Tampa Bay area non-profit helps lift foster families spirits for Christmas
The non-profit Christmas for Fosters helps bring gifts to foster children who really need a lift this holiday season. The program was started by a couple that fostered children and realized the financial difficulties foster parents can have.
Retirement hobby becomes mission to make sure every child has a bicycle
Randy Hallier tinkered with numbers his entire career, as a financial planner. As he nears retirement, he's more interested in tinkering with bikes and helping kids have happy childhoods.
Bay Area organization provides meals to thousands of hungry children in Pinellas County
A Bay Area organization is making sure students who receive free school breakfast and lunch don’t go hungry on the weekends.
Unique program teaches children to read through song
Bay Area students are learning how to read while singing.
Florida-based non-profit helps save local military couple's marriage
To bring their lives back together, the couple decided to go to counseling. Through a referral at the VA, they found “the Camaraderie Foundation,” a Florida-based non-profit that provides counseling, emotional, and spiritual support for all branches of military service members for free.
Mother and son serve fresh meals with food that would have gone to waste to local communities in need
A mother and son are serving up a fresh idea. They are bringing meals into needy communities by using food that would have gone to waste.
Our Lady Food Pantry serving 300 families a week, entirely through volunteers
For more than two decades Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Pantry has been feeding families in Hillsborough County. Their incredible mission to help feed those in need is what's right with Tampa Bay.
Serving others at Feeding Tampa Bay brings strength during recovery
Volunteers at Feeding Tampa Bay's Trinity Café serve meals every day to the food insecure and one of them knows all too well the struggles of the streets because he's been there.
Pinellas County Lunch Pals program gives kids more to look forward to at school
Hundreds of Pinellas County students are getting a bonus with their school lunch. Mentors are helping them branch out socially and academically through the Lunch Pals Program through the school system.
Years after viral video, Pasco County cheerleaders continue to shine
A group of special Pasco County cheerleaders are taking the world by storm.
Mother creates ‘My Warrior’s Place’ in Ruskin after he son was killed while serving in the military
After her son Corey was killed in Afghanistan while serving our country, Kelly Kowall created "My Warrior's Place." It's a waterfront retreat in Ruskin that is dedicated to helping veterans, active duty military, first responders, their families and families of fallen heroes.
Interactive coloring book teaches kids about water pollution
A dynamic duo has a creative way to teach people about the dangers of water pollution. There commitment to getting the word out to clean up our water sources is what's right with Tampa Bay.
Tampa organization helps women reach their full potential through untraditional jobs
A Tampa organization is helping women pursue their non-traditional career goals through educational grants.
Hillsborough County courthouse program helps non-profits raise more money
A new Hillsborough County program is helping non-profits raise more money, and it starts at the courthouse with people summoned for jury duty.
Tampa Bay area CEOs volunteer to help set students, local schools up for success
Tampa Bay area CEOs are volunteering their time and talents to help set students and their schools up for future success.
March of Dimes helps parents advocate for their babies
The March of Dimes wants to give every baby a fighting chance. The information that one family learned from March of Dimes helped save their baby's life and their story is what's right with Tampa Bay.
This Tampa Publix cashier makes shopping a pleasure
Nobody likes waiting in long lines at the grocery store, but there's one Publix in Tampa where you'll find an exception to that rule.