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Premios y Logros |
Awards
2011 WEDU Be More Brilliant Award
FICS has been named the winner of the WEDU Be More Brilliant Award for Innovation! Originality is the single most important ingredient in this category, which recognizes original ideas delivered in a uniquely creative way as a means to achieve organizational goals. For more information, please visit the WEDU Be More Awards webpage.
A NICER Tampa Bay 2011
FICS was named a finalist in Creative Loafing's 10, 100, 1000 challenge with a "Pay It Forward" inspired project to help make the Tampa Bay area a nicer place to live! Learn more...
2007 Healthy Hero Award for Prevention
Project Prevention won the 2007 Healthy Hero Award for Prevention from the Patel Foundation!Project Prevention is a bilingual English-Spanish program targeting multicultural youth in Town N Country between the ages of 10 and 18. Project Prevention is funded by a four-year grant from the Centers for Substance Abuse Prevention/SAMHSA to reduce and prevent HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. It is a tested, science-based program... For more information, please download the PDF.
Achievements
FICS Exceeds Standards for Charity Accountability
The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability review found that FICS exceeds standards! FICS spends 90% of total expenses on program activities, keeps fundraising and administrative costs low, and demonstrates overall financial responsibility. See the full report (pdf)
Florida Institute for Community Studies (FICS)
Statistics
FICS Multicultural Center visitors |
23,340 |
Documented volunteer hours |
1,327 |
Client HIV tests completed |
689 |
Patients educated on diabetes |
390 |
Farmworkers educated through the |
119 |
Project Prevention graduates (youth) |
678 |
Prodigy cultural arts program students (2010-11 only) |
469 |
Farmworker youth receiving gifts at |
489 |