When: Friday July 31st 4-6pm
Time: 10AM-1PM
Where: Facebook Live
FICS Announces Grant From The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
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
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
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
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
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
When: Saturday, March 7th 2020
Time: 10AM-1PM
Where: Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal
5800 N Church Avenue, Tampa 33614
Upcoming Event: FICS’ 18th Birthday
Date: March 20th, 2020
Time: 4:00pm-6:30pm
Where: FICS Multicultural Wellness & Arts Center
Coding Update @ AS4S
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.
Upcoming Events: January 2020
Find out more about FICS’ Upcoming events in January 2020.