in funding a critical needs request or want information about a specific nonprofit, please contact Nicolette Rea, Director of Donor Relations. The specific project name listed in the request should be included as the grant purpose when making a grant recommendation for one of the nonprofits on the list.
Critical Needs List
Instructions: To access the full detail for each Critical Needs request, simply click on the green plus symbol on the left side of the row. Clicking on the red minus symbol will then collapse the Critical Needs request information. To sort any of the columns, simply click on the column header once or twice depending on the desired sort. Pulldown filters can be used to select items to filter on and the RESET FILTERS Button can be used to reload the webpage thus resetting all the filters. Finally, the CSV and EXCEL buttons can be used to download all the detail for the items on the page in the selected format.
| Funded | Percent Funded | Project Name | Organization Name | Focus Area | Amount Remaining | Geographic Areas | Organization Website | Hurricane Idalia Related | Hurricane Ian Related | Requested Need | Critical Nature of Need | Initial Submit Date | Days from Submission to Web Refresh | Calculated Status | Amount Funded |
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| Not Funded | 0% | Emergency Veterinary Care for Miniature Therapy Horses | Honey's Mini Therapy Adventures | Health and Wellbeing | $14,000.00 | Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | https://www.minitherapy.org/ | No | No | Our main need is addressing the costs when it comes to providing our miniature horses with the proper emergency veterinary care. Supplying our horses with the necessary health care, such as procedures and medications is extremely important during times of an emergency. Their emergency procedures can get expensive as many of our horses are prone to health issues and require consistent care. | As we continue to provide our services throughout our community, our organization is facing a variety of challenges involving the health of our horses. During the past year, we have been concerned with the veterinary needs of our horses as it has been a struggle to cover the cost of their care in emergency circumstances. For instance, two of our horses, Belle and Honey, have been experiencing eye issues. Belle has Euvitis which has turned into an eye ulcer. This eye ulcer has raised the pressure in her eye and caused glaucoma. The procedures and medications for Belle have been costing around $5,000 while Honey could benefit from this care as well. She suffers from the same problems in both eyes and her procedures would cost us around $6,000 for each eye. We also had another horse, Jack, who was in the equine hospital in May for a high temperature and low white blood cell count. The hospital fees in total for him cost us about $4,000. These veterinary costs were unexpected as they were not specifically budgeted for in 2023. To cover some of these emergency expenses as the health of our horses is our number one priority, we have been using our operational funds. For us to ensure our continued work and allow these unique services to remain accessible to our community, we need assistance in addressing these emergency veterinary expenses. | 09/20/2023 | 1 | Active | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Disaster Relief - Hurricane Idalia - Somebody Cares Tampa Bay | Somebody Cares Tampa Bay | Basic Needs | $25,000.00 | Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | https://sctb.org | Yes | No | After Hurricane Idalia touched ground in Perry Florida, Somebody Cares Tampa Bay partnered with Somebody Cares International and Evangel Assembly of God in Perry, Florida, to set up a distribution site to receive truckloads of food, materials and supplies for residents who experienced flooding and food and power shortages caused by Hurricane Idalia. Mark Roye, On-Site Response Coordinator for Somebody Cares America, arrived early with the Holy Smoke USA grill and 500 pounds of sausage donated by Kiolbasa Sausage. SCA also directed trucks to the church with Tyson chicken and water. Mark said, "There is massive destruction here and there is no food service at all in the area. We are really blessed to be here and to be the hands and feet of Jesus to people who are hurting after this storm”. Somebody Cares Tampa Bay sent our first truckload of generators, gas cans, contractor trash bags, shop vacs and chainsaws to Perry on August 31st. Our second truck arrived on September 6th containing paper towels, ready-to-eat foods, water and other items. Somebody Cares of Tampa Bay has always been one of the first on the ground bringing disaster relief to people in need after storms. Our efforts start though a collaboration between Somebody Cares International and Somebody Cares Tampa Bay. We pull in local churches and reputable organizations in the area hardest hit who have the facilities to receive large trucks with adequate storage for distribution to affected residents. | Storm surges and battering waves can result in loss of life, buildings destroyed and erosion of roads and bridges which endangers public health, properties and the environment. The recovery efforts of groups on the ground are hampered if they don’t receive the generators, chain saws, food, water and cleaning supplies they need to help residents with basic needs. SCTB has been providing disaster relief wherever needed for over 20 years with the assistance of the 700 Club and their program, Operation Blessing. Because of previous assistance, local and national organizations depend on us to support their disaster relief efforts. As a compassionate organization, we want to continue to be a lighthouse in major storms letting people know that Somebody Cares. We are effective at mobilizing partners because we go first without initially asking for financial assistance. After we assess the needs, we ask partners in affected areas to join us in meeting those needs. SCTB paid for the disaster relief we sent to Perry and will be sending a third truck soon. Without a replacement of funds, future disaster relief services will be impacted which presents an imminent threat to our effective operations. We cannot replace these funds because partners have already donated food and other necessities that we sent to Perry. We’re requesting a Critical Needs Grant to cover these unexpected costs to position us to assist during hurricanes and strong storms that may occur. | 09/18/2023 | 1 | Active | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Emergency and Recovery Food Relief and Supplies in Citrus and Hernando Counties Due to Hurricane Idalia | Community Food Bank of Citrus County | Basic Needs | $45,000.00 | Citrus ; Hernando ; | https://feed352.org/ | Yes | No | We are filling the meal gap and personal needs of flood victims. Many homeless encampments as well as homes were severely damaged by the storm surge and citizens have lost many of their belongings including food, appliances, clothing, and toiletries. Our staff and trucks are working extra shifts and covering more ground to ensure the necessary supplies are acquired and appropriately distributed. Additional wages, urgent supply purchases, and fuel costs continue to be impactful on our overall budget. The Community Food Bank provides food relief for over 70,000 residents every day and has ramped up our efforts with direct distribution and the facilitation of emergency meals, water, cleaning supplies, personal care items, and small appliances through agency partners in Citrus and Hernando Counties. By focusing initially on Meals Ready to Eat and longer term with perishable, nutrient-rich foods, water, and household supplies, residents are being given immediate relief and the tools for permanent recovery and sustainability. | The need for both immediate and long-term food relief continues to escalate with over 20% of our most vulnerable residents displaced and heavily impacted by flood waters. Hard choices between medication, gas, or meals are made daily and disasters like Hurricane Idalia intensify that need. Those suffering from traumatic situations will not bounce back without healthy meals nourishing their bodies and minds. Hundreds of residents have lost their entire kitchen including appliances and are working hard to recover what they can and then rebuild their homes. We know that we are better together and the Nature Coast will shine once again! | 09/12/2023 | 10 | Active | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Replace broken electric breakers | Arts Center Association, Inc. dba Morean Arts Center | Arts and Culture | $5,640.00 | Pinellas | https://www.moreanartscenter.org | No | No | The Morean Arts Center is facing a critical infrastructure issue that requires immediate attention and funding support. The Morean is in need to replace the broken electric breakers that control the lighting on our exhibition galleries. To achieve this, we plan to install four 12 circuit 40amp lighting contactors and four switches, which will allow us to efficiently manage the lighting in our galleries. This upgrade is essential because it not only ensures the safety of our visitors and staff but also enhances the overall visitor experience by providing optimal lighting conditions to appreciate the artworks on display. The project also involves rerouting the existing wiring from the old panels to the new contactors, which is a crucial aspect of the upgrade. | This will not only address the immediate problem of broken breakers but will also modernize our electrical infrastructure, making it more reliable and energy-efficient. The Morean Arts Center serves as a cultural hub in our community, showcasing the work of talented artists and offering educational programs to the public. Ensuring a well-lit and safe environment is essential to fulfill our mission of connecting people with art, and we seek funding support to make this critical upgrade a reality, ensuring the continued success of our organization and the enrichment of our community through the arts. | 09/11/2023 | 10 | Active | $0.00 |
| Partially Funded | 1% | Food relief for those affected by Hurricane Idalia | Feeding Tampa Bay | Basic Needs | $248,667.00 | Citrus ; Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://www.feedingtampabay.org | Yes | No | As the region’s largest foodbank, and the primary food-related disaster response organization, we are launching our response after Hurricane Idalia. Disaster response distributions will be added and we will distribute food through our partner agency network as we learn which partners have the capability to do so. We are also operating multiple mobile distributions to those affected. To do this, we need additional financial support to purchase food and supplies, as well as for transportation expenses. There were over 600,000 food insecure individuals in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Counties before Hurricane Idalia. Many not normally in need of food will have been affected by the storm and also seek our assistance. Food insecurity refers to the USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Food insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time and food insecurity may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as post-storm repairs to house or vehicle, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods. | • During and immediately after the storm response: Beginning before the storm hit, we started receiving supplies of MRE's and water. We always have FEMA supplies on hand and received more immediately following the storm. We've also been packing disaster kits and preparing meals for special needs areas of our community. • Following the storm we will work to restore household food needs as families recover from any impacts. This may last anywhere from 1 - 3 months. Many served will be those already in our care- low to moderate income families facing food insecurity- who have been negatively affected by Hurricane Idalia. Others will be newly facing food insecurity directly related to the impacts of Hurricane Idalia. Any of these folks may have lost income due to workplace closures around the storm. With power outages, they may have lost perishable food supplies or otherwise be newly in need of food. And they may be facing repair costs while living on a fixed income. Increased access to food will help ease this household budget strain. | 09/08/2023 | 14 | Active | $1,333.