Charities We Support
Adult Advocate Alliance (formerly 10th Circuit Public Guardian)
This 501(c)(3) non-profit was formed to provide advocates for those who have no one else. Adult Advocate Alliance advocates, protects, supports and assists the most vulnerable adults who are of limited resources within the community through their advocates. This includes assistance with medical decision making, end of life planning, and many other things which a vulnerable person may be unable to do by themselves.
AFIRE Serving Persons with Developmental Disabilities Inc.
A.F.I.R.E. of Pasco County is a local non-profit adult day training facility serving the developmentally and intellectually delayed community. With a focus on independence, safety, and social skills, their students are guided through the day by their dedicated instructors who assist them in achieving their goals.
Aging Solutions – Office of Public Guardian
The Office of the Public Guardian is committed to ensuring that wards receive appropriate care, protection and services in the least restrictive manner possible.
Aging Solutions, Inc. is currently serving Brevard County, Hillsborough County, Pinellas and Pasco County.
Alzheimer’s Association and Related Disorders Association Inc.
The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
American Lung Association
Founded 120 years ago, the American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. They are focused on defeating lung cancer, creating a tobacco-free future, championing clean air for all and improving the quality of life for those with lung disease and their families.
Fight for Air Climb is a popular event for every type of climber. Individuals and teams will climb up stairs while raising money to fund lung health, research, education and advocacy.
ARC Marion, Inc.
As a private non-profit 501(c)(3), The Arc of Marion serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Their mission is to create opportunities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, work and play to the fullest of their capabilities in Marion County.
The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation
Their mission is to secure the financial future of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by The Arc Tampa Bay. This mission is accomplished through a comprehensive plan of building community awareness, encouraging community involvement, and generating financial support of The Arc Tampa Bay through fundraising events, grant funding, annual, corporate and planned giving.
Broward County Guardianship Association
BCGA was established in 1990 for those individuals seeking to improve the quality of lives of the elderly and incapacitated individuals of Broward County. Their mission is to provide for the protection, dignity, and value of incapacitated persons by furthering the professional standards of guardians as accountable court representatives.
Clearwater Free Clinic
The Mission of the Clearwater Free Clinic is to deliver comprehensive medical care to uninsured families through volunteerism and community partnerships.
Patients have access to a full range of medical services that are provided on-site within the primary care setting. Other services, including diagnostic procedures, are provided by community partners.
Community Dental Clinic
The Community Dental Clinic is an independent nonprofit organization. Their mission is to provide comprehensive dental services, education, and access to dental care for the uninsured, low-income adults of Pinellas County to improve their overall health and well-being through partnerships, volunteers, and community support.
Cornerstone Hospice Foundation
The Cornerstone Hospice professionals begin each day with an eye on their mission of:
Delivering extraordinary care to every person they touch in every community they serve. Cornerstone Hospice care is a very specialized type of care that truly honors the wishes of their patient. Each person who chooses Cornerstone is supported by a plan of care tailored just for them.
CUP
CUP hires people with and without disabilities to work together in an inclusive workplace. CUP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coffeehouse, is about inclusion, acceptance and opportunity for people of all abilities. Eighty percent of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are unemployed. They are determined to change this…one CUP at a time.
Fifth Circuit Public Guardian Corporation
The Public Guardian Program Marion County is registered with the Statewide Public Guardian Office and is one of sixteen Public Guardian offices operating Statewide. Their mission is to help the elderly and mentally incapacitated citizens of Marion County who are indigent and without family or friends who are willing to assist them.
The Fifth Circuit Public Guardian Corporation supervises and monitors legal, medical, financial, social and psychiatric care for individuals who have been adjudicated incapacitated and indigent by a court of law. With an accounting system in place, they protect both the Ward and his/her property.
Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation
The Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation works to support the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office through private fund raising. Through financial support of the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, the Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation is helping to create a new reality – where every abused, abandoned and neglected child in Florida is represented by the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office.
The TRIUMPH Award is an opportunity for the Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation to recognize outstanding youth who have overcome all odds. Youth in foster care face incredible challenges and need the support of friends, teachers, organizations, and the community.
Florida Children’s First
Florida’s Children First, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the rights of at-risk children and youth; the organization seeks full representation of children and youth and meaningful and sustainable improvement in Florida’s child-serving systems using a range of strategies including public policy development, on-going training and technical assistance, and where necessary, strategic litigation.
Foundation for Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development Inc. has a mission to develop and coordinate new and existing programs for children and adolescents which emphasize self-discipline, academic achievement, moral values, and social skills. They believe that each child should have the opportunity to develop the skills and values needed to achieve their full potential.
Freedom Sailing Camp of Florida Inc.
