Children’s Board and partners see a reduction in child drowning by 50% in 2016

By Linda Chion – September 6, 2024 The second of two StoryWalk locations in Southeastern Hillsborough County held a celebratory ribbon-cutting in Ruskin in August, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of SouthShore. The August 10 ceremony, at the Ruskin Park & Recreation Center, heralded the grand opening of the fourth of five Hillsborough StoryWalk locations….

Philip Morgan | Wednesday, August 28, 2024 You’re the Latino uncle, grandmother or big sister who has taken over raising a relative’s children. You are new to this country, new to Hillsborough County, and you speak little or no English. How do you learn about the services available to help you? You contact Padres de Crianza, a…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County works to help local children and their families live their best lives, but that mission is never easy. Now the board has a new leader charged with making it all happen. Rebecca Bacon is no stranger to the children’s board; she’s been there for 16…

Thank you to the participants of the Foster Angel Tree at the Children’s Board! Community Stepping Stones and Senior Girl Scout Troop 1218 crafted foster angel ornaments that adorned the tree in the Children’s Board lobby. Each ornament had a tag with a name and gift requests of a child who has been separated from their family…