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | New HVAC System for Crisis Center & Hurricane Idalia Disaster Pay | Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Inc. | Basic Needs | $70,877.28 | Hillsborough ; Pasco | https://crisiscenter.com | Yes | No | The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay is in need of a new units as part of our HVAC system for the main facility in North Tampa. With over 330 employees providing support to community members in need 24/7, having functional air conditioning allows services to be provided continuously without discomfort for clients or the staff supporting them. While this has been a need for several years, we have been putting a Band-Aid on our issues with minor updates when a full replacement of certain units is needed. A replacement of these systems will ensure a more seamless work process for our staff and a comfortable environment to provide services and greet clients. Additionally, as an essential service in the community, several of our service areas remained open and operating throughout Hurricane Idalia. Our Gateway Contact Center answers calls to the 211 information and referral line, as well as the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline. Our staff was available to answer calls throughout the storm and ensure that anyone who reached out for help had a caring, compassionate staff member to speak with. Our Emergency Medical Transportation Services division, TransCare, also worked hard ahead of and throughout the storm to provide support as first responders throughout Tampa Bay. All of the employees who stayed throughout the storm qualified for disaster pay, which is over and above the budgeted salary expenses. | As a vital resource in our community, the Crisis Center needs to be open and fully operating at all times. Part of being operational is having functioning air conditioning to keep staff and the clients who visit us comfortable, especially in the summer Florida temperatures. Replacement of three units of our current HVAC system has been put off for years in favor of supporting clients but is a need that can no longer be ignored. Separately, Hurricane Idalia required us to adjust regular operations to ensure we had staff that could safely stay at the Crisis Center’s main location to provide continuous services. Crisis Center services are vital to the Tampa Bay area, and we need to ensure that we are ready and prepared to answer the phone when our community members call for help. Staff within our Gateway Contact Center and TransCare Medical Transportation Services departments remained at the office throughout the storm to provide 24/7 coverage and ensure that staff were available to provide services as needed. | 09/08/2023 | 14 | Active | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Hurricane Idalia: Response & Recovery | Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay | Basic Needs | $250,000.00 | Citrus ; Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | https://rttb.org/ | Yes | No | As of Friday 9/1, there have been 15,007 requests for individual assistance to FEMA, 30% of which have come from Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando, and Citrus counties. There is a massive need for response and recovery services including mucking and gutting, flood and mold remediation and treatment, tree removal, and tarping post-Idalia. From there, Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay, a local leader in long-term disaster recovery will repair and rehab the homes of low-income (80% AMI and below) Hurricane Idalia survivors. Support received via the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay's Critical Needs List will be used to acquire materials like flood buckets and tarps as well as towards providing critical repairs to the homes of low-income homeowners whose homes were devastated by Hurricane Idalia. | Should Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay not receive support through the Critical Needs list, we will not be able to mobilize as quickly into homes that were flooded and damaged by Hurricane Idalia, this increases the possibility of toxic mold spreading, leaves vulnerable families without critical assistance and safe and healthy environments in which to live, and lengthens the time it will take to fully recover from the damage wrought by Idalia. | 09/08/2023 | 14 | Active | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Local Patient Financial Assistance | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Health and Wellbeing | $100,000.00 | Citrus ; Hernando ; Pasco | https://www.lls.org/ | Yes | No | In cities and towns across the United States, so many blood cancer patients and families, with an overwhelming majority residing in the state of Florida, are fighting more than their diagnosis – they are battling with the high cost of care and the uncertainty of inclimate weather and the debilitating effects of Hurricanes. Cancer alone can cause a cascade of overwhelming financial challenges, all too often threatening to interfere with a patient’s ability to access the very care needed to survive. Through the LLS Local Financial Assistance Program, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay will establish a dedicated fund for patients and families in Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties to specifically target those residing in the areas most heavily impacted by Hurricane Idalia. 100% of the recipients of this program are at or below the poverty level. With your kindness, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay will help people to cover expenses such as home repairs, gas, food, utilities, housing, elder or childcare and so much more during this critical time of need. | Cancer treatment can take a tremendous financial toll on patients and their families. In fact, the health care cost of the disease in the United States is projected to increase by 34 percent between 2015 and 2030, from $183 billion to $245 billion, in large part because of the escalating price of cancer therapies. Cancer patients experience substantially higher financial burdens than noncancer patients. As advances promise even more effective therapies for patients, the cost of new treatments can be burdensome, and many insurance plans now require increased cost-sharing, shifting more responsibility to patients. Right now, blood cancer patients and their families are navigating even more uncertainties brought on by Hurricane Idalia and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, financial burdens are even more daunting and can create significant barriers to getting care. Making ends meet or managing a typical household budget can become challenging, especially when patients or caregivers are forced to reduce hours at work or stop working completely during treatment. At The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), we want every patient to have the very best chance of a cure. With the partnership of generous donors like the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, we help patients and families cope with the financial strain of cancer treatment and overcome some of the potential obstacles to care. | 09/08/2023 | 14 | Active | $0.00 |
| Partially Funded | 3% | Hurricane Disaster Relief | Metropolitan Ministries, Inc. | Basic Needs | $97,334.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://www.metromin.org | Yes | No | Metropolitan Ministries (MM) will provide crisis assistance and system navigation support to families impacted by Hurricane Idalia. Specifically, these funds will provide flex funding to our Family Support Centers and community-based case management programs to support immediate crisis needs, which can include rent/utilities assistance and emergency motel stays as well as emergency food, clothing, hygiene products, and connection to public benefits. MM’s Family Support Centers, located in Tampa, Holiday, and Dade City, provide system navigation services and financial assistance for approximately 80 families daily to prevent and divert homelessness. Prevention Specialists conduct assessments with each household to determine needs, the type and amount of financial assistance needed, and the other community resources available. The community-based case management programs provide homeless or at-risk of homeless families with system navigation and wrap-around services in their homes or at a location convenient for them. These programs help homeless families stabilize, work towards self-sufficiency, and promote family well-being. In addition to providing flexible financial assistance to address needs, these programs also help families reach other goals, including gaining additional income, finding permanent housing, childcare, or supporting children in school. | If assistance is not received, MM will not be able to serve as many families affected by Hurricane Idalia. The 2020 United Way ALICE Report states that 43% of households (505,868 households) in Tampa Bay are unable to afford basic needs and that a small emergency can plunge them into poverty and financial chaos, often causing homelessness or increasing the risk of homelessness. We do not know the full impact yet, but Hurricane Idalia has likely disrupted the financial situation of many families in the area. Preparing for and recovering from a hurricane brings extra unanticipated costs such as having to replace food that spoiled when the power went out for multiple days or costs associated with relocating to a safer location to weather the storm. These extra costs have put some families over their budget, unable to pay their current bills or unable to replace the food they lost in the storm. Individuals and families are affected in many ways by disaster situations, and MM will be there to support and provide resources to prevent homelessness and to help families recover from the effects of these crises. | 09/05/2023 | 16 | Active | $2,666.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Floors Replaced in Food Pantry | ECHO of Brandon, Inc. | Basic Needs | $14,090.00 | Hillsborough | http://www.echofl.org | No | No | 18 months ago, we replaced the dirty commercial carpet in our Emergency Food/Clothing Market . The tile was a great match. As the contractor got to work, he seemed to struggle with the 2000 square foot project, but he completed it. Some of the lines were wonky, but our racks covered up the inconsistencies. Unfortunately, he did not properly prepare the bare floor before applying the mastic and tile. Our floors are now cracking and bubbling. He is no where to be found. There are now multiple orange cones and yellow caution tape areas throughout our emergency food and clothing market. We simply have absolutely no choice but to replace our floors. We serve all ages in our self shop market. Last month alone, over 300 families accessed our emergency food and clothing at our Brandon location (the site of the broken tile). | Without a functioning floor, we simply cannot provide emergency food and clothing for our neighbors. Our emergency provisions are provided via a neighbor self shop service delivery. Our neighbors use shopping carts and make their own choices. The food/clothing market is often wall to wall people: Monday - Friday 9-1 and Tuesday evenings 5-7. In addition to our neighbors shopping, items are restocked by volunteers, the majority of whom are senior citizens. For the safety of all involved, a floor, without cracks, soft spots, bare floors, or broken tile is an absolute necessity. We simply cannot deliver on our mission to bridge the gap between crisis and stability without functioning floors in the food/clothing market. | 09/01/2023 | 17 | Active | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Hurricane Idalia Housing Relief | Citrus County Education Foundation | Basic Needs | $25,000.00 | Citrus | https://citruseducation.org | Yes | No | Due to the storm surge brought on by Hurricane Idalia, many of our most economically disadvantaged families have been displaced from their homes. As we continue to work with community agencies we have identified a need for temporary housing/hotel stays until a critical disaster relief housing center can be established. Although we are not the hardest hit from this storm, we have many displaced families. The window for state and federal support is approximately 7-10 days out. This leaves many of our families homeless until those necessary measures are available in Citrus County. | The Citrus County Education Foundation works closely with the Citrus County School District to identify families in need. Currently, there are no additional funds available to support the level of enormous requests for temporary housing. By not meeting these needs many of these children and families will experience trauma that will be felt in the classroom and beyond. | 09/01/2023 | 17 | Active | $0.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Replacement of Air Conditioning Systems | Enterprising Latinas, Inc. | Workforce Services and Career Development | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.enterprisinglatinas.org/ | No | No | Replace the air conditioning unit of a modular classroom and office building that make up the Wimauma Opportunity Center where community and educational are offered to residents of Wimauma and surrounding communities. | Enterprising Latinas is a women's economic development community-based organization that in 2018 purchased and renovated a neighborhood restaurant building and converted it into the now-known as the Wimauma Opportunity Center. Located on Highway 674 in the heart of Wimauma, the Wimauma Opportunity Center stands as a beacon of hope and empowerment for the community serving an average of 2,000 residents annually. Having a functioning air conditioning system at the Wimauma Opportunity Center's facilities is critical in maintaining a healthy, comfortable, and conducive learning environment for all residents engaging in educational programs and accessing the resources they need most. Beyond the main building, the Wimauma Opportunity Center is comprised of three modular classrooms and office buildings, of which two are owned by Enterprising Latinas, and one is owned by Hillsborough Community College. The two modular buildings owned by Enterprising Latinas are older models with failing systems that have been repaired over time. This month, one of the two modular buildings' AC systems stopped functioning entirely after having gone through some repairs, and the second modular building while still operating, technicians have warned that it too will require replacement. | 08/30/2023 | 21 | Fully Funded | $17,333.