Florida Dream Center

Name

Florida Dream Center

Legal name

Florida Dream Center

Website

https://floridadreamcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human and Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF), Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Community outreach programs
• Workforce development training
• Social case management
• Poverty relief services

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly recurring donations from individual supporters. The organization actively cultivates recurring donors through the 'Dream Builder' monthly giving program.
2. Corporate Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors provide financial support in exchange for recognition and association with the organization. Multiple sponsors listed on Wall of Recognition including PSMC, Spectrum, Duke Energy, and others.
3. Fundraising Events: Revenue generated from special events including Moonlight Masquerade Ball ($150/ticket), Swing for the Dream golf event, and Workforce WakeUp breakfast ($75/ticket).
4. Social Enterprise - T-Shirt Sales: Custom t-shirt screen printing social enterprise where proceeds benefit the Work Readiness Training Program. Provides on-the-job training while generating revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Florida Dream Center is a faith-based nonprofit that delivers food assistance, community revitalization, workforce training, and case management services directly to at-risk residents of Pinellas County. Core programs include the Mobile Food Bank (over 1.5 million pounds of food distributed annually), Adopt-a-Block (weekly Saturday outreach with food, clothing, hygiene, and debris removal), Resident Advocacy (case management using the Arizona Self-sufficiency Matrix), and Work Readiness Training (OSHA and NCCER certifications).

