“I miss my sports, I miss practicing for Special Olympics”

Change is hard.  Change is harder for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.  Special Olympics Florida strives to provide opportunities for our athletes to participate as productive and respected members...

COVID-19 Update

To our valued consumers and partners, Effective 3/25/20 and until further notice, all staff will be working remotely. We look forward to assisting you during our standard operating hours of...

COVID-19 Response

Daystar needs you! If you are under 65 and in good health, Daystar needs you to help fulfill our mission. We have several behind-the-scenes jobs that do not involve direct...

COVID-19 Update

Dawning Family Services has an immediate need because of COVID-19 . . . keeping our shelter operational. It costs a lot of money to provide safe shelter for families with...

COVID-19 Response

March 13, 2020 Effective immediately, the Straz Center is suspending all performances, classes and events through April 19. The health and safety of our patrons, staff, and visiting artists is...

Meet the Barnes Family

The national health emergency has lead to devastating job insecurity, which only exacerbates the affordable housing crisis in Tampa Bay. Many families already spend over half their income on housing,...

New Tampa Players: Arts for All Ages, All Experience Levels, and All Abilities

Over the past 18 years, New Tampa Players has produced over 50 large scale productions for the Tampa Bay community. In 2019, NTP became the first replication site for Penguin...

COVID-19 Response

SHELTER STATUS UPDATE: In an effort to keep our volunteers and employees safe, and ultimately ensure our animals will continue to be cared for we are closed to the public....

COVID-19 Response

Staying connected with our students is very important.   It's hard to believe last week Mr. Davidson was delivering Chromebooks to students (Jude, '23), and E-Learning was launched. Now, everyone...

COVID-19 Update

Creative Clay will be closed through May 1. Our first priority is to protect the health and safety of our member artists, staff, volunteers, and visitors. We will continue to closely monitor...

COVID-19 Response

If you are someone you know is or has survived trafficking or exploitation and is struggling during this crisis - please reach out! We will do our best to point...

COVID-19 Response

The Coronavirus is dramatically impacting businesses and communities around the Tampa Bay area. To protect the health and wellbeing of the office staff of the Corporation to Develop Communities of...