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Floor Replacement | Leadership Development Resources, Inc. | Workforce Services and Career Development | $7,558.54 | Hillsborough | https://www.ldresources.online/ | No | No | In our building, we need to replace the floors. The floor of our building has old tile that has become a trip hazard and needs to be replaced. Empire Flooring came out and gave us a quote for replacing the floor. Please see the attached invoice. I greatly appreciate your help. | Because the existing floor is buckling and detaching from the sub floor, this has become a hazard. The entire area will need to be replaced to eliminate the potential trip hazard. | 08/24/2023 | 24 | Active | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Purchase of Refrigerated Van | Dunedin Cares, Inc | Basic Needs | $89,000.00 | Pinellas | http://dunedincares.org | No | No | Dunedin Cares, Inc. requests funding to purchase a much-needed refrigerated van to pick-up food at participating Feeding Tampa Bay grocers. Dunedin Cares, Inc. became a member of Feeding Tampa Bay in 2022 and has subsequently been receiving weekly deliveries of food at our location in Dunedin. The food deliveries typically include 20 cases of frozen meat, 15+ cases of produce and 5 cases of non-perishable items. We typically receive 2,500+ pounds of food each week from Feeding Tampa Bay. Hannah Spanos at Feeding Tampa Bay has notified Dunedin Cares that in September, 2023 they will discontinue delivery of food to our site, and we will be required to pick-up food items from assigned locations by 11am in the morning. This change is significant in that Dunedin Cares will be required to pick-up large amounts of food which require refrigeration for safe food handling. Our van is not outfitted for refrigeration and our only method of keeping food cold is the use of coolers for food transport. | This has become a critical need because of the sudden change in how Feeding Tampa Bay will supply local food pantries. The transition to pick-up of food from participating Feeding Tampa Bay grocers will require that the majority of items being picked up stay either refrigerated or frozen while being transported to our food pantry. Currently, the 20+ cases of meat are delivered to the pantry and volunteers quickly move them from the delivery truck inside to our freezers where they open the boxes and sort them by type of meat for storage. With our current van we will be limited in the amount of meat and produce we will be able to pick up and it will require multiple trips.. Cases of frozen meat will have to be opened and put into coolers to stay frozen until they are arrive at the pantry and loaded into freezers. We use ServeSafe guidelines in handling of frozen meat and this requires that any meat which has begun to thaw out, must be thrown out. Given the Florida heat and the timeline to transport food, it is essential that we have a safe mechanism to transport food, especially frozen meat and produce and we are asking for assistance to purchase a refrigerated van. The additional van will be key since we will be performing multiple food pick-ups per week and we utilize the van two days/week for "pop up" pantries which requires us to transport food to specific locations to serve food insecure areas and our van will be unavailable two mornings per week. | 08/15/2023 | 36 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Emergency Transit Van Replacement | Tampa JCC-Federation, Inc. | Education | $187,891.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.jewishtampa.com/ | No | No | The Tampa Jewish Community Centers and Federation are in urgent need of two (15) passenger transit vans due to a near-simultaneous major breakdown of our existing vehicles, which are critical to the operation of our afterschool and summer camp programs. | As mentioned above, the Tampa Jewish Community Centers and Federation operate afterschool and summer camp programs in the Citrus Park area of Tampa, Florida. These two programs collectively serve hundreds of children each year. Our after-schoolers and campers are mostly from non-Jewish families (approx 60%) and neither of these programs involve any religious content. One of the major (key) components in operating both programs are two transit passenger vans that pickup children from 4-6 schools in Hillsborough County for the afterschool program during the school year, as well as to transport summer camp children to educational and recreational field trips during the summer. Both of the Tampa JCCs and Federation transit vans recently experienced nearly simultaneous breakdowns. As the summer winds down, we are covering summer camp transport with very expensive third-party transportation services. This solution, however, exceeds our budget allocation for both programs and we are unable to rely on this interim measure beyond July. With the school year set to begin on August 10, 2023, our afterschool program is in urgent need of two new (15) passenger transit vans as soon as practical. Otherwise, the children who gain so much from our afterschool programming, as well as the parents who rely on this extended afterschool enrichment and supervision, may be unable to participate due to this unforeseen simultaneous mechanical breakdown of our two vehicles. | 07/28/2023 | 49 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Parent and Student Information session to reduce academic regression for students Pre k - 12th grade. | Debra Mitchell Educational Consultant and Associates, Inc. | Education | $4,000.00 | Citrus ; Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://www.debramitchelleca.org | No | No | My computer and podcast equipment are obsolete and no longer able to allow me to operate my program. I need to replace my computer and pod-cast equipment. No further repairs are working on my equipment. | I provide monthly blogs and podcast to inform parents of educational options. I am not able to interact with state of Florida parents and students to provide empowering and informational information so that when students return to school in the fall regression has not increased. | 06/20/2023 | 94 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Termite treatment for Family Residential Resiliency-Building Program | Florida Resurrection House | Basic Needs | $4,692.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://www.floridaresurrectionhouse.org | No | No | While performing maintenance in the attic access above participant apartments, we identified damage that was determined by our pest control company to be caused by dry-wood termites. Evidence of termites has been found in two buildings on campus: the attics above participant apartments and above administrative offices. Action is needed to immediately treat and prevent further damage from occurring. Spot treatment of the affected areas is recommended. | As a residential facility, health and safety of our campus community is a top priority. If left untreated, the termites are likely to continue to cause more damage. Due to the termite damage having been found in the attic of the residential building, prompt action is needed before the health of families is impacted. If damage progresses and is found inside an apartment, treatment will be both more costly and disruptive to families who rely on our program for safety and consistency. Treatment by tenting this area is not feasible. Due to the location of the damage it would be cost prohibitive as it would mean having to close down our entire physical property and temporarily relocate 15 families (close to 50 individuals), as well as staff and volunteers. | 06/07/2023 | 94 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Richey Suncoast Theater AC and Roof Repairs | Richey Suncoast Theatre | Arts and Culture | $10,500.00 | Pasco | https://www.richeysuncoasttheatre.com/ | No | No | Recently, we have discovered a couple of issues with our facilities that need to be addressed urgently. During a performance with a full house, patrons were complaining of excessive heat. We have discovered that only 3 of our 9 air conditioners are working. We have managed to get 2 damaged units repaired, but 2 large AC units are still down and need substantial repair and all of the units need to be inspected. Cost for this is estimated at $5,000 We have some roof issues and need to get them addressed. The roof is generally in good shape, but if these issues are not resolved soon, they will be lead to much larger issues and ultimately a roof replacement will be needed. Cost for roof repairs is $5,500 | No one will come to a hot theatre in Florida. Having poor HVAC will negatively impact our ability to book the theater and attendance at the shows will suffer. The current board of directors has spent the last year rebounding from Covid and getting theater attendance back to a level where the theater is sustainable, however, it does not currently have the funds to deal with these issues. | 06/14/2023 | 94 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Kids Homeless Shelter - AC Repair and Unexpected Rent Increase | Just Initiative Inc | Basic Needs | $9,260.00 | Hillsborough | http://www.justinitiative.com | No | No | The air conditioner stopped working in our Emergency Bridge Shelter for moms and children experiencing homelessness. This required a new coil. We were able to acquire the coil and have it installed for $1340. In March the rent for the building where we operate Petra House unexpectedly increased. After initial fundraising we are still short $660 per month (a total of $7920 for the lease). We are asking for a total of $9260 for these 2 things. The rent was an unexpected or planned for expense this year. This will be taken in to consideration in developing our budget and overall plans for the following year. | Without air conditioning or raising the remaining funds for rent, we would have to close Petra House. This would lose 12 beds for homeless moms and children in Hillsborough County. Recently the Hillsborough County School system reported over 3300 homeless school aged children are in our county. It is critical for our county's continuum of care that we do not lose any beds. | 05/17/2023 | 126 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Food Bank Truck and Equipment Breakdown | Hope Villages of America, Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $9,387.00 | Pasco ; Pinellas | https://hopevillagesofamerica.org/ | No | No | At Hope Villages of America, we distribute nearly 7 Million pounds of food each year throughout the community. We utilize various equipment to assist in this effort, including trucks, pallet jacks, and fork lifts. Our 2011 26' refrigerated box truck picks up food donations from various retail stores like Publix, Walmart, Costco, and Sam's Club on a regular basis. In order to work more efficiently and safely, we utilize pallet jacks to load and unload the truck. After picking up the donations, the food is transported back to our warehouse for unloading and sorting for distribution to our neighbors in need. The truck has broken down and is in need of a $3400 repair, and our two pallet jacks are broken beyond repair. The truck utilizes a DEF filter system to clean the exhaust to protect the environment. When the filter becomes clogged, it causes the truck to degrade where it will not travel more than 25 miles per hour. A forced regeneration of the system can normally fix the problem; however, if the filter is too clogged, it only fixes the problem for about a week. Each forced regeneration costs about $500. Rather than throwing good money after bad, we need to replace the DEF filter for $3400. Additionally, our two electric pallet jacks, which have been in service for 15 years, are no longer repairable. Each pallet jack costs approximately $3,000, and we need two in order to continue distributing millions of pounds of food each year. Our total request is $9,387. | We pick up and distribute nearly 7 Million pounds of food each year utilizing various equipment to assist in this effort, including trucks, pallet jacks, and fork lifts. Not having one of our trucks operational drastically reduces our ability to distribute food. We do have 2 additional trucks; however, they are being utilized for other routes. The food from the retail stores is only available for pick up and redistribution in the morning hours each day of the week. Additionally, not having a pallet jack to load and unload the food is a huge disadvantage; not only in terms of time, but safety. We mainly utilize volunteers to help with food distribution, and the average age of our volunteers is 65 years old. This means that the volunteers do not have the capability to lift and carry heavy boxes of food. Being down one truck and two pallet jacks in a huge detriment to our operations. | 04/18/2023 | 126 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Ultrasound Exam Table for Pregnancy Care Center | Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City | Health and Wellbeing | $1,000.00 | Hillsborough | https://plantcitypregnancycenter.org/ | No | No | To replace a broken exam table used during ultrasounds at a pregnancy care center | The adjustable headrest on our current exam table is broken and will not stay in position. Therefore, it is permanently folded down. This makes the area that the patient lies on very short and her legs hang off of the end of the exam table. Without the use of the adjustable headrest, the patient does not have a clear view of the ultrasound image without straining her neck or trying to raise up. | 04/13/2023 | 126 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Transmission Repair - Mobile Food Pantry - Donation Pick up | ULOC OF TAMPA | Health and Wellbeing | $6,200.