Product overview

Florida Dream Center is a faith-based nonprofit organization operating as a multi-program social services hub in Pinellas County, Florida. The organization offers five integrated community programs: Adopt-a-Block (weekly neighborhood outreach), Mobile Food Bank (food distribution), Resident Advocacy (case management), Work Readiness Training (employment certification), and a T-Shirt Enterprise social enterprise. Programs work together to address food insecurity, housing instability, unemployment, and poverty, with a 90% volunteer-based service delivery model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adopt-a-Block Program Community outreach program that provides food, clothing, hygiene, lawn care, code violation relief, and debris removal to at-risk neighborhoods in Pinellas County every Saturday. Launched in November 2014 in a single Lealman block and now operates at four stationary sites in Lealman and Tarpon Springs, engaging 6,300+ volunteers annually and removing approximately 83 tons of debris from surrounding neighborhoods.
• Mobile Food Bank Food distribution program operating six days a week from a 4,800-square-foot, three-unit warehouse, distributing over 1.5 million pounds of food annually to food deserts and vulnerable populations across Pinellas County. Declared as one of the largest food banks in the county and a disaster relief center in Mid-Pinellas County. Weekday distribution reaches 30+ partner locations including churches, shelters, and pantries.
• Resident Advocacy Case management program connecting residents to social services including education, childcare, transportation, health, mental health, legal assistance, and government programs using the Arizona Self-sufficiency Matrix assessment. Launched in 2018 to integrate social services navigation with the Adopt-a-Block outreach model.
• Work Readiness Training Employment training program offering certifications in OSHA forklift operation, NCCER Core Construction, NCCER Carpentry Level 1, soft skills, computer skills, and professional etiquette for hard-to-employ populations. FLDC is a candidate for NCCER accreditation. Reports 90% job retention for graduates. Includes a 6-12 week on-the-job training component via the T-Shirt Enterprise.
• T-Shirt Enterprise (Social Enterprise) Custom screen printing social enterprise that provides 6-12 week on-the-job training for Work Readiness clients while generating revenue to fund the Work Readiness Training program. Offers custom printed t-shirts and embroidery clothing for purchase through the FLDC online store.
• Adopt-a-Claus Christmas Festival Annual Christmas gift program where families shop for and wrap presents for their children ages 0-17, with Santa Claus delivering gifts at community festivals in Lealman and Tarpon Springs. Delivered in partnership with Metropolitan Ministries as part of the holiday meal and gift distribution collaboration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% job retention success for Work Readiness Training program graduates
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Feeding Tampa BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary food supplier partnership. Florida Dream Center is one of four largest food banks in Pinellas County and has been declared a disaster relief center in Mid-Pinellas County through this partnership.
• Metropolitan MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for holiday meal distribution. Organizations collaborate each Thanksgiving and Christmas to provide thousands of meal boxes to families in need.
• Clearview United Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost site for Saturday Adopt-a-Block distribution in Lealman. Located at 4515 38th Ave N., St. Petersburg FL 33714.
• St. Timothy Lutheran ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost site for Saturday Adopt-a-Block distribution in Tarpon Springs. Located at 812 East Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689.
• Pinellas County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks closely with Pinellas Code Enforcement to relieve code violations for poverty-stricken residents. Partners on Point in Time Count (homeless count) and census data collection.
• Pinellas Ex-offender Re-entry CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partner supporting employment placement for individuals with criminal records.
• Boley Veteran ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeteran services partner supporting employment and services for veteran clients.
• Pinellas County JailminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for workforce training program serving inmates with community work release privileges.
• National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLDC is a candidate for NCCER accreditation, enabling them to train and certify individuals for Core Construction and Carpentry Level 1. Certifications are nationally recognized.
• Athletes in Action (CRU/Campus Crusade for Christ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard Chair Danilo Felix serves as Director of Pro Soccer with Athletes in Action, connecting professional sports ministry with community service.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Metropolitan Ministries: Metropolitan Ministries is a faith-based Tampa-area nonprofit providing food, housing, and wraparound services to at-risk families. FLDC partners with Metropolitan Ministries annually on holiday meal distribution, indicating directly overlapping programs and populations served.
• Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County: Habitat Pinellas provides housing repair and home preservation services to struggling homeowners in the same geography as FLDC. FLDC's code violation relief and home repair services through Adopt-a-Block directly overlap with Habitat's critical home repair program.
• Goodwill Industries-Suncoast: Goodwill Suncoast operates workforce training, social enterprise (retail), and community services across the Tampa Bay region. The Work Readiness Training and T-shirt social enterprise components of FLDC closely parallel Goodwill's job training and revenue-generating social enterprise model.
• Feeding Tampa Bay: Feeding Tampa Bay is a regional food bank and FLDC's primary food supplier partner. Both organizations serve food-insecure populations across the Tampa Bay region through food distribution networks, making them the most directly comparable peer in operational model and target population.
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas: St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas is a faith-based nonprofit providing food assistance, case management, and emergency aid in Pinellas County. The organization's direct services to low-income households directly overlap with FLDC's food pantry and case management programs.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg: Catholic Charities St. Petersburg is a faith-based social services provider serving Pinellas and surrounding counties with food, housing, case management, and emergency assistance — directly overlapping FLDC's service mix and target geography.
• United Way Suncoast: United Way Suncoast is a regional funder and convener for social services across the Tampa Bay area, including Pinellas County. It funds and coordinates many of the same types of programs FLDC operates, and serves as both a potential peer and a funder for FLDC's work.
• Salvation Army Tampa Area Command: The Salvation Army is a large faith-based social services organization providing food, shelter, case management, and workforce programs across Tampa Bay. Operates a broader national footprint with overlapping programs to FLDC but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Volunteers of America Florida: Volunteers of America Florida operates housing, workforce development, and supportive services across the state, including programs for ex-offenders re-entering the workforce — directly overlapping FLDC's Work Readiness Training target population.

Regional players

• Homeless Empowerment Program: HEP is a Clearwater-based nonprofit serving homeless and at-risk individuals in north Pinellas County with case management and basic needs assistance. It serves an adjacent geography and overlapping population, providing a relevant regional comparison point for FLDC's wraparound services model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FLDreamCtr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2VpWAcG9Ce9CLg-B6rqeqg
• Facebookfacebook.com/FLDreamCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/florida-dream-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/fldreamcenter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Florida Dream Center