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Commissioner Gwen Myers’ Funded Agencies And Capital Projects
New Law Speeding Up Delivery
Commissioner Gwen Myers has outlined the fund- ing of several programs from non-profit organizations, and other capital projects. The enti- ties listed below benefited from Hillsborough County’s Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Budget.
These non-profit organiza- tions will provide services to youth and adults who live in our county.
Commissioner Myers says that she gives thanks to her col- leagues on the county commis- sion for approving all of her recommended non-profit or- ganizations and capital projects and looks forward to these or- ganizations providing stellar services to the community.
• Brothers United Building Brothers Alliance (B.U.B.B.A.): $50,000 - Jalem Robinson, President
• Caribbean American Na- tional Development Organiza- tion (CANDO, Inc.): $50,000 - Francis Joseph, Chairman
• Caribbean Festival: $50,000 - Anthony George, President
• Children With A Vision, Inc.: $50,000 - Tonya Lewis, President
• Dress For Success: $25,000 - Katie McGill, Executive Di- rector
• Dr. Martin Luther King Pa- rade Foundation, Inc.: $25,000 - Robert Scott, Jr. & Howard Harris, President & Vice-President/Chief Financial Officer
• Gamma Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: $100,000 - Tan- gela Dupree, President
• Harram Temple No. 23 of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Inc.: $100,000 - Marc Brew- ington, Illustrious Potentate
• Kings Forest Recreation Center Renovation (including splash pad): $2,400,000 - Brenda Streeter, Sugarcreek & Buffalo Estates Civic Associ- ation President
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo- ple (NAACP): $50,000 -
• STEM Xposure, Inc.: $50,000 - Robyn Donald- son, Chief Executive Officer
• Tampa Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: $75,000 - Dr. Tayanna Richardson, President
• Tampa Black Heritage Fes- tival: $25,000 - William Sanders, Chairperson & Events Coordinator
• Tampa Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: $75,000 – Charnell Williams, President
• Tampa Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: $100,000 - Collis Ivery, President
• The Late Honorable Betty Reed Marker: $30,000
• United Bikerz: $10,000 - Chris "Top" Hill, Chairper- son
• Urban League of Hillsbor- ough County: $50,000 - Stan- ley Gray, President
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Yvette Lewis, President
• Progress Village Park Im-
provements: $2,400,000 - Linda Washington & Twanda Bradley, Civic Coun- cil President, and Vice-Presi- dent
• Project Link, Inc.: $50,000 - Tina Young, Chief Executive Officer
• Second Chance Program for Ex-Felons: $150,000
To acknowledge October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Clerk Cindy Stuart was joined by State Senator Janet Cruz, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chro- nister, Hillsborough County Public Defender Julie Holt, Hillsborough County State At- torney Susan Lopez, Chief Judge Ronald Ficarrotta, and CEO of The Spring of Tampa Bay Mindy Murphy to raise public awareness about the new protective in- junction law that went into ef- fect on October 1st.
This new law, which received bi-partisan support, speeds up the domestic violence injunc- tion process so that a survivor has a swifter path to protec- tion.
This law accelerates the re- straining order process by using text messages to let a vic- tim know exactly when an order is signed by a judge and is able to be enforced. Speed- ing up this process may save lives. “For us and for victims,
CINDY STUART ...Clerk Of Court & Comptroller
time matters, seconds matter,” said Clerk Cindy Stuart. Clerk Stuart also spoke about additional injunction process improvements her of- fice is undertaking.
Violence Awareness Month
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