Community-based Programs & Partnerships

Community Tampa Bay strives to build social capital, networks and resources to strengthen our community’s ability to create more just and inclusive organizations, businesses, schools, neighborhoods and world.

Read more about our community-based programs by clicking on one of the following links:

Character Education, Parent & Community Involvement

CommUnity Campaigns

Interfaith

Youth Core

Community-based Partnerships

At Community Tampa Bay, we welcome the opportunity to build partnerships and to promote – together – a community free from discrimination in which every individual is treated with dignity and respect.

Community Tampa Bay & Studio@620

In 2007, Community Tampa Bay partners with Studio@620 to bring Holocaust Survivor Philip Gans to St. Petersburg. Originally from the Netherlands, Mr. Gans and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz when he was 15 years old. For several years now, Mr. Gans has volunteered to educate youth in our Bay area about the Holocaust, about what intolerance can lead to in its most extreme form, and about the importance of standing up against bias and bigotry. Thanks to Community Tampa Bay’s partnership with Studio@620, Mr. Gans’ unforgettable testimonial can now be heard by community members as well.

Community Tampa Bay & Bank of America

In November 2006, three Anytown graduates received the prestigious Bank of America Award for Student Leaders. The award recognizes high school students who tackle critical issues in our community today. The three winners will receive an eight week paid internship with Community Tampa Bay

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio with Leena Hasbina (third from left) and Jerry Kent (second from right), at the Bank of America Award ceremony, accompanied by Community Tampa Bay staff members Jessica Estevez, Joann McEniry and Josue Hegg.

If your organization is interested in partnering with Community Tampa Bay for a community-based initiative, please complete the online contact form or call us at (727) 568-9333.

International Day Against Racism

Community Tampa Bay partnering with the YWCA, St. Petersburg College, USF St. Petersburg, the City of St. Petersburg and Eckerd College for the commemoration of the Sharpeville massacre on the International Day against Racism on March 21.

To read about the March 21^st event, please click here.

Community Tampa Bay & Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services

Many refugees living in the Tampa Bay are survivors of ethnic, religious or political persecution.  Taking to heart Rev. Martin Luther King’s words that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”, Community Tampa Bay and Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services’ Florida Center for Survivors of Torture frequently partner on initiatives aimed at making refugees feel welcome in the Tampa Bay area. Jointly, we also raise awareness in the community and in schools about the refugees’ backgrounds and the conflicts they have left behind.  A recent initiative includes the local screening of the award winning documentary Lost Boys of Sudan.

Community Tampa Bay & Sacred Grounds

Community Tampa Bay and Sacred Grounds Coffee House have partnered to create a safe space for Anytowners to stay connected throughout the year.

Wear your Anytown T-shirt and receive 10% off your purchase!

DATE: Every 2^nd and 4^th Wednesday of each month
TIME: 7 pm
PLACE: Sacred Grounds Coffee House 4819 E Busch Blvd Tampa, FL 33617

Respect for All

In October 2006, Community Tampa Bay partnered with Kid City, The Children’s Museum of Tampa, The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County and Equality Florida to bring the Respect for All Project to Tampa Bay. Over 100 parents, school staff and social service providers participated in 2 days of workshops on taunting and bullying, racial differences, (perceived) sexual orientation, learning disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and other issues that impact how young people view themselves and relate to others. The training provided participants with specific tools to address diversity issues with children and youth in a safe and non-threatening manner.