Lokey Charities | Our Community Partners
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HOMELESS EMERGENCY PROJECT (HEP) HEP is one of the oldest and largest providers of housing and support services for the homeless in Pinellas County.Since 1986, the HEP MISSION has been to provide homeless and very low-income individuals and families with housing, food, clothing and support services necessary to obtain self-sufficiency and improved quality of life.Simply put, the HEP goal is to break the cycle of homelessness and be the last homeless shelter an individual or family ever has to access.
KIDS CHARITY OF TAMPA BAY Kids Charity of Tampa Bay's mission is to improve the quality of life for Bay Area children in foster care because of abuse, neglect or abandonment. A Kid's Place, a residential care facility (including the Sammy Sullivan House) is one of the few places available that allows siblings to remain together. Lokey Charities, Inc. is a 501 (C) 3 not for profit organization; Federal ID # 27-1687370; FL Tax Exempt Cert. #85-801543289C-4 Our mission is to help children and youth reach their full potential by providing for basic needs such as food, shelter, access to medical care and positive mentoring.
FAMILY FIRST The MISSION of Family First is to strengthen the family by establishing family as a top priority in people's lives and by promoting principles for building marriages and raising children. ALL PRO DAD is an innovative program to help men be better fathers. Its daily email "Play of the Day" reaches almost 40,000 men daily. It is headquartered in Tampa. FAMILY MINUTE with Mark Merrill is a daily radio feature that reaches 6,000,000 listeners each week, offering practical advice on marriage, parenting and family relationships. iMOM is a great on-line resource to help equip mothers with information, ideas and encouragement to positively impact their children. Go to www.iMOM.com to access expert advice search topics.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Putting faith into action, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County promotes family stability by providing innovative and affordable housing solutions to qualified individuals and families. In partnership with the community, Habitat for Humanity works toward the ultimate goal of eliminating substandard housing throughout the county. The Lokey Automotive Group is financing and sending employee work crews to build TWO Habitat Homes in 2014. In addition to these Community Partners, Lokey Charities supports a number of organizations working with youth in Pinellas County, USF in Tampa, New York City and Central Asia.