OUR PURPOSE:

To convene individuals and organizations with the desire to leverage their talent, resources, and passion to improve the prosperity of Florida’s families.

OUR VISION:

That ALL Floridians have equal opportunities to attain financial stability.

OUR MISSION:

To engage, through a statewide collaboration of organizations that are holistically focused, in providing life-enhancing services to Floridians.
 

About Us

The movement began in large urban communities across Florida.
City and county leaders recognized that despite their best efforts, almost 1 in 6 of their children went to bed hungry and thousands of their families worried about losing their homes if they missed even one paycheck.
So community by community, organizations from all sectors – non-profit, business, government, education, and religion – united to change this grim picture. Coalitions dedicated to helping families put money directly into their pockets and purses began by reaching out to lower income families who qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a tax credit available through the Internal Revenue Service since 1975. At its highest amount, EITC could mean an extra $5,600 to those who need it the most.
As working families began to claim this tax refund, coalition volunteers added more free services – financial education to promote good spending and saving plans, opportunities to open a no-or-low-cost bank account, and matches for any amounts saved, dollar for dollar.
Gradually, the Florida coalitions communicated, learning from one another and improving their processes based on other communities’ experiences. They began meeting, and finally, organizing into the Florida Prosperity Partnership (FPP), a collaboration that leverages the work done by each coalition into a single voice for educational outreach and policy improvements for Florida’s struggling families.
Stay tuned as the Florida Prosperity Partnership members work hand in hand and drive the difference to more financially stable Florida families.

To download a PDF of the FPP Brochureclick here

li EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Janet HamerChair
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
 
  Daniella LevineVice-Chair
Human Services Coalition
 
  Sandra Bernard-BastienSecretary
Children’s Services Council of Broward
 
 
 
 
 
Ted GrangerTreasurer
President, United Way of Florida
 
Evan Goldman
Children Services Council of Broward County 
 
George Owen  
Regions Bank
 
Maureen Quinlan  
United Way of Marion County
 
Mike Smith  
TD Bank 

li BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Amanda Clements 

United Way of the Big Bend

Anika Coney 

Hillsborough County Dept. of HSS

Dr. Michael Gutter 

University of Florida

Dorothy Inman-Johnson 

Capital Area Community Action Agency

Valerie Hendriex Jenkins 

Wells Fargo

Iris Jones 

BB&T Bank

Roger Mercado 

United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades Co.

Katie Metz

National Disability Institute

Rosa Morgan 

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Retired)

Joan Nelson

Heart of Florida United Way

Kasha Owers  

United Way of Palm Beach County

Felipe Pinzon 

Hispanic Unity of Florida

Ron Sharpe 

United Way of Northwest Florida

Ellen Stoffer 

United Way of Tampa Bay

Barbara Travis

Internal Revenue Service (Retired)

Amber Tynan

League of Southeastern Credit Unions

Jeff Winkler

Real$ense Prosperity Campaign


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Kaye Schmitz
President and CEO 

 

Bill Mills
Director of Strategic Initiatives

 
Community Education/Program Manager

 

Penny Zaphel
Coordinator of Special Projects