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Sulphur Springs Neighborhood Of Promise Earns Florida Children’s Initiative Designation
Tallahassee - The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida named the Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise in Tampa a Florida Children’s Initiative.
The designation indicates
the area has been recognized as severely disadvantaged and provides guidance for co- ordinating programs to ad- dress the critical needs of children and their families while directing efforts to re- build the basic infrastructure of the communities.
“Children’s Initiatives en- sure community partners work together to help chil- dren thrive,” said Douglas Sessions Jr., President and CEO of the Ounce of Preven- tion Fund of Florida. “We are pleased to designate Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise a Florida Children’s Initiative. We are confident that families in Sulphur Springs will greatly benefit from the focused efforts to improve outcomes for the children living there.”
The Sulphur Springs com- munity was identified as an area where children and fam- ilies faced extreme levels of poverty, crime, teen preg- nancy and low academic achievement. A coalition of government, nonprofit or- ganizations and community residents created the Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise. The coalition has in- vested government and pri- vate funding into positive programming for residents and children that has shown impactful gains regarding the social and economic chal- lenges of the Sulphur Springs community.
“The Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise (SSNOP) is honored to be designated as a Florida Chil- dren’s Initiative zone by the Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida. The SSNOP utilizes multiple partners to imple- ment the cradle to college model that is intended to im- prove education and eradi- cate generational poverty,” said Sheff Crowder, Board Chair of the Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise.
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LATOYA
This week’s Spotlight feature is the lovely Latoya. She’s not lacking in confidence or energy when it comes to her career, and she has no time to waste on tasks that lead nowhere. Latoya has a contagious per- sonality rich in wit, honesty, persistence and BIG ideas. She is a visionary with a “nothing is impossible attitude.” Congratulations to Latoya as this week’s Spotlight feature.
Its Annual Entrepreneur Showcase And Reception
DSI Black Pages gears up for its Annual Entrepreneur Showcase and Networking Reception on Friday, March 4,2016, 6P.M.atRev.Dr. Walter J. Williams Life Cen- ter, 2511 E. Columbus Dr., Tampa, 33605.
This year’s theme is “Couplepreneurs, Which Two Are You?” Whether, parents, siblings or friends, look forward to meeting our featured couplepreneurs in DSI Black Pages 24th Edition.
According to the Tampa Bay area publisher, Mrs. Sherryl J. Cusseaux, “It is an honor for us to work with so many Black business owners and servicing their online, digital, and print media needs. It’s very impor- tant that we maintain a voice in the media whether in tele- vision, radio, online, or print. With the rapidly grow- ing changes in this vast media and particularly social media, we must protect the presence of our voice.
“Contrary to popular be- lief, the voice of Black- owned businesses does have merit in our society. Unfor- tunately, many of our news- papers, magazines, and other print media are either
SHERRYL J. CUSSEAUX ...Tampa Bay Area Publisher
obsolete or showing a marked decline in printing. We must develop a non-ne- gotiable strategy to embrace technology or get left be- hind.”
DSI Black Pages contin- ues to challenge the commu- nity to support its Black-owned businesses, by buying Black 365, and sup- porting the majority part- ners that invest in their community.
For more information or RSVP, contact DSI Black Pages at 813-282-3883, or showcasing@dsiblack- pages.com.
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