What can you do?
Consider donating your TIME, TALENT or TREASURE!
We are always collecting tax deductable monetary donations to help fund our various projects. A monetary donation to Kids Charity of Tampa Bay directly impacts the successful completion of many of our projects. Please click here to make your donation.
We have various events throughout the year for which we need volunteers: committee members, set up, registration, etc. We also always need weekday, day time office help at our Spruce Street, Tampa location. For more information or to be added to our mailing list, please click here to register.
School Supply Drive:
Kids Charity of Tampa Bay is conducting our annual School Supplies Drive. Out goal is for every foster child in Tampa Bay to start the school year with the tools necessary to be successful.
Every summer, with the help of dozens of organizations and individuals, we provide backpacks filled with necessary school supplies to hundreds of foster children.
If you would like to participate in this worthwhile program by hosting a collection site or collecting supplies, please email kidscharitytb@yahoo.com for more information.
Don't have time to shop? Please consider a monetary donation. We have volunteers ready to shop for you!
Items Needed:
College & Wide Ruled Spiral Notebooks
College & Wide Ruled Paper
Two-pocket folders - with and without prongs
Pens & Pencils
Mechanical Pencils
Crayons
Colored Pencils
Markers
3 & 5 Subject Notebooks
Glue Sticks
Pencils bags (3 hole punch)
Scissors
Rulers
Erasers (both kinds)
Highlighters
Calculators
Pocket Dictionaries
Flash Drives
1" binders
Sharpies
Dry Erase Markers
3 ring tab dividers
Donations may be dropped off at the following locations:
TransWorld Building
4115 West Spruce Street
Tampa, FL 33607
M-F, 8AM - 5PM
Tutor Time
3741 Canoga Park Drive
Brandon, Fl 33511
813-651-0779
M-F, 6:30AM - 6:30PM
Whim So Doodle
237 2nd Ave South
St. Petersburg, FL 33706
(727)827-4911
M/W/R/F 9:30am - 6pm
Tuesdays 9:30pm - 8pm
Saturdays 9:30am - 4pm
EdwardJones
3616 Erindale Drive
Valrico, FL 33596
(813) 681-1462
M-F, 9am - 5pm
or email us at kidscharitytb@yahoo.com for a pick up!
General Wish List
While we always appreciate your cash donations, we are constantly in need of specific items. Our list will change often, so please check back to see how you can help Kids Charity of Tampa Bay. Items Currently Needed: Items may be dropped of at the offices of Kids Charity of Tampa Bay, 4115 W Spruce St, Tampa, FL 33629, on Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am-5:00pm. For alternate times and drop off locations, please email us at kidscharitytb@yahoo.com.
Holiday Toy Drive:
Holiday Wishes
Although we cannot change that fact, we hope to make the season brighter by fulfilling some of their wishes....
Ways You Can Help:
- Your company, social or civic organization can hold a gift drive
- You or your group can host a "Giving Tree" with specific children and family wishes on each ornament
- You or your group can sponsor one or more children or families
Please call or email us to let us know if you plan to hold a gift drive -- we will send you details to share with your group. Also, we need to know so we can schedule volunteers appropriately for pick-ups and drop offs.
Don't have time to shop? We have volunteers ready to shop for you!
Please consider a monetary gift, and we will promise to make a foster child's holiday bright!