Freedom Sailing Camp of Florida’s mission is to provide safe, enriching and affordable sailing for high-functioning individuals within the autistic spectrum disorder. Their program allows participants to explore and develop social skills that will empower them to strengthen their self-esteem and help them become self-sufficient individuals.
GiGi’s Playhouse – Tampa
GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center’s mission is to change the way the world views Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community. They offer free therapeutic and educational programming to individuals with Down syndrome and their families.
The Cheer Gems is a GiGi’s Playhouse program that has created a partnership with Pop Warner Football, Cheer and Dance, to create an inclusive Cheer Team. Pop Warner and GiGi’s Playhouse are both national nonprofit organizations that have local programs in the Tampa Bay Area.
Great Explorations Children’s Museum
Great Explorations has held its position as the foremost children’s museum in Tampa Bay, championing hands-on learning experiences through a well-established creative curriculum. Our commitment is unwavering, with a mission centered on stimulating learning through creativity, play, and exploration.
Established in 2015, Great Connections is an exclusive monthly program tailored for children with special needs and their families.
Habitat for Humanity – Pinellas Pasco
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties, a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, is a part of a global nonprofit housing organization that brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
LLS is the largest nonprofit dedicated to creating a world without blood cancers. Their mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since 1949, they’ve invested more than $1.7 billion in groundbreaking research, pioneering many of today’s most innovative approaches.
Lighthouse of Pinellas
Lighthouse of Pinellas has provided services to meet the needs of the blind or visually impaired for over 50 years. Chartered in 1956, the mission of Lighthouse of Pinellas is to advance the independence, opportunities and quality of life for the more than 40,000 residents of Pinellas County who are blind or visually impaired.
Lighthouse of Pinellas offers comprehensive vision rehabilitation programs for adults and seniors, job placement for adults, life enrichment programs for adults and seniors, an independently owned and operated product store and information and referral services. The children’s program includes early intervention services for children birth to age 6, summer camp programs for ages 6 to 14 and a Transitions program for teens and young adults from 14 to 22. Transitions prepare these young people to enter the worlds of higher education and the workplace.
Lutheran Services 1st, 12th and 13th Circuits
LSF (Lutheran Services Florida) is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to helping the most vulnerable Floridians. They do this by reducing the suicide and drug addiction rate, giving families in crisis the support they need to persevere, and making sure those in poverty get the education they need to close the achievement gap.
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding and developing novel research and clinical trials to find less toxic, more effective treatments for childhood cancer. Their purpose is to reduce the side effects of current treatments, improve survival rates, and ultimately eliminate childhood cancer.
The North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc.
The North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc. (NFOPG), serves adults with mental and/or physical disabilities as their court-appointed legal guardian. These persons are functionally impaired to the extent they are incapable of managing some or all of their affairs and require the protection of court intervention. NFOPG currently serves the Counties of Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Taylor, Suwanee, Wakulla, and Washington.
Quest
Quest, Inc. has transformed the lives of thousands of adults and children with developmental disabilities through a range of services proven to increase capabilities and quality of life. Their mission is to help people with developmental disabilities experience a full life.
Ready for Life
RFL is a solution-based skill center supporting former foster care youth in homelessness prevention, education and employment, and lifeline support networks. The mission of Ready for Life is to provide the support, resources, and guidance former foster care youth need to successfully transition to adulthood.
ReConnections Education Center
Rec is a 501(c)3 organization. They provide students with special needs therapeutic and academic support while regulating emotions and supporting individual differences by building relationships. Through the use of play and sensory-based activities children will experience educational curriculum grounded in the Floortime approach at the ReConnections Education Center.
SAGES Theater, Inc.
SAGES Theater Inc. presents “Plays with Purpose” highlighting a positive image of aging and featuring senior actors in meaningful leading roles. Their mission is to present “Plays with Purpose” as an engaging and educational tool for raising awareness on issues faced by older adults and empower people to positive action by mixing comedy and drama to stir compassion and inspire advocacy.
Tennis for Fun
Tennis For Fun, a free tennis clinic for athletes with special needs, is a volunteer organization that provides athletes with an opportunity to have fun playing tennis, to learn basic skills and to socialize with each other. Tennis for Fun operates entirely with volunteer instructors and with donated tennis equipment. The goal was to create a positive and fun activity for special needs athletes in the greater Tampa area.
YMCA of the Suncoast
M.A.S.H. – Mainstream Adults Sharing Hope. M.A.S.H. is a popular program for adults with physical and cognitive disabilities to find community though uplighting activities that encourage socialization and health habits.
Camp COAST (Children on the Autism Spectrum Together). Camp Coast was designed specifically for children with autism and developmental disabilities. The program allows children to feel comfortable in a safe, fun and nurturing environment during the summer.