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://www.uloccommunitynetwork.org | No | No | Our mobile food pantry / donation pickup truck needs transmission repairs. | We will not be able to continue to serve our communities or pickup food donations from 7 stores and we will lose partnership. There are many people who are struggling in rural areas due to the enormous increase in cost to live. We provide food and household essentials to 1,200 - 1,600 people monthly. The calls are overwhelming to hear so many people that need food, toiletries, and baby items. The impact would be terribly great as we try to help meet the needs in the Tampa Bay Area. | 04/23/2023 | 126 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Replacing Damaged Barn | Kids and Canines | Education | $15,000.00 | Hillsborough | http://kidsandcanines.org | No | Yes | Kids and Canines is requesting a $15,000 critical need grant to tear down an existing building that is not suitable or safe and to replace it with a pole barn. The pole barn will be roughly 24 by 34 with an additional 10 feet for picnic tables. The main section of the pole barn will be used for dog training. The fence will surround the pole barn area for the direct release of the dogs into a safe, spacious yard. The current barn sustained damage during the storm a few months back. After having several contractors out to give quotes on fixing the damage, it was determined that the best thing to do was to demolish the current structure for safety reasons and to replace the enclosed barn with a pole barn. At Kids and Canines, we help the most underserved, disadvantaged children. These children have often faced challenges that most of us will never encounter nor be able to understand fully. They have been abused, neglected, abandoned, and live a life rife with challenges. Our programs provide educational enhancements, deliver cognitive well-being services and help children develop critical social, life and job skills. Our programs are available to all Hillsborough County Schools at no cost. Priority is given to Title I (low income) schools and ESE (special needs) students. Over 1500 students were served through our programs in 2022. | The removal of the barn (at a cost of $3000) is not optional. It must happen to provide a safe space for the youth, staff and our trained program dogs. The impact of not having a large training facility decreases the number of dog/handler volunteer teams needed to work in the school programs. We have more requests for our program services than we can fill. By using trained volunteer/dog teams we can better meet the needs of our community, and save considerable funds otherwise spent on the care of program dogs. Currently, we have 10 program dogs that we provide all the care for (over $18,000 annually) along with five dog/owner teams which cost us very little ($150 one time) to train and evaluate. To meet our program needs, we need 10 more dog teams or to add 10 more program dogs. The pole barn will be equipped with lighting and fans allowing Kids and Canines to hold community dog training programs for prospective volunteers. Additionally, the picnic table areas will provide outdoor opportunities for the kids participating in activities like summer camp to interact with the dogs and for us to host fundraising events. Quotes for the new pole barn are running $11,000 to $28,500 plus the costs of landscaping and flooring ($1500) The fence ($1200) to be installed where the old barn was, keeps our trained dogs safe especially as we sit off Hwy 301, and it saves staff and volunteer time that must be utilized to walk and exercise dogs. | 05/05/2023 | 126 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Hot Water Electrical Panel Replacement at Community Food Pantry | Daystar Life Center | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Pinellas | http://www.daystarlife.com | No | No | The electrical panel that powers the hot water tank at Daystar malfunctioned and needed to be replaced immediately to restore hot water to the building. | Hot water is essential for proper sanitation of the building. Cleaning services, washing of produce and eggs prior to distribution, and the ability for clients, staff and volunteers to wash hands properly is significantly impacted and poses a health risk to the community at large. | 05/03/2023 | 126 | Fully Funded | $1,446.25 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Commercial Refrigerator Maintenance & Repair | Greater Mt. Carmel Development Corp | Basic Needs | $1,200.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.greatermtcarmeldev.org/index.php | No | No | Food Pantry has 1 commercial freezer; 1 small freezer, and 2 refrigerators that support our weekly donations. Recently, we lost over 100 pounds of primarily fresh meat, due to a mechanical malfunction. We need maintenance work and repairs for our freezers and refrigerators. | We typically run out of meat and other perishables, for our twice a month food pantry events. We turn away many in need because we do not have the freezer /refrigerator capacity to serve our east Tampa community. We will not be able to store fresh foods for distribution to those in need without repairs to our freezers and refrigerators. | 03/30/2023 | 163 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Rebuilding Back Deck and ADA Acess Ramp | Tampa Realistic Artists, Inc. | Arts and Culture | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.tamparegionalartists.com | No | No | Tampa Realistic Artists, Inc. operates the Old Hyde Park Art Center, an historic turn of the century schoolhouse. We have a front door and porch on Swann Ave., and a back deck with our ADA ramp on the alley behind the building. The back deck/ ramp also provides access from our 3 dedicated parking spaces. Through years of use and weather, not helped by last year's 2 hurricanes and this year's Gasparilla, the deck and ramp had deteriored to the point that it had become a safety issue. Boards were loose or popping up, supports on the rails had broken, etc. Over the past years, we have been continually patching the deck, nailing down loose boards, etc. However, we determined that the deck had deteriored to the point that rather than patching this time, it needed to be replaced before someone was injured. | The Old Hyde Park Art Center only has access through the front and back door. Access by the front door involves 5 steps, which is not possible for anyone who is disabled, and is very difficult for people bringing in their art supplies. The Art Center is in use 7 days a week with classes, workshops, etc., with people bringing in art supplies. Many of those who attend our activities are senior citizens, and need the convenience of the ADA ramp. | 02/22/2023 | 178 | Fully Funded | $10,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Technology/Computer Lab Replacement | Salesian Sisters of Tampa Inc d/b/a Salesian Youth Center | Education | $0.00 | Hillsborough | http://salesiansisters.org | No | No | The Salesian Sisters of Tampa, Inc, which is the nonprofit that owns and operates both Salesian Youth Center (SYC) and Villa Madonna School (VMS) (both located on Villa Madonna Campus), has a desperate need for new computers in the computer labs that are used daily. The computers at both SYC and VMS no longer have operating systems that are current which has made the computers virtually unusable, as these computers are now over 10 years old and also in terrible shape otherwise. Both computer labs for the SYC (after school and summer program) and Villa Madonna School have 25 computers each. Children ages 5 to 18 use the computers daily for homework, tutoring, and learning typing, STEM activities, and learning computer literacy, which is so important these days. There are even other nonprofits and volunteers that come in over the summer and work with the children on computer skills, work with the teens on building their resumes, looking at colleges and scholarship opportunities, and searching for occupations they may be interested in. Children at Villa Madonna School also use the computers daily for typing lessons, and computer classes beginning from Kindergarten up through middle school to teach the kids computer literacy. | The computers at both the SYC and Villa Madonna School are beyond the point of repair. Students currently are waiting in line at the SYC after school to try to complete homework on the few slow computers that do work, as many of the computers simply are unusable. We have recently had them inspected to see what can be fixed, and the recommendation is that they are all replaced as soon as possible. The computer teacher at Villa is unable to work with students other than to show them what happens when a computer doesn't work. There is already an interruption to students, and if we don't replace them immediately, students' education and grades that staff have worked so hard to help improve over the past 28 years of the SYC being open will suffer. For many of the children, especially the ones who come daily to the Salesian Youth Center, the computer lab is their only resource for technology. This need for the computers to be upgraded is so incredibly important for them, as students, to be able to get their homework done, be tutored, and learn, grow, and thrive in a world filled with technology. | 02/01/2023 | 232 | Fully Funded | $56,540.50 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Laptop Office Computer for Mental Health Office's ED | NAMI Pasco County Florida Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $4,919.00 | Pasco | http://namipasco.org | No | No | Laptop office computer for mental health office's ED due to prior laptops death from old age. | Our ED's work laptop has died beyond repair and our volunteer laptops can't hold the software she needs to do her job. She is currently using a combination of her own laptop, her cell phone, and pen and paper to continue the normal course of business. Due to the confident nature of our business, this is not ideal and is leaving gaps in our secure HIPAA-compliant systems for some of our programs despite our best efforts being made to fill them. | 01/11/2023 | 246 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Repair Damages to tower and equipment for WPHX FM Radio caused by Hurricane Ian | Firehouse Cultural Center, Inc. | Arts and Culture | $0.00 | Hillsborough | http://www.firehouseculturalcenter.org | No | Yes | Hurricane Ian's winds tilted the antenna at the top of the 100 foot communication tower. Additionally the guide wires may have been slightly weakened. We had a tower climber come and temporarily fix the antenna The tower is structurally safe but the guide wires need tightening and securing to be assured that future storm seasons dont impact it. There is also so significant rust at that a galvax coating can extend the life of the tower. Additionally the power surges damaged the Mac Book which runs the Mega Seg software that feeds the programming to the transmitter and connects teh Emergency Broadcast system to the transmitter. We are currently operating on a 2015 Macbook that has been kept as an emergency backup. | The County will not maintain the tower and if it is determined that the supports place the tower in an unsafe state it will be removed thus leaving WPHX unable to broadcast. This preventative maintenance is beyond our financial ability as underwriting for programs has been significantly impacted the past few years as South County small businesses have struggled | 12/08/2022 | 267 | Fully Funded | $7,700.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Air Conditioning Unit Replacement | Romy and Gaby SCI Foundation, Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $10,000.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | https://stayinstep.org/ | No | No | Stay in Step was able to purchase a building in July 2022. Unfortunately, our AC unit is now not working correctly and according to multiple quotes, we need to replace two units which is $10,000. | All of our clients in the afternoon in particular are very uncomfortable as they are receiving their rehabilitation. | 11/21/2022 | 294 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Walkway and Railing Repair on 2nd Floor of CHILDREN’S MUSEUM | Glazer Children's Museum | Arts and Culture | $8,800.00 | Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | https://glazermuseum.org/ | No | No | An area of mezzanine walkway and railing needs urgent repair at a Children’s Museum. In preparation for a new exhibit, planned works were undertaken to reconfigure an area of museum floor space, directly below a mezzanine walkway. This included the removal of a staircase leading directly down from the mezzanine to the 2nd Floor. Unfortunately, the new exhibit fell short of the standard expected and its installation did not proceed. The result is that there is now a gap in one section of the mezzanine walkway railing, and material damage (metal and concrete) to the walkway itself. This has rendered the area concerned unsafe and unusable. The cost of repairing this area was neither foreseen or budgeted for. | The area is unsafe and unusable in its present state. If the repairs are not carried out, then this designated operational exhibit and activity area cannot be used. Exhibit space in the museum is at a premium. It is vital to our operations and in enabling us to serve our community. The repairs are critical in making the area safe, fit and ready to be occupied by other exhibits and activities. Pipeline exhibits and other activities will need to be paused or delayed until such time as repairs are complete. This will result in the museum incurring further costs and could potentially impact negatively on museum revenues. It will also restrict the range of activities the museum is able to offer patrons. Funds are being sought for this critical and necessary work. | 11/16/2022 | 294 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Gas for Transportation Costs | Voters Exchange Inc | Education | $15,000.00 | Citrus ; Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | NA | No | No | The increase in gas prices has had a significant impact in services offered and attending voter registration events, which is hurting us financially. Our service is to educate voters on how, where, and when to vote at high volume public events, while remaining nonpartisan. Additionally, we offer rides to voters without transportation, or pay for a ride share service when needed. The increased cost of gas and increase rideshare costs was unbudgeted and unforeseen. but we must be able to cover the cost to continue registering voters and getting voters to the polls. | Without assistance we will not have proper funds to travel to and host voter registrations booths, as well as provide transportation to voters. Majority of our transportation requests are from Tampa residents, which has a growing population with limited access to public transportation. | 11/22/2022 | 294 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Generator Replacement at Residential Village for Foster Youth | Friends of Joshua House Foundation, Inc. | Basic Needs | $52,213.