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For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara Green barbara@healthystpete.foundation (727) 440-7963 Marking the first 10 years of impact, grants are intended to support and care for local nonprofit workers (St. Petersburg, Fla.) – In celebration of their first 10 years of impact, the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (Foundation) is thrilled to award Care Grants to […]

In 2023, the Foundation awarded Golden Generations a grant of $250,000 to help young people aging out of the foster care system find housing, local connections, and improved education and job prospects through their My Sistah’s Place program. After suffering storm damage during last year’s hurricane season, My Sistah’s Place just reopened their South St. […]

The CALL Program was conceptualized in the summer of 2020. Community members and city leaders, including former Mayor Rick Kriseman, and St Petersburg Police Chief, Anthony Holloway saw the need for a civilian response program that would divert 911 calls about mental health crises away from police officers and over to trained mental health professionals. The City […]

In 2024, the Foundation awarded Metropolitan Ministries a $250,000 programmatic operations grant to support their NeighborHOPE program in South St. Pete. Extending over the course of several years, the grant is designed to help prevent homeless by offering families both emergency assistance and more comprehensive case management as needed, including access to wrap-around services. “It’s […]

Final Days of Registration for the City’s Newest 5K Run/Walk Celebrating South St. Petersburg We Run These Streets 5K, set for October 4th and hosted by the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, aims to spark joy, movement, and community (St. Petersburg, July 31, 2025.) –  Registration will close next Thursday for the City’s newest […]

The Tampa Bay Times and the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg bring together a panel of experts to discuss how artificial intelligence can strengthen our communities ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Times, in partnership with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, will host a free community conversation on artificial intelligence at […]

For Braiding With A Twist founder Marlo Jenkins, her years between the ages of 11 and 17 were the hardest. Money was scarce in her family. Sometimes she went hungry, which made it hard to concentrate in school. Some nights she heard gunshots, which made it hard to sleep well in her home. While she […]

By Dr. Stephanie Rosado From Participatory Evaluation to Participatory Research: FHSP’s Community Pulse Team (CPT)   Participatory research and evaluation refers to a community-driven approach that intentionally involves the people most affected by an issue being studied. After launching 2023-2024 grant funding to improve mental health and wellness (MHW) and economic equity and justice (EEJ) in […]

Translating to ‘kangaroos’ in English, Canguros is a secular, bilingual Spanish immersion school in South St. Petersburg serving students from ages two through seven. “We are an educational nonprofit rooted in connection,” Foundation and Program Director Linda Rozo explained. “Connection for me is at the heart of who we are.” With a master’s degree in […]

Back in 2017, the Foundation issued its first grant to Community Tampa Bay, to support curriculum revision for their Camp ANYTOWN program, which brings together diverse high school students who look differently, live differently, and love differently to build a more diverse and inclusive community from the ground up. Through the years, we continued to […]