Health Buddies volunteers provide support virtually until further notice due to COVID-19. Health Buddies help reduce preventable hospital readmissions for recently discharged elders through combined in-home/telephone interventions that empower elders to self-manage their health. Volunteers are trained to provide support to help seniors live independently, with dignity. Health Buddies serve Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco elders at…
Brushing and preparing the horse and riding equipment (tack) for a rider, and/or taking off tack and caring for the horse after a ride is completed. Special training for this task is also provided.
Advocate for change. Help us raise awareness about the reality of hunger in America. By creating a dialogue with legislators, the media and the public, you can make a difference in the lives of more than 35 million hungry Americans. Advocate, connect with others and donate your time or financial support.
Please Note. If you are willing and able to volunteer in the face of a pandemic – or other crisis situation like a hurricane – become a part of our emergency response volunteer team. Feeding Tampa Bay is an essential facility and we are working hard to ensure our neighbors have the food they need…
FCAN Foundation and its sister organization, the Florida Consumer Action Network (FCAN) were started in 1984 and are an important and vocal part of Tampa Bay. the voice of consumers on a range of issues like clean water for residents near the Taylor Road Landfill, a Superfund site, renewal of the Clean Air Act and…
Thanks to a recent small grant from the Tampa Bay Resilience Fund, the HOME Foundation is able to offer some free counseling sessions to children and families, including essential workers. Right now the sessions are through a secure Telehealth service until our office reopens this Summer. If you are interested in obtaining counseling sessions for…
Work from home and make thank you phone calls to our wonderful donors.
We are in need of masks for our teaching staff as well as our children. Learning Empowered has four Centers for Early Learning working with children from two months to VPK (four years). As we begin to plan the beginning phases of re-opening our centers, one of the items we are in need of are…
We are needing a volunteer who can occupy our front desk, greet homeless clients, assess needs and assist them in completing intake paperwork. That would involve the hours of 9 am – 2 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. Also needed is a volunteer for resource assistance. This would involve helping clients apply…
Each resident of the ROPE Center is obligated to pay $45.00 per week for shelter, food and clothing. Because of COVID-19, many have been laid off or furloughed and can no longer afford their weekly resident fee. In addition, we were not able to take in additional residents during the 7 weeks the Community Outreach…