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Public art projects embrace differences, build unity

Embracing Our Differences and the UNITED Mural Project use art to bring people together.

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Children’s Board Family Resource Centers empower families, communities

Children's Board Family Resource Centers serve families, communities across Hillsborough County.

Giving Machine offers innovative twist on charity giving

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints transforms vending machine into donating machine.

Take a Tampa adventure with local artist Mishou Sanchez

The local artists's coloring book, “Poppi Pink’s Tampa Adventure,” explores the city through a pop-surreal lens.

Tampa Bay community leaders seek affordability solutions

Tampa Bay community leaders seek solutions to region's rising cost of living.

Season’s readings: Our Tampa Bay holiday guide

Our epic guide to holiday events in Tampa Bay.

Hillsborough collaboration promotes safe sleep for babies

Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County's Safe Baby program hosts National Safe Sleep Awareness Month community education event.

The Redefining Refuge team, with founder and Executive Director Natasha Nascimento in the center, during Operation Dragon Eye, a two-week missing child operation across Tampa Bay considered the most successful child recovery operation is U.S. history
Redefining Refuge: Natasha Nascimento’s mission of hope for exploited children

Launched in 2010, Tampa Bay nonprofit Redefining Refuge has a vital, heart-wrenching role in providing care, support, and advocacy for children and youth recovered from exploitation and trafficking.

Heard 'Em Say's monthly open mic, the only youth open mic in Tampa, is a cornerstone program for the nonprofit.
Heard ‘Em Say helps young people find their voice through poetry, performance

Heard 'Em Say Youth Arts Collective, the nonprofit behind Tampa’s only youth open mic event, uplifts adolescent and teen voices through poetry, storytelling, and the arts. 

Artwork by Prodigy participants on display during a March 2024 showcase event at the University Area CDC Community Center
Arts at heart of University Area revitalization

The University Area Community Development Corporation is transforming a North Tampa neighborhood through creativity, community-building, and youth empowerment.

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