Scott Schneider – Florida Institute for Community Studies

Past Event: Prodigy Showcase Virtual

By Scott SchneiderPosted on July 27, 2020November 12, 2020Posted in Event, UncategorizedNo Comments

When: Friday July 31st 4-6pm
Time: 10AM-1PM
Where: Facebook Live

FICS Announces Grant From The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

By Scott SchneiderPosted on July 20, 2020July 21, 2020Posted in Press ReleaseNo Comments

The Florida Institute for Community Studies (FICS) is pleased to announce a grant from the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, an organization focused on making a positive impact on the Tampa Bay region.

#BLM Sign Waving

By Scott SchneiderPosted on June 28, 2020November 12, 2020Posted in EventNo Comments

Our #Summer4Success youth are multicultural and resilient. They have learned that they need to express their voices to make change….they watch the news and yet, they know that their elders have to work and prioritize their survival. They decided to start using their voices publicly-and we have to be careful due to heat indexes off the charts[…]

3-21 Update

By Scott SchneiderPosted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020Posted in OperationsNo Comments

FICS will be closed on Monday 3/23/2020 for deep cleaning of our facility. We will also be assessing our plan going forward.

FICS COVID-19 Update

By Scott SchneiderPosted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020Posted in Operations, UncategorizedTagged covid19, fics, healthNo Comments

Given the huge spike overnight in COVID19 cases in our area, FICS is going to turn this CELEBRATION into a FUNDRAISER to help our families! At this moment, we intend to stay open this week as planned, feed our kids and families and run SpringBreak4Success without interruption.

FICS Statement on Coronavirus

By Scott SchneiderPosted on March 13, 2020March 15, 2020Posted in Operations, Uncategorized

The coronavirus or CoVid-19 is a very dangerous infection that has no cure or vaccine at present. FICS is committed to keeping our community and families safe, and for that reason we are following the World Health Organization’s recommendations (https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus). Our goal is to maintain a calm approach towards the pandemic and PREVENT this disease, which can be life-threatening.

Upcoming Event: Citizenship Information

By Scott SchneiderPosted on February 22, 2020March 15, 2020Posted in Event, UncategorizedNo Comments

When: Saturday, March 7th 2020
Time: 10AM-1PM
Where: Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal
5800 N Church Avenue, Tampa 33614

Upcoming Event: FICS’ 18th Birthday

By Scott SchneiderPosted on February 22, 2020March 22, 2020Posted in Event, UncategorizedNo Comments

Date: March 20th, 2020
Time: 4:00pm-6:30pm
Where: FICS Multicultural Wellness & Arts Center

Coding Update @ AS4S

By Scott SchneiderPosted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020Posted in UncategorizedTagged afterschool, coding, fics, steamNo Comments

Since November, youth in FICS’ Afterschool4Success program have been learning how to code while competing in a coding competition. In just 3 months, youth have coded a combined 7000 lines of code and 2 have completed a entire course that is designed for a 1 year classroom setting.