Crofton Cares

Crofton Cares is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2022-2023 Scholarship program is Toluwanimi Ajani. Toluwanimi is attending New York University where she is pursuing a business major with a concentration in Finance and Computer Science. She aspires to empower lower-income and immigrant families with greater financial literacy through educational initiatives and the use of financial technology (FinTech).

The Florida Holocaust Museum (FHM) has launched its 7th Annual Trunks of Hope campaign and Crofton Cares is matching dollar for dollar donations up to $25,000 to this valuable educational resource.

Museum's Teaching Trunk campaign under way | Jewish Press of Tampa The Florida Holocaust Museum (FHM) has launched its 7th Annual Trunks of Hope campaign to ensure teachers and students have the free Holocaust education tools and resources they need as they return to

Mike and Amy Southard, founders of Crofton Cares, were recently honored as the recipients of the Starting Right, Now 2020 Soul Award. Starting Right, Now is an organization that is working to end homelessness for youth in the Tampa area by providing one-on-one mentoring, a stable home, and assistance with employment opportunities, financial literacy, and educational achievement. SRN students learn to let go of old behaviors and embrace a new way of being.

“The award represents a metamorphosis of a butterfly, which is very similar to the students’ transformation in Starting Right, Now”, said founder Vicki Sokolik. “SRN is providing for each of our homeless students a safe space to grow in order for them to realize their own potential as a beautiful butterfly.” She continued, “This year the Soul Award is presented to Mike and Amy Southard, who have financially supported SRN and this year went above and beyond by creating a scholarship for one of the SRN students to attend University of Tampa on a four-year ride.”