Our partners

For more than 50 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles"), ages 5 through 18, in communities across the big bend region (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla).  We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend is committed to creating and cultivating a safe environment where all individuals feel respected and valued equally.  We are committed to a nondiscriminatory and anti-racist approach and are committed to dismantling any inequities with our policies, systems, programs, and services.

Boys & Girls Clubs are advocating for youth to have the same opportunities and encouraging young people to harness the power of their voice. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend condemns any act of racism or discrimination. We’ve made it our mission to change the opportunity equation for millions of kids who may not receive the same chance as their peers – sometimes because of their economic status, the color of their skin, or other factors that contribute to the cycles of inequity we see in America today.

We advocate for youth to have the same opportunities and encourage young people to harness the power of their voices. We believe it is critical to speak up and take action.

As a nation, we can and must demand change to support Black people and anyone who faces prejudices as a result of systemic racism. Together, we must listen and take action to ensure the future is great for the millions of kids that are counting on us.

Boys & Girls Clubs, as a community-based organization, will be listening, learning, and taking action to support our nation during this critical time of change. Our pledge is to provide more solutions to support work on race, equity, and social justice so that kids, families, and communities can have a better tomorrow. Help gets more kids on the road to a greater future.

Equality Florida is the largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community.

Equality Florida formed in 1997 as Governor Jeb Bush took office and Florida’s state government made a hard turn to the right. In an era of setbacks for progressive causes, Equality Florida has defeated or neutralized every piece of anti-LGBTQ legislation filed in Tallahassee since our founding. These bills included efforts to overturn all local anti-discrimination policies, repeal all safe school policies, expand Florida’s anti-gay adoption ban, and prohibit domestic partnership benefits and protections.

Through lobbying, grassroots organizing, education, and coalition building, we are changing Florida so that no one suffers harassment or discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity, or expression.

Mentor for the Kids (MFTK) is a non-profit organization focused on providing valuable resources to help the overall development of young children.  Last year, we impacted the lives of over 800 children and families in Tallahassee, FL and Jacksonville, FL. Our team organized backpack giveaways, food distribution events and initiatives rewarding elementary schools students for their hard work and academic achievements in the classroom.  In order to carry out the initiatives and events, your help is needed. Our goal is to raise $100,000 to help make a difference in the lives of our youth. We ask that you consider in joining the charge in helping make an impact on the lives of young children by making a donation of your choice.

Our Mission: “To prepare young men to be responsible citizens through a village of community mentors teaching perseverance, self-awareness, and confidence.”

We provide mentoring, life coaching, club activities and leadership development for male youth third- twelfth grade.

We address DEI through our board with annual trainings and ensuring that we conduct a diverse board in several capacities. Additionally, we travel annually to visit historical sites around the USA to expose our youth to sites where racial injustice was experienced and helping them cultivate power from what they could survive.

Southern Scholarship Foundation supports students who lack financial resources, demonstrate excellent academic merit, and exemplify good character attending institutions of higher education.

Southern Scholarship Foundation believes that opportunities to pursue education should not be limited based on the financial, racial, political, religious, or gender status of an individual. We foster a diverse community for all students to live cooperatively and grow together. Cooperative living challenges students to learn from each other, understand differences and similarities, and appreciate others' individuality. We advocate transparency, and respect, and promote an environment in which all members can act as independent, vital members of the #SSFfamily.

Our impact includes reducing housing insecurity among college students, saving each student approximately $12,000 per year, and serving as a stepping stone for first-generation college students, who make up half of our student population.

The Color of Coffee Collective is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit company that is led by Keith Hawkins. Our love for coffee and people are at the heart of what we do as we strive to bring the two together through education and conversation. We aim to educate and introduce consumers, curators and those who are just interested in the world of coffee to an awe aspiring voyage that will undoubtedly compel conversations and shifts in thinking.

Our vision is to create a system of educational platforms and partnerships around the specialty coffee industry that will allow our participants to learn coffee specific training that they can take and apply immediately as we connect them with our coffee partners for an opportunity to interview for employment.

Our mission is to seek to educate, inspire and unite our shared experiences around coffee and to translate that energy into life-changing economic empowerment for all who experience our training.

Through our monthly workshops, we educate and inspire disenfranchised youth and adults about the benefits of entrepreneurship and the history of coffee, has become a staple in our community. We instruct on fundamental barista training, instilling knowledge and skills that they will be able to take and apply immediately in order to build successful futures for themselves and their communities.

The Village Square is a non-partisan public educational forum on matters of local, state, and national importance. We are dedicated to maintaining factual accuracy in civic and political debate by growing civil discourse on divisive issues and recalling the history and principles at the foundation of our democracy.

The Village Square believes in the power of dialogue and disagreement. We spearhead a variety of programming centered around civility and community-building (especially among political opposites). Locally, we work with a variety of community partners, offering more than 30 programs a year. Nationally, we assist other communities with their civility efforts and provide support as needed. Events and programs are created with the intent of building community, fostering dialogue, encouraging disagreement, and, ultimately, increasing empathy.