Overview of the Tampa Bay Consortium

Founded in 1998 to raise the money required at that time for the “local match”.

As the local match requirement ended with the passage of the federal legislation, TKHF continued to serve as the catalyst for outreach and enrollment in the Tampa Bay region for Florida KidCare

The Kids Healthcare Foundation

We have been providing the outreach and application assistance in Florida KidCare in Hillsborough for more than 15 years, have over 40 community partners in our Coalition and look forward to assisting our neighbors in Tampa in enrolling in the public programs for which they are eligible.

The Kids Healthcare Foundation

USF’s Covering Kids and Families Project has been awarded a Navigator Grant

USF’s grant is almost state-wide and covers all but three counties

TKHF is the lead agency of the Tampa Bay Consortium which covers Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Polk Counties

USF Navigator Project

USF Navigator Project

Our Consortium partners are:

- Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough- United Way Suncoast- REACH UP- Hispanic Services Council- BayCare Health System-Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas-United Way of Central Florida

Tampa Bay Consortium

We also have a Steering Committee that will be guide the work of this project and is comprised of:

-The Administrators of each partner organizations- A representative from the two Community Health organizations- A representative of the Hillsborough County Health Care Plan- A parent- A newly eligible adult

Tampa Bay Consortium

TKHF Tampa Bay Consortium Structure

Community Health Centers - Tampa Family Community Health Centers

- Suncoast Community Health Centers

Pinellas County Commission

Other Organizations Funded to Provide Application Assistance

We will be working closely with

Enroll America

Tampa Bay Consortium

Allegany Franciscan Ministries has awarded us a grant to lead a community strategic planning process to coordinate ACA activities this fall.

It will include four half-day sessions. The remaining will be focused on creating a strategic plan, a geo-map of partner organizations and a data base to track activities and assistance provided.

The goal will be to maximize every federal dollar coming into our region for Navigator activities.

Next Steps

Next three sessions will be held on:

September 27October 11November 1

Next Steps

If you would like to participate, please identify one person from your organization that can attend the strategic planning sessions.

We will send out an email that will include a link for registration.

You will also receive an email with a link for all of the presentations.

Next Steps

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The Family Healthcare Foundation

Final Announcement

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