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://friendsofjoshuahouse.org | No | Yes | Joshua House requests the replacement of three generators that stopped working during Hurricane Ian. The cost of repair is very close to that of replacement, and the generators are 28 years old, promoting leadership’s decision to replace them. Our campus experienced the loss of power, and then the subsequent loss of the three generators for 2.5 days. The resulting power outage with generator loss within 24 hours caused loss of food for five residential homes, and our water treatment balance for our potable water tank through the loss of the generator that keeps the chlorine feed and compressor going to insure circulation and the chemicals and PH balance. | Two generators at Joshua House power the main administration building with the large kitchen that supports 36 - 40 foster youth with complex traumas in residence at any given time. Another generator is dedicated to the water system and security gate. This critical infrastructure ensures food, clean clothing, adequate shelter during emergencies, and opportunities for healing and growth through stability, therapeutic activities, and less disruption for our youth. In addition, it is not uncommon for us to bring in other foster youth with complex traumas who would need to be evacuated from other high-risk areas, youth who cannot go to traditional shelters due to the nature of their trauma, and the risk to their safety. Generators are necessary for ensuring continued service to youth already suffering from past traumas. Disruptions in service such as closing the learning lab or enrichment center when schools are closed, canceling a therapy session, or moving to another building for an overnight stay often cause our youth to escalate and disrupt, which can impede their progress toward recovery. Joshua House strives to provide a safe and stable environment and tools for all youth to prosper. | 11/28/2022 | 294 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Increase In Fuel Cost for Picking up Food and Air Conditioner Replacement | Hopeville Family Ministries | Basic Needs | $12,300.00 | Pasco | https://hfm2019.org/ | No | No | We distribute emergency food to individuals on an as needed basis through open food banks. We must pick up donated food items and have a need to cover the increased fuel cost for picking up the food at 14 locations on a weekly basis. Additionally, one air conditioning unit has broken and the other one is not functioning properly and needs to be replaced. We must keep the location cool for the food, clients and staff. | We will not have the appropriate finances to purchase the fuel needed for picking up the food from donation sites. This will impede our organization from being able to continue providing needed food distribution services to our clients. Staff and clients have been complaining about the heat with the lack of air conditioning and we will not be able to continue providing services without replacing the units. | 11/29/2022 | 294 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | House of David Help Center Clothing Closet Restoration | Deeper Life Christian Church, Inc. | Basic Needs | $25,000.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.dlcctampa.com/ | No | Yes | The clothing closet trailer took a huge hit from IAN. Each Wednesday, the clothing closet is open to any person/family from our community who is in need of daily hygiene products, shoes, clothing, undergarments, coats, sanitizers, masks, gloves, and more. it is open daily to clients of our residential program. However, the roof caved in on the south side and many of the clothes were destroyed. We are asking assistance for with repairs and/or replacing the old trailer with a used portal building which will be able to accommodate both the clothes closet and the feeding program. Currently, both identities utilize the trailer. The feeding program is on the North side of the trailer and we serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner (365 days yr), This program is open to anyone in our community in need of a nutritious hot meal | We are currently limited to the number of citizens we can service because the building is unsafe to allow them on the inside. When we open our doors for service, our volunteers intake staff, set up a station outside to receive requests for products. Afterward, the products are gathered by our staff, in lieu of clients entering the building to make their own selections. There are so many homeless people in our community who depend on us each week and we are asking for your support to continue our efforts of "People Helping People." | 11/04/2022 | 318 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Mobile Education and Transportation Support | Cultural Exchange Lyfe-Stile Network | Education | $15,645.00 | Hillsborough | https://celyfestile.org/ | No | No | The need we are seeking to address is to fix a damaged Econoline transporting vehicle which provides students and families with mobile education and transportation services. Cultural Exchange Lyfe-Stile Network provides support to at risk youth and students in the most vulnerable areas in Hillsborough County. The bus is in need of outside panel replacement on the side and top of the bus. It also is in need of some mechanical work that was unforeseen. With the increase in gas prices, we are currently unable to pay for these repairs and continue to budget for gas to serve students North and South of the Alafia River. Additionally, we are seeking assistance with building repairs, the ceiling is currently leaking is need of air conditioning ducts replacement, tile and filter replacements. Ceiling tiles throughout the building are in need of replacement. This issue was unforeseen and seemingly after Hurricane Ian, damages have gotten worse. The storm seems to have taken a toll on the structure. We currently do not have the funds to pay for the damage. | The impact to the services is critical because many of the students are already dealing with legal issues and are in at risks high crime areas. Without the services provided by Cultural Exchange Lyfe-Stile Network, many of the students are in despair and may lose their life to the streets or the prison system. It is our goal to continue to empower these young adults and assist them in making better choices, get their high school diploma, GED, and/or a skill or trade that will help them become self-sufficient in life. Additionally, the building is used for workshops, trainings and classes for the students and community. It is necessary that the building is safe and up to standard. With the new damages to the building, it may hinder the process of being able to meet face to face or may cause us to go back to viirtual classes. This is not very beneficial because "the digital divide" is a real issue. Many of our families do not have devices or internet. Assistance with keeping the doors open will allow us to best serve our community. | 10/25/2022 | 322 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Not Funded | 0% | Hurricane Ian Relief Mission | Chabad Lubavitch Of South Tampa Inc. | Basic Needs | $5,000.00 | Hillsborough | http://chabadchaicenter.com | No | Yes | We have a close friendship with a Rabbi of a large congregation in Venice, Florida. On Thursday, we began talking with the Rabbi about his devastated community and how we could help them. The greatest need was determining the status of his elderly community members, which were 150 families spread across four cities. Venice, Englewood, North Port, and Rotunda. Over the next 48 hours, we collected 60 volunteers and thousands of pounds of supplies for the mission and Sunday morning, we left for Venice. Upon arrival we created a human chain to unload the supplies and set up a makeshift relief center for anyone missing essentials lost in the storm. We broke into 15 teams, each tasked with a local driver, and a list of homes to visit. The goal was to make sure the people were alive, in what condition, and their greatest needs, IE, food, water, and medicine. Here are photos taken on the mission: https://tinyurl.com/tampaianrelief Some groups were sent with heavy machinery for areas hit hardest; some groups were sent with doctors we brought for people who were stroke victims, and heart attacks victims. Some groups visited Holocaust survivors. We were able to deliver these meals and many other life-saving supplies to 140 homes over the course of the day. The stories our volunteers heard will stay with them forever. The fear of seeing their lives ripped away and the joy of knowing that they weren’t forgotten and would be cared for were some of the feelings expressed time and again. | The trip cost was roughly $5,000, including transportation, lunch and dinner for our volunteers, and certain necessary supplies. Due to the quick nature of this mission, we had no chance to raise any additional funds to cover these costs and took this money from our operational budget. This has created a unique budgetary challenge for an organization that operates on a tight budget. Any assistance you could provide to offset the costs of this mission would be essential to our organization, and it's community work. | 10/27/2022 | 322 | Expired | $0.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Critical Needs Relief Program Hurrican Ian Relief | GIRLS OF THE WORLD INC. | Workforce Services and Career Development | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://girlsoftheworldinc.com/ | No | Yes | We are requesting funding to replace essential items and technology that was damaged from Hurricane Ian. The technology places a big part in our daily operation for our girls and organization. The essential items are needed for our girls daily living. | If assistance is not received it will be a challenge for GIRLS OF THE WORLD INC. and greatly reduce the quality of services due to the safety and equipment we need to educate our girls. Our girls will suffer significantly. A lot of them rely on coming to the center to get help with their online school work, projects and applying for jobs. We also supply the girls with personal hygiene items that families can not always provide. We make sure refreshments are provided for every young lady that way no one goes home hungry. Our organization is the pillar of the community for girls we believe. We want to continue to positively impact the future of our young leaders. | 11/04/2022 | 322 | Fully Funded | $8,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Roof Replacement for Transitional Living Home | Abe Brown Ministries, Inc. | Workforce Services and Career Development | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://abebrown.org | No | Yes | One of Abe Brown Ministries' Transitional Living Homes experienced roof and soffit damage during hurricane Ian. Many shingles are missing and soffits were blown off. Given the age of the roof, it is recommended that the entire roof be replaced. | Abe Brown Ministries (ABM) and its transition homes serve the marginalized, vulnerable, under-served, and economically disadvantaged residents of Hillsborough County. The population we serve primarily consists of individuals who have been affected by the criminal justice and/or corrections systems. Those reentering society after incarceration are often among the most poor and vulnerable population within any community. ABM operates a 12-month Transitional Living Program (TLP) that provides managed housing to 20 returning citizens. TLP residents are assigned a case manager and receive comprehensive reentry services that improve their health and well-being as they transition back into the workforce and society. It is imperative that those returning to the community after incarceration secure healthy, safe, stable and affordable housing. The particular location that was damaged during hurricane Ian is home to 5 returning members of the Tampa Bay community. In order to maintain the safety of this dwelling place, the roof must be replaced. | 10/24/2022 | 326 | Fully Funded | $13,333.