Family Friendly Businesses Network Event- Summer 2025

Thrive by Five’s Business Engagement work group held their summer Family Friendly Tampa Bay networking event hosted by Yeoman’s TopGolf Swing Suite. Businesses learned more about paid parental leave from Gretchen Whalen, Managing Partner at CliftonLarsonAllen, Adriana Generallo, President of Big Sea, and Terri Arias, Health and Wellness Manager at Hillsborough County. Thank you to our sponsor, Neal Communities, for providing drinks and light bites for our event.

Thrive by Five Reads!

Dr. Diana Santangelo, Senior Director of Thrive by Five Tampa Bay, had the opportunity to read to young ones at Largo Public Library and to share our Early Literacy Guide and information on Thrive by Five Connects with local parents. Thank you to our public libraries for your partnership!

 

Early Literacy Guide-St. Pete Launch

Thrive by Five’s Early Literacy Guide- St. Pete launch was held in partnership with the City of St. Petersburg and West St. Petersburg Library. Thank you to Mayor Welch and his team for prioritizing literacy and access to free resources and supports for families.

Family Friendly Businesses Network Event – Spring 2025

Thrive by Five’s Business Engagement work group hosted their Family Friendly Business Networking event at Voodoo Brewery. Thank you to Makayla Buchanan, Director of Early Learning and Literacy at the Florida Chamber Foundation, for speaking about Florida’s child care tax credit opportunity for our local businesses.

Thrive by Five Tampa Bay’s 2024 Holiday Party

Thank you to our 70+ partners who make up Thrive by Five Tampa Bay! We continue to build our network and support families as we strive to achieve together a Tampa Bay where all of our children are ready for school and that their families are supported. Happy Holidays to all!

 

2024 Family Friendly Business Awards

Thrive by Five’s Business Engagement work group hosted their annual Family Friendly Business Awards, celebrating 34 Tampa Bay businesses for putting their employees first. Congratulations to Pinellas County Schools for winning Family Friendly Business of the Year and thank you to Synovus Bank for sponsoring our annual celebration of Family Friendly Workplaces!