ELECTED OFFICIALS DONATE CHECKS TO CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE

State Senators and Representatives led by State Representative Dianne Hart and other elected officials presented 2 checks in the amount of $950,000.00 each, from DJJ and DOA, to Children’s Initiative Recidivism Reduction and Prevention. This funding serves 5 communities. Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise (SSNOP) is a member of Florida Children’s Initiative (FCI). Left to right are: Matt Mitchell, CEO of Tampa Metro YMCA; Jacqueline Coffie-Leeks, Executive Director of SSNOP, Inc.; Emery Ivery, Chief Impact Officer of United Way Suncoast; County Commissioner Gwen Myers, City Councilman Orlando Gudes, State Rep. Susan Valdes, State Rep. Dianne Hart, Jessica Muroff, CEO of United Way Suncoast; State Rep. Fentrice Driskell, and State Rep. James Bush. (Photograph by Tonya M. Lewis)