State of the Region Community Event

The unprecedented events of 2020 rocked our region to its core, and the COVID-driven public health and economic crisis shed a bright light on widening cracks in the foundation of our community. Low wages, high poverty, and deeply-rooted racial disparities challenged Tampa Bay before the virus and, without intervention, will likely increase as a result of the pandemic.

As we enter the new year, and begin to move toward recovery, can we come back better and stronger than ever before? Or are we at risk of falling even further behind? Will our racial and ethnic disparities grow wider, or can we develop strategies to close these gaps?

We’ll take on these questions and more at the region’s premiere leadership event.

Participation is complimentary, but an RSVP is required

Boys & Girls Club of Hernando County

Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast

Bradenton Area EDC

CDC of Tampa

Children’s Board of Hillsborough County

Citrus County Chamber of Commerce

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Early Learning Coalition of Pasco Hernando

Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County

EDC of Sarasota County

Feeding Tampa Bay

Hernando Education Foundation

Manatee Chamber of Commerce

Metropolitan Ministries

North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce

Pasco EDC

Pasco Education Foundation

Pinellas Education Foundation

St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce

St. Petersburg Area EDC

Tampa Bay Chamber

Tampa Bay EDC

Tampa Bay Innovation Center

Tampa Bay Tech

Tampa Downtown Partnership

United Way Suncoast

University Area CDC

www.stateoftheregion.com