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. 

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.

Our Lady's Pantry serves tremendous need in Tampa Bay
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For more than two decades Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Pantry has been feeding families in Hillsborough County.

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. 

Kids and adults look forward to Lunch Pals day
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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.?

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.

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. 

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.

Parents become advocates thanks to March of Dimes
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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.