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Replace food lost due to power outages in our residential home. | Selah Freedom | Domestic Abuse and Human Trafficking | $0.00 | Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | https://www.selahfreedom.com/ | No | Yes | Due to Hurricane Ian, our safe home was without power for several days we had to throw our 2 freezers and 2 refrigerators worth of food that was meant to feed the residents in our home. Currently, Florida ranks 3rd in the nation for incidents of sex trafficking and the Tampa Bay area is second highest area in our state. Every day Selah Freedom provides safe housing, basic needs, therapy and wrap around services to survivors of sex trafficking. Currently our safe home in Hillsborough County is full with residents with several women on a waiting list. We are in desperate need of funding for food and medication for these survivors. Selah Freedom does utilize the services of food banks as much as possible. Often these food banks only supply non-perishable items. Funds are needed to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, diary, eggs, meat and other protein items. We also need funding to fill their prescription or over the counter medication that is needed. | Selah Freedom provides a place for survivors of sex trafficking to rest, pause and reflect. We currently have two safe homes. A short term one, where we work with the survivors to develop a safe plan for the next steps for their life. A long term one that they can stay in while working on their mental health, physical recovery and career goals. We provide them the path to obtain the life they were meant to have. A healthy diet and proper medication is so critical in their recovery. Without the proper nutrition or medication, it is hard to move any further. With the recent rise in food costs, plus the increased number of survivors we are helping, this cost is really growing. Once the basic needs are supplied, Selah's team can help these survivors further their recovery and move on to the life they dreamed of. | 10/02/2022 | 354 | Fully Funded | $3,500.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Critical Needs Relief Program - Hurricane Ian Relief | Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Inc. | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.rcma.org | No | Yes | Due to the loss of power in the Tampa Bay and rural outlying regions, RCMA staff and parents have lost the food they had in their refrigerators. There are still many families without power. There is also some damage to homes, not severe, but some damage. Feeding Tampa Bay will be sending food this week. However, many of our families still have no power to cook. We would like to request food vouchers, gift cards, and financial assistance for 250 families in Hillsborough County. | If assistance is not received, our families suffer significantly. Many families and children go hungry, and their quality of life declines. They are also more susceptible to illness, mental depression, crime, and many other uncertainties. Our migrant families depend on food assistance, medical care and supplies, utility coverage, infant and toddler care, and educational resources. This is a domino effect where it starts at the top, and if RCMA lacks any resources for families, the end result will be detrimental and potentially life changing. RCMA relies 100% on financial support to perform all of its community responsibilities, programs, initiatives, and human services. | 07/09/2021 | 354 | Fully Funded | $25,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Mobile Grocery Store Emergency Repair | Reach Services Inc. | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Pinellas | http://reachstpete.org | No | No | In February 24th, 2022 we launched out newest initiative of the Pop-Up Pantry that is the first of its kind in the entire state of Florida. It is a decommissioned city bus that was gifted to us from PSTA to transform into a mobile grocery store. This mobile grocery store has been dubbed as the "Pop-Up Pantry" a grocery store on wheels committed to restoring access to fresh foods in food desserts and low-income areas. Recently our bus has been faced with multiple mechanical issues. Including but not limited to broken HVAC, broken AC, Coil Replacement, Disconnect switch replacement, electrical panel repair, and replacing a commercial fridge. | This need is crucial to our operations, our bus served 355 unduplicated individuals during service route with fresh milk, eggs, breads, dry-goods, meats, produce, and hygiene items. Families depend on this twice a month because it drives out to high need areas, food desserts, and low-income areas. It serves some of our most vulnerable populations in Pinellas County. The bus will not be able to run if we do not get these items repaired. A survey response from a client can be found below: "My only comment or feedback for you all is thank you. You saw I had 3 kids with me and grocery shopping is something that has been given me anxiety because we cant afford them. Now the girls look forward to coming to the bus because its fun in there and so clean. Its fun for me to because we use the bus service the two times in the month it comes and the other two times in the month we go to the grocery store because I can afford the 2 trips there a month with the help of the bus. so my feedback is thank you so much for doing this for us." | 08/02/2022 | 409 | Fully Funded | $13,333.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Urgent Repairs to Building and Electrical Set-up at Child Abuse Prevention Organization Offices | Champions for Children, Inc. | Domestic Abuse and Human Trafficking | $0.00 | Hillsborough | http://cfctb.org | No | No | An electrical pole recently fell off the side of one of the buildings where we provide services at our main campus on Azeele Street in Tampa, leading to power and internet outages. We discovered that the part of the building to which it had been attached has rotted out and is no longer capable of holding the weight. A temporary solution has been but put in place, however ultimately that portion of the building will need to be restored, and then the pole reinstalled and rewired to provide electricity and ensure the safety of staff and participant families using the building and parking lot. Any funds to help offset the cost of the repairs will ensure that the building and parking lot can quickly be restored for safe and comfortable use, without drawing necessary funds away from direct services. | Failing to repair the building and/or electrical pole will have a negative impact on the services we provide in two ways. First, the instability of these two physical components of our building poses a safety thread to staff as well as parents and children walking through the parking lot and/or utilizing services inside the affected building. This building houses the offices of more than two dozen staff who work directly with families, and is also a place where new moms can come for one-on-one, no cost professional breastfeeding support in a comfortable and supportive environment. Second, we are vulnerable to further power and internet outages that make it difficult or at times even unsafe to provide services onsite. Without these needed repairs, neither the building nor the parking lot (which serves two other buildings of ours on the same campus) cannot be safely or comfortably used by staff or families. As a result, we have already begun the process without dedicated funding, but have a need to recoup a portion or all of the expense in order to not adversely impact other parts of the budget. | 08/02/2022 | 409 | Fully Funded | $7,711.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Portable Sound and Stage Equipment | The Pelican Players | Arts and Culture | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.pelicanplayersscc.org/ | No | No | In order to provide services throughout South Shore, Pelican Players takes programming to residents who often are unable to get to the theatre. As a senior theater company, we need to replace the current outdated and heavy equipment which limits our ability to deliver programming. In addition to portability, we need our sound equipment replaced so that programming can be delivered, often to a population that has challenges with hearing. | We will start turning down off-location shows. | 06/02/2022 | 452 | Fully Funded | $16,239.56 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Replacement Technology | United Methodist Church of Sun City Center | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.sccumc.com/ | No | No | The community facing programs that are run through the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center need to replace their current technology/systems in order to continue to serve the community. The current technology in place is hindering our ability to deliver programming such as the Mary Petro program - for example the Director's current computer does not allow for video calls. | Updating the equipment will allow for clients to continue to receive services in a timely and efficient way. | 06/24/2022 | 455 | Fully Funded | $4,500.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Gas for Transportation Costs | Sun City Center Security Patrol, Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://sccpatrol.org/ | No | No | The cost of gas has more than doubled in the past few months, which is causing a shortfall in our budget, as our main service is to patrol the Sun City Center Community for safety concerns and to ultimately reduce crime. This rise in the price of gas was unbudgeted and unforeseen, but we must be able to cover the cost to continue providing services. We also need to replace the tires on our cars, and due to inflation, the cost is significantly higher. | If we do not receive assistance, we will not be able to continue patrolling the neighborhoods in our community to the same degree as we have been. We would have to reduce the number of cars that are able to patrol, which would reduce the safety impact of having the Security Patrol patrolling the town. If we are not able to replace our tires, we will also have to reduce the number of cars that are able to patrol the community. | 06/20/2022 | 459 | Fully Funded | $15,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Gas for Transportation Costs | Good Samaritan Fund and Services of Sun City Center | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough | http://suncitycenter.org/community-services/good-samaritan-a-scc-ride-services.html | No | No | We provide transportation for vulnerable residents of Sun City Center, so that they can safely access medical treatment and other basic needs. In addition to the increased need for our services, the significant increase in the cost of fuel has caused a shortfall in our budget. This rise in the price of gas was unbudgeted and unforeseen, but we must be able to cover the cost to continue providing services. | If we do not receive assistance we will need to cut down on the services we provide to this community. Due to the population of Sun City Center, transportation services are critical to ensure the health and well-being of the residents. | 06/20/2022 | 459 | Fully Funded | $15,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Air Conditioning Replacement at Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation Library | Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation, Inc. | Education | $0.00 | Pinellas | https://www.chichi.org/ | No | No | Air conditioning for the library at the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation no longer functioning and needs to be replaced. | Currently not able to operate in the library due to the AC no longer functioning. The library is used by students to check out books for recreational or academic focused reading. Our teachers utilized the library to expand their collection of books throughout the year. It has also been used as additional classroom space when needed. | 05/05/2022 | 498 | Fully Funded | $5,990.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Refrigerator for Healthy Meals Program | Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg, Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $0.00 | Pinellas | http://www.stpetepal.org | No | No | The Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg provides a safe, affordable place for children to go when they are not in school where caring adults offer thoughtfully designed activities to help them succeed academically, make healthy lifestyle choices and grow to be productive adults. Every day after school we provide the kids with a healthy snack and in the summer we provide both a healthy lunch and afternoon snack. Earlier this spring we began having trouble with our existing refrigerator and after several trips from the repair company, last week they said it is no longer worth spending the money to fix as it only works for several days after being serviced and it will not keep a constant temperature.This winter we had to use our budgeted repair funds to replace the catalytic converters that were stolen from our two vans and bus, so we do not have any funds remaining to cover this unexpected expense, too. | For the last few weeks of school, we have only been providing non-perishable snacks to the kids afterschool. However, during the summer, we will need to provide a healthy lunch and snack to the 75 children attending camp, so we need a refrigerator to keep items like milk, cheese, hummus, fruits and vegetables at safe temperatures. Our summer camp program begins on Monday, June 6, 2022 at which time we need a refrigerator to store the food for the childen's meals. If we cannot purchase a new refrigerator, we will not be able to offer our free meal program to the children. | 05/10/2022 | 498 | Fully Funded | $5,082.57 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Repair Motor on Mobile Food Pantry Truck | Unique Ladies of Character | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://uniqueladies.org | No | No | Our engine went out and is in the shop now. We need the engine repair for our mobile food pantry truck to continue to serve. We have 3 mobile pantries weekly. | We want be able to serve our community effectively. We are currently renting U-Haul trucks to deliver, which is costly. We need our truck fixed soon to keep our commitment to those in our community, especially in the rural areas. We feed 1,200 to 1,600 families monthly - mostly seniors, struggling families and homeless individuals. Last year alone we served over 18,000 families. With your support, it would help us to continue the work. | 02/09/2022 | 569 | Fully Funded | $4,685.11 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Emergency Plumbing Repair at Affordable Housing Unit | Hope Villages of America, Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $0.00 | Pinellas | https://hopevillagesofamerica.org/ | No | No | Hope Villages of America (HVA) operates an 11 unit affordable housing complex for formerly homeless families who came from either Grace House (HVA's emergency shelter) or The Haven.