Tales of Our Volunteer Heroes and Life-Changing Community Service Programs

Seniors in Service has achieved distinction as a Service Enterprise, joining the top 11 percent of nonprofits nationwide in volunteer management and organizational performance. For the past year, we’ve actively participated in the Service Enterprise Program, a change...

Our youth are critical to our future. Helping young people succeed helps our entire community thrive. Thanks to a $21,278 Youth Development Grant from the City of St. Petersburg’s My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper initiative, children in South St. Pete are getting the...

Our Sun City Center Low Vision Support Group offers companionship to seniors who are either blind or have low vision due to age-related conditions like macular degeneration. Members meet monthly, benefiting from social connections, friendly conversation, and...

United Way Suncoast is once again committed to helping children succeed. Through a generous 3-year grant provided by United Way Suncoast, our Readers in Motion program is helping students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade love to learn! As we begin the second school...

Every day I am inspired by the accomplishments of our volunteers and the difference they make in the community. As you’ll read in this newsletter, we took time to celebrate the end of a successful 2022-2023 school year at our May Volunteer Appreciation Event! Our 237...

One of the most inaccurate stereotypes about seniors is that their best work is behind them. We know this because of the hundreds of senior volunteers we see positively impacting our community daily! Seniors need what we all need, love and work, a sense of connection,...

Our Foster Grandparent Program volunteers who serve in select Tampa schools as part of the Castor's Classroom Companions initiative congratulated Mayor Jane Castor and City of Tampa Council Members at the City of Tampa's Oath of Office Ceremony! Look how amazing those...

Emotional Intelligence is vital for students to learn because it teaches them crucial life skills needed for academic and lifelong success. Thanks to a $49,851 Positive Education grant from Community Foundation Tampa Bay, our Foster Grandparent volunteers will receive...

Seniors in Service Program Coordinator, Aria Garling, had the privilege of presenting our innovative Health Buddies program at the 2023 Florida Blue Foundation Community Health Symposium. Presenters at the symposium included national, regional, and Florida-based...