Our most vulnerable students are at the highest risk of falling behind in their studies as education adapts to COVID-19 concerns.

But your support can help us ensure all students have what they need to be engaged in their learning.

We strengthen public education and empower students to succeed.

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Together we can maximize student success and transform our community into a sustainable, thriving workforce of tomorrow.

Take Stock in Children Mentor

Mentor Joanne Sudman spent 43 years in education as a speech and language pathologist. Now retired, she wanted to continue to give back to students as a mentor.
“It’s probably the best way we can touch the lives of those students who are in need and help them,” says Sudman.

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Joanne meets with her mentee several times each month during school hours. She hopes her support and guidance will help empower her mentee to achieve both academic and personal success—and plans to be one of her biggest cheerleaders long after graduation.

“I hope our relationship continues throughout college and the rest of her life—as long as I’m here,” Sudman says. “I’ve never seen a child so determined and focused. I have no doubt it’s going to lead her where she wants to go.”

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Katherine, a Lennard High School Freshman, has always known she wanted to go to college to study medicine, she just didn’t know how she and her family would afford it—until she learned about Hillsborough Education Foundation’s mentoring program.

“I was interested in getting involved in this mentoring program because it’s a great way to prepare for my future and to make sure I’m on track with my work—so I’m the best possible student I can be.”

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Mentees are paired with a college success coach and mentor and have the opportunity to earn at least a 2-year Florida Prepaid Scholarship. Katherine says she’ll make the most of this opportunity.

“It makes me feel very excited knowing that my future is on a great path and I will ultimately be able to do what I want in life.”

150,000+ students in Hillsborough County qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it’s tough for these struggling families to buy the school supplies students need to succeed. Whether learning in the classroom or from home, thousands of our highest needs students are at risk of starting the new school year without the critical supplies they need for academic success. There are a variety of ways you can get involved and help erase the need for Hillsborough County students. Sign up to host a drive, support or Virtual Supply Drive, or make a donation today!

School & Classroom Enrichment Grants

Teachers and administrators can now apply for HEF and community-funded classroom grants!

School and Classroom Enrichment grants support principals’ and teachers’ innovative ideas to better engage student learning and help excite young minds beyond what some school budgets may allow. The window to apply for a grant from Hillsborough Education Foundation is now open. Click the button below to learn more about how to apply for a grant or fund an innovative fund an innovative request today!

Teaching Tools Resource Center

Current Needs

Our Teaching Tools Resource Center provides teachers in Hillsborough County Title I schools with the supplies they need to help students succeed in school and in life.

Right now, our on-site resource center is in need of notebooks, index cards, graph paper, markers, highlighters, composition books, large erasers, rulers, scissors and glue sticks.

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Volunteer to become a mentor

Your support and guidance can make all the difference to help put a student on the right path to graduation and postsecondary education—while they work to obtain at least a 2-year Florida Prepaid Scholarship. We currently have the highest need for mentors at Leto, Tampa Bay Technical, Gaither and Strawberry Crest High Schools.

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Ceos Invited to Visit Schools

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Sign up to participate in One Day of Change

Tampa Bay area senior executives with a passion for supporting tomorrow’s leaders are invited to volunteer for an entire day at a Hillsborough County public elementary school as part of the innovative, educational program – CEOs in Schools on Friday, February 19, 2021.

Excellence in Education Awards

Congratulations to our 2021 Excellence in Education Awards Winners!

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Thank you to everybody who joined us virtually and LIVE at Blake High School for our 2021 Excellence in Education Awards ceremony! Nominees from across the district, along with their loved ones and colleagues, joined us virtually for the Mask-a-rade-themed event, while finalists and their families were honored LIVE at Blake High School.

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