(HVA's domestic violence shelter). One of our units had a sewer pipe break underneath the slab, causing sewage to come up out of the toilet, bathtub, and access panel. Because the unit is at the 'end of the line,' when another tenant flushes their toilets, it causes a sewage overflow in the unit that has the pipe break. The pipe needs to be replaced, along with bathtub drain mechanism. This is an invasive repair, as the concrete must be broken up. | This is a critical repair because we are not able to house a family in that unit until it is fixed. It has caused us to displace a family, and it is causing major damage to the unit, including flooring and drywall damage, not to mention the potential for mold growth. | 01/04/2022 | 624 | Fully Funded | $4,650.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Van Request | Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation, Inc. | Education | $0.00 | Pinellas | https://www.sppf.org | No | No | SPPF is seeking to address our need to improve reliable access to transportation for our youth. The van and bus that are currently leased to us by the host facility (Mount Zion Progressive) are 2007 models, over 14 years old, past their warranty period, unreliable, in poor condition, and in need of frequent repairs. In addition, at present we share these vehicles with our host facility (a church). SPPF clients (youth) and staff have encountered disruption - delays due to maintenance and/or scheduling overlaps and notifications of no availability - making current use of leased vehicles a challenge for the transportation of the children who rely on the M.A.S.T.R. Kids program for daily after-school educational programming and summer learning, enrichment, and care. | The children and families served by the Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation (SPPF) come to us from the largest African American community in Pinellas County (south St. Petersburg) and from families that have faced generations of inequity and who typically encounter some form of crisis/trauma every day. SPPF is dedicated to helping to close the achievement gap for these youth but to do so we must first get them to our program. Without reliable transportation our youth will lose access to valuable educational opportunities in a safe environment filled with positive reinforcement. Parents depend on us to pick up their children every day after school and for summer transportation. Reliable transportation enables our program to provide a positive, safe learning environment for our scholars, reducing their exposure to crime after school. Reliable transportation reduces the daily stress of possible conflicts, potential breakdowns and/or accidents, and improves our ability to provide safe transportation conditions for the scholars. This enhances trust with parents. Most importantly, the transportation provides consistency and program fidelity which is critical to our success in advancing literacy skills with our students. | 11/12/2021 | 675 | Fully Funded | $52,738.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Walk-in Freezer Repair at Wildlife Sanctuary | Elmira's Wildlife Sanctuary | Animal Welfare | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.elmiraswildlfie.org | No | No | The motor for the walk-in freezer at Elmira's Wildlife Sanctuary must be replaced or 4000 lbs of meat for big cats and wolves will spoil. The repair company has been out 3 times, trying to keep the existing motor going to no avail. This is a costly repair that is not in this year's budget. Renting a freezer truck is not an option, nor are upright and chest freezers. We rely on this freezer for our daily storage needs. Please help save the food for animals. | 4000 lbs of meat for animals, along with a variety of frozen fruit, dog food and other animal feed, will spoil, resulting in an additional financial loss of several thousand dollars. The food may not replaceable at the price we originally paid for it.The food loss is much more costly than replacing the motor in the freezer | 11/09/2021 | 679 | Fully Funded | $1,640.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Office Printer For Mental Health Office | NAMI Pasco County Florida Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $0.00 | Citrus ; Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco | http://namipasco.org | No | No | The printer at our mental health office needs to be replaced as it is fully broken with no chance of revival. | Since our printer has died we have had to outsource our printing or not do it at all. In some cases, this has led to us having to take funds from other areas such as programming or has resulted in our resources not being able to be given out to participants and community members. These resources range from mental health fact sheets, assignments, and further support resources. Without them, we sometimes break the chain in care causing some stagnation and in extreme cases backsliding in wellbeing. | 11/11/2021 | 679 | Fully Funded | $5,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Emergency Secure Storage for Musical Instruments and Equipment | Girls Rock St. Pete | Health and Wellbeing | $0.00 | Hillsborough ; Pinellas | https://girlsrockstpete.org/ | No | No | The carefully invested instruments and equipment for Girls Rock St. Pete (guitars, keys & stands, drum kits, amps, mics, equipment) has been partially stored in the secure and temperature controlled garage of a generous volunteer who has unexpectedly needed to move out of the area as early as Dec. 15, 2021. As we revitalize our budget after two COVID years without hosting camp or our major fundraising associated, we are in need of proper storage space large enough to store over$35,000 worth of inventory and which is accessible by our volunteers for various programming and fundraisers. As we gear up for camp in 2022, we are also coordinating our instrument lending library, which will entail an inventory and check-out system from storage for campers who wish to continue their musical education beyond camp and need borrowed instruments. A local storage company is well located between our coordinators with easy access in a secure location. A locked in rate would save us $1,400 and allow us time to host our major fundraiser, as well as other planned fundraising campaigns in 2022 to ensure fiscal sustainability going forward. | Five years of financial investment into the instruments and equipment required to run camp will be at risk. 15-16 guitars, bass guitars, drum sets, keys, stands, amps, equipment, merch, supplies must be properly stored to avoid repair and replacement costs come Spring. Volunteer access to this equipment is essential to our operations as well as keeping all equipment protected from potential weather and security damage. Also, not securing proper storage could severely delay a new program The Girls Rock Instrument Lending Library, which will entail an inventory and check-out system from storage for campers who wish to continue their musical education beyond camp and need borrowed instruments. | 11/12/2021 | 679 | Fully Funded | $4,716.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Truck Repairs for Ministerio Mujeres Restauradas Por Dios Food Pantry | MINISTERIO MUJERES RESTAURADAS POR DIOS, INC. | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.facebook.com/MujeresRDios/ | No | No | The truck that we use to transport food, hygiene items, and clothes to our food pantry for at-risk families just broke down. The clutch, Load Handling System, rear door, and all four tires need to be replaced. The A/C compressor and expansion valve, the rear lift gate, and the transmission need to be repaired | Without these repairs and replacements, our truck will be inoperable. This means that we cannot use it to transport food, clothing, and hygiene items to our food pantry. This limits the supplies that we are able to offer to vulnerable families in our community. Typically, we serve up to 500 people a day. This number has been severely diminished since our truck broke down- we are able to serve less than half that number of people with resources available in our facility. | 10/13/2021 | 708 | Fully Funded | $8,071.76 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Recovery Home Roof Repair | Timothy Initiative Ministries, Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $0.00 | Hillsborough | https://www.timothyinitiative.org/ | No | No | We operate several recovery homes in the Ybor area and 1 of our homes needs a new roof. The condition of the roof has been surveyed and is considered to be in urgent need of repair. We are not able to cover the costs of the new roof and it threatens the livability of the home should it begin to fail. The men we house have life issues with homelessness and addiction and rely on our programs and housing. | The home currently houses 7 men in recovery that we would not be able to absorb into our other homes. We would loose the revenue from the fees that we collect as well as having the task of finding other affordable options if any for our residents. We will have no other option other than to move the men out of the residence. | 09/14/2021 | 738 | Fully Funded | $15,170.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Replacement of Transmission for Therapuetic Community Recreation Center Transport Van | Therapeutic Community Recreation Center | Education | $0.00 | Pinellas | https://tcrcofamerica.com/ | No | No | We are seeking funds to repair our daily transportation van for the Therapeutic Community Recreation Center. We serve children who have been exposed to severe trauma and display behavioral issues. We provide a safe haven for these children as wells as homework assistance, employability skills, counseling and mentoring. Most of these children have not been successful in traditional childcare settings. | This van is used for drop offs and pick ups for the children in the program daily. There are morning pick ups, and also afternoon pick ups from various schools and some of the children are also dropped off at home at the end of each day if parents aren't able to pick them up. | 09/04/2021 | 745 | Fully Funded | $5,534.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Washer and Dryer Replacement for Family Resiliency Program with Long-term Transitional Housing | Florida Resurrection House | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://www.floridaresurrectionhouse.org | No | No | The washers and dryers in our on-site laundry facility need to be replaced with commercial equipment. The machines are nearly two decades old and are also residential grade, so can't keep up with constant use. One (of the four) dryers has completely stopped working, a second dryer works on and off, and two (of the four) washers regularly overflow or breakdown. (For example, a single washer or dryer can only handle a twin bedspread and nothing else). We have made multiple small repairs and part replacements as needed and finances allow, yet these machines are at the end of their lifespan. | With fifteen families in our program, their budgets are already small and stretched tight. Participants are provided a time in the weekly laundry schedule when they may use the laundry facilities. However, if the machine(s) are out of order during their assigned time, they either try to use an emergency time slot, or pay for laundry at an offsite laundromat. Going off site means participant's already small budgets are stretched even farther. Some participants with no income do not have this option. Full replacement of the washers and dryers is not a budgeted expense and therefore it is unknown when we will have the funding to replace them. The machines were purchased in 2007 and at least one can no longer be repaired. Additionally, the commercial grade machines will be better able to handle the large volume of use. | 08/27/2021 | 756 | Fully Funded | $8,552.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Purchase Replacement Safety Vests | Sun City Center Emergency Squad | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough | http://sccems.com/ | No | No | Replenishment of critically needed safety vests- slip-on for all sizes. | We are critically low on safety vests. They need to be replenished asap. The Need: The Squad equips each of our 4 ambulances with 3 vests (one for each team member) and our two wheelchair vans with 2 vests (one for each team member) for a total of 16. Our current vests are old and are sized often resulting in a team member being unable to fit into one of the three vests onboard. Our request for 24 allows for 1 vest when needed in our Chief’s car and replacements when vests are soiled while performing our duties. The impact will be a major issue as the vests are used whenever an ambulance is called to a motor vehicle accident and anytime the team exits the vehicle in a public place particularly during night-time hours. With the population boom in this area, more and more traffic is traversing SR 674 (SCC’s main thoroughfare between I75 and SR 301) resulting in an increase in motor vehicle accidents in SCC. We are also heading into the return of snowbirds which will add to the traffic and a potential for more MVA's. Another more recent unanticipated need has been when our squad members who are now working at COVID vaccination sites (our EMT’s vaccinate at drive throughs). Squad members also provide traffic control at the site. This need is likely coming up again shortly when Booster shots are offered. We want to be prepared. Not realizing the unforeseen increased need, we did not budget for enough vests. We will rectify this situation when we work on a 2022 budget. | 08/20/2021 | 760 | Fully Funded | $34,548.