Our students need our services now more than ever to recover from learning loss due to COVID-19 school closures. Cornhole is by nature socially distant, so join us for some well-deserved fun that will also give back to the community!
This school year, the health and emotional support of students, staff, & families are paramount. Check out our page full of resources on things like equity in the classroom, social-emotional learning, distance learning tips, healthy home activities, & more: https://bit.ly/3fZ4m5k.
Operation: Veteran Connect engages volunteers who are veterans or military family members who feel a special calling to serve other veterans. Many are mobilized as AmeriCorps Members, committing 20 hours/week for a full year to empower veterans in their journey to personal wellness, in partnership with James A. Haley and Bay Pines VA Whole Health…
Before COVID-19 we launched Health Buddies to reduce preventable hospital readmissions for at-risk elders struggling with chronic disease. Hospital readmissions are very expensive, accounting for $15 billion in annual health care spending. Many who returned to the emergency room before COVID-19 did so because they lacked family support. The hospital represented a safe solution –…
Like so many other organizations, Friends of the Riverwalk was hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. We were forced to cancel our largest annual event and most significant fundraiser, Tampa Riverfest in May, because of the pandemic. Projected to bring in $81,500, the event would have featured the Gin Blossoms as headliners, with many premier…
The House Of Mercy & Encouragement Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to faithfully providing mental health and educational services to children and their families that encourage caring, compassion, and a sense of well being in a welcoming and comfortable environment. HISTORY: The seed of the House of Mercy and Encouragement began with the…
Veteran Tamara Newton has never been late on bills. But as one of the 6 million Americans who had to file for unemployment after being laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was unable to pay her rent, plus some of her other bills too. She was at her leasing office asking about a…
As spring break wrapped up for Antonio Garcia, the Army veteran looked forward to getting back to Fisher College in Boston to finish his sophomore year and move closer to his degree in business management. A wounded warrior who followed in a family tradition of military service, Garcia understands when things don’t go as planned.…
Sheila had never darkened the doors of a food pantry before. She never had the need. But, last month she was furloughed from her job and had yet to receive unemployment benefits. She hesitated to take something for nothing. We assured her that ECHO existed for neighbors exactly like her. The next week, as she…