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Roughly two decades ago, reeling from personal struggles connected to her daughter’s health, Vicki Sokolik reached out to her local school district looking for a way to give back and be of service. Soon after, she started mentoring and supporting a homeless high school student who found herself outside the boundaries of the foster care […]

On the evening of April 9, after busy workdays ended, more than 70 local clinicians gathered in the Foundation’s Center for Health Equity to hear from Dr. Uché Blackstock about where health and racism intersect – and what they, as clinicians, can do to improve patient outcomes. “We wanted to create a space for our […]

By Dr. Stephanie Rosado, Senior Research, Evaluation and Learning Associate On February 26th, 2025, the Foundation hosted a data walk, an innovative engagement strategy designed to share the research findings from our recent The South St. Pete Health Equity Profile with local community members. This interactive event featured five distinct data stations, each allowing community […]

In 2018, the Foundation awarded a transformative grant of just more than $1 million to fund a unique collaboration designed to improve patient health and outcomes by connecting medical and legal services. The Pinellas County Medical-Legal Partnership Project worked to integrate legal professionals into a health care setting at what is now Evara Health’s Johnnie […]

In December 2017, the Foundation was the first funder of a new initiative designed to unite different sectors of the community around a common goal: to increase the percentage of Pinellas County children ready to succeed in kindergarten. Today, more than seven years after that initial grant, Thrive by Five Tampa Bay (TB5) is a […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara Green barbara@healthystpete.foundation (727) 440-7963 New research report offers a hyper-local look at health outcomes in South St. Pete, revealing stark geographic and racial disparities amid strong social ties (St. Petersburg, Fla.) – The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg released its latest research report last week, offering a rare hyper-local […]

The Foundation recently awarded $25,000 to support the production of Razed, a documentary film about the Gas Plant neighborhood. The film tells the story of a tight-knit community, rich with fruit trees and Black-owned businesses, that was demolished to make way for a baseball stadium. Razed allows us to hear directly from former residents, who share their stories […]

Foundation President and CEO Dr. Kanika Tomalin recently published a column in the Tampa Bay Times about the importance of continuing to remain a member of the World Health Organization. You can read the text below or on the Tampa Bay Times. By Dr. Kanika Tomalin President Trump recently signed an order withdrawing the U.S. […]

Just by being present, fathers can have an enormous positive impact on their children’s lives, research shows. Children who grow up with involved fathers are more likely to excel academically, thrive socially, manage their emotions better, and more. This research forms the basis of Foundation funded partner Empowered Parents’ work to support parents (and improve […]

New York Times Magazine writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist spoke about the hidden toll racism takes on health at the Foundation’s most recent Speakers Who Inspire series installment (St. Petersburg, Florida – December 12, 2024 – Acclaimed journalist and author Linda Villarosa, a contributor to the New York Times Magazine and a 2023 Pulitzer Prize […]