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | The EmpowHERment Community Center Table and Chairs Replacement | Empowherment | Workforce Services and Career Development | $0.00 | Pinellas | http://empowherment.org | No | No | The EmpowHERment Community Center is an all-inclusive, grassroots-operated space that encourages women to reach their full potential through education, communal support, and individual advocacy. EmpowHERment organizes and hosts a Monday night financial literacy class, a "Painting and Healing" workshop, a single mother support group, monthly networking events, and many programs designed to aid the budding entrepreneur. Our workshops take place in the EmpowHERment Community Center Conference Room, where we have a long wooden table and eight IKEA-bought chairs. We are coming up to our one-year anniversary in our community center, and unfortunately, it has become apparent to the team that the conference table is too small and that every single chair in the conference room is broken to some degree. The conference table is too small to allow comfortable social distancing, and the chairs are missing bolts or screws or are uneven and wobbly. Not only is this distracting during workshops, but it is dangerous for our guests, clients, and team members. With the help from the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, we can replace the conference table with a larger one-preferably 11ft- and we can purchase steadier, high-quality chairs as soon as possible without interrupting our programming. | If we are unable to receive funding for new conference room furniture, we may have to revert back to virtual workshops via Zoom. Over time, we may be able to receive a donation that will allow us to purchase a new table and chairs; however, our clients prefer to meet in person to establish community support and browse through the hygiene pantry at the center. Without this interpersonal connection provided by in-person meetings at the center, our clients may fall through the cracks and eventually stop participating in events and programs. | 08/17/2021 | 765 | Fully Funded | $6,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Repair of Air Conditioning and Plumbing in Our Re-entry Home | Cons Helping Cons - Free to Serve, Inc. | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hernando ; Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | https://conshelpingconsfreetoserve.org/ | No | No | We assist an average of 240 men and women each month to successfully re-enter society after incarceration by providing housing, employment, and a mentor. One of our re-entry homes is currently uninhabitable due to the air conditioning failing. We were already having problems with the plumbing in the house but the AC outage was the straw that broke the camel's back. We desperately need to get this home back up and running to provide the necessary housing component to those re-entering society. | We cannot operate this home without AC and plumbing. Without this home, we are unable to provide housing to the men and women who are exiting incarceration. That population then has a greatly increased recidivism risk. | 08/13/2021 | 767 | Fully Funded | $25,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Transportation Bus Roof Leak and Catalytic Converter | Serenity Outreach INC | Workforce Services and Career Development | $0.00 | Hillsborough | http://www.serenityoutreachinc.irg | No | No | Serenity Outreach is in need of assistance with repairing the roof leak on our 14 passenger bus which was discovered after this past storm we had. We also desperately need assistance with the replacement of the Catalytic Converter that was cut and stolen from our bus. Because of this, we have had to cancel 3 of our community trips and make other provisions for our clients to get to work. | If we do not receive assistance it will impact our workforce development program and our community engagement & outreach which will impact the family systems that depend on transportation to work, stores, and doctor visits. It will also impact our part-time diver he will lose his job if we can afford to get the bus back on the road. . | 08/10/2021 | 771 | Fully Funded | $3,200.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Air Conditioning Replacement at Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay | Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. | Health and Wellbeing | $0.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco ; Pinellas | http://seniorsinservice.org | No | No | Seniors in Service’s Air Conditioning unit for our main office unexpectedly stopped working and needed to be replaced – an unforeseen problem that is crucial to daily operations. We are a nonprofit dedicated to providing solutions to community challenges by engaging volunteers aged 55+. We help at-risk children, isolated seniors, adults with disabilities, overwhelmed family caregivers, struggling veterans, hungry families and more. Plus our volunteers benefit from staying active and purposeful. We engage over 900 volunteers annually in collaboration with 150+ community partners to meet the needs of 7500 underserved individuals in Hillsborough, Pinellas & Pasco counties. During 37 years of service, we have provided over 5 million hours of community assistance with a fair market value exceeding $131,600,000. Each year independent audits show over 93% of each dollar goes to program services. | If assistance is not received we will need to use unrestricted donations that we intend to use for program services. The $5,145 in assistance will support 5 low-income seniors with ongoing in-home companion services for a full year or 5 economically disadvantaged children with intensive one-on-one tutoring/mentoring for a full school year. The Air Conditioning Unit must be replaced to ensure a healthy workplace for our staff and for our senior-aged volunteers. WIthout working air conditioning in the midst of the hottest summer months, program staff and volunteers cannot use the office. Program staff use the office to enable volunteer recruiting, criminal background checks, volunteer training and ongoing services to help our community’s most vulnerable residents. In addition, our dedicated volunteers attend 4-hour new-volunteer orientations and mandatory monthly trainings that are required to maximize the impact of their service and improve life for the at-risk children, elders, adults with disabilities, Veterans and food-insecure individuals they serve. | 08/10/2021 | 771 | Fully Funded | $5,145.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Air Conditioning Part Replacement | Arts Center Association, Inc. dba Morean Arts Center | Arts and Culture | $0.00 | Pinellas | https://www.moreanartscenter.org | No | No | The Morean Arts Center is requesting funding to replace parts needed for its air conditioning system. The system failed last month due to its age which has affected all the 3 classrooms,4 galleries and the retail area located on the first floor. The Morean's building at 719 Central Avenue was built in the early 1990s and the old air conditioning system parts are not available anymore. The part needed is a condenser coil which is non-repairable. Our vendor, ABM (see attached quote doc) will rebuild that part for us for $7,668.65. | The Morean serves more than 5,000 students every year, a third of which take classes on the floor affected by this issue. Those classes include Jewelry, painting, open studio and figure drawing. We also welcome more than 1,000 visitors monthly to our galleries. The uncomfortable temperatures are detrimental to our visitation numbers, where visitors are not likely to spend any time at the galleries. During our past exhibition openings, the Morean used portable A/C units as a temporary solution which proved ineffective due to the ventilation needed to operate them. Temperatures were uncomfortable throughout for our guests and we had to postpone some events. They also affect our class registrations as we have received numerous complaints from students during the current session who are not likely to sign up for future classes until the issue is fixed. This has definitely affected our operations. | 08/12/2021 | 771 | Fully Funded | $7,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Roof Repair | Girls Incorporated of Pinellas | Education | $0.00 | Pinellas | http://www.girlsinc-pinellas.org | No | No | At Girls Inc of Pinellas, we experienced major leaking in our roof during the last two rainstorms. The storms left our front check in/check out area for our students filled with puddles of water. This reception area houses our intake computer and the front area telephone station. | This reception area houses our welcome area, student intake computer and the receptionist telephone station. Without the repair to the roofing system, we anticipate continued flooding in the reception area and risk to our systems. The check-in station is strategically located at the entrance of the facility to monitor arriving and departing students and families. | 07/23/2021 | 788 | Fully Funded | $38,850.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Wall Repair and Computer Replacement | Next Generation Kids Camp Inc | Education | $0.00 | Pinellas | http://nextgenerationkidscamp.org | No | No | Currently need to replace computers, fix wall in facility which is causing water to come in from heavy rain, and clean carpets. | If assistance is not received we will have to scale back children at the center due to the inability to use one of the rooms because of the water coming in. We also will have to deny many children access to our services and resources needed in the community. | 07/09/2021 | 799 | Fully Funded | $7,200.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Replace Stolen Catalytic Converters on Transport Buses for Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay | Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough ; Pasco | https://www.bgctampa.org | No | No | On June 7, 2021 (the first day of Summer Camp), we arrived at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay administration office to find that the catalytic converters had been stolen off of all four of our transport buses, which had been parked in our parking lot. These are the buses that we use to transport kids to and from field trips during summer camp. Last year, we were not able to take any of our kids on field trips, due to COVID, so we were really excited to be able to offer field trips for the first time in two years. Field trips are really a wonderful way to let our kids enjoy special experiences that most of them would never have the opportunity to experience. So, the theft was especially disappointing. Our insurance does not cover the cost to replace and repair the vehicles, which is a total cost of about $8,800. And, this is a cost that we did not budget for. And, unfortunately, we do not have security cameras, which we definitely need, which is an additional cost of $3,100. | The four transport buses are the only mode of transportation that we have, to get kids to and from their Summer Camp field trips. So, without the repairs and without the buses, we will have to cancel the field trips, which will take away the opportunity for our most underserved kids to have new experiences. We have a saying of "If the kids can't see it, then they can't be it," meaning that it's impossible for these kids to even imagine what they've never had the chance to experience. We don't want to take that away from them. | 07/08/2021 | 800 | Fully Funded | $12,000.00 |
| Fully Funded | 100% | Washer and Dryer Replacement for Single Mother Housing | Shepherd's Village | Basic Needs | $0.00 | Hillsborough ; Pinellas | https://www.shepherdsvillage.com | No | No | Broken Washer and Dryer at a single-mother housing facility. Shepherd's Village provides onsite free laundry for our residents and their children. Currently we have one broken washer and dryer. The second washer and dryer are on it's last leg of life. Two washers and dryers provide the basic need of laundry assistance for 11 families (22 children and 11 moms). With the COVID-19 pandemic we saw a significant increase in the usage of the washers and dryers which has resulted in many repairs and now a broken washer and dryer. | Our families would see immediate financial stress to their budget. Some of our families have small children and the stress of finding laundry locations that are safe and conducive to their varying schedules would bring stress to families that are working hard to provide a stable environment for their children. These families are in crisis, by providing free laundry facilities we give them a little more breathing room to reach their goals. | 07/12/2021 | 800 | Fully Funded | $5,875.00 |
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