Empowerment Of Hope

💜 A huge thank you to these amazing ladies for spending part of their day helping sort donations and organize our storage unit! Your time, hard work, and dedication help make everything we do possible.

We are so grateful for each of you and couldn’t do it without our incredible volunteers. Thank you for supporting our mission! 🫶💕

👖🎨 Jeans, jeans, and MORE jeans! 🎨👖

One of the highlights of our Summer Pep Rally will be our Paint Your Own Pep Rally Jeans station!

Whether you’re a teen, young adult, or woman, we’ve got tons of jeans in a variety of sizes just waiting to be transformed into your own school spirit masterpiece. Add your school’s colors, mascots, glitter, patches, or your own creative flair—then wear them proudly all school year long!

💙 Perfect for:
📣 Teens
🎓 College students
👩 Women of all ages

Come create something uniquely YOU, make memories, and get pumped for the new school year!

📅 Saturday, July 25
⏰ 4:00–8:00 PM
📍 The Soda Lab

We can’t wait to see what everyone creates! 💛

📚✏️ BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE ✏️📚

Soda Lab is now collecting school supplies to help local students start the school year prepared and confident!

Items needed include:
🎒 Backpacks
🥪 Lunchboxes
📓 Notebooks
✏️ Pencils & Pens
🖍️ Crayons & Colored Pencils
📏 Rulers
✂️ Scissors
🧴 Hand Sanitizer
🧻 Tissues
📂 Folders
🖍️ Markers & Highlighters
🎧 Headphones
📚 Any other back-to-school essentials!

We are proud to be partnering with Empowerment of Hope for their Back to School Pep Rally on July 25th, and we'll also be hosting our own Back to School Event (details coming soon)!

Donations can be dropped off at Soda Lab. Every contribution helps make a difference for local students and families. ❤️

Thank you for supporting our community and helping kids head back to school ready for success!

Great way to start the week! Executive Director David Hale and Program Director Lamar Woods accepted a thoughtful donation of children’s underwear and socks from GFWC North Pinellas Woman's Club.

A special thank you to the GFWC Health & Beauty Committee and Debbie Simard for supporting local families with items that are always in high demand through our Clothing Closet. Our volunteers were excited to receive them knowing how often these essentials are requested by the families we serve.