On Thursday, July 30, Regina Gonzalez of FOX 13’s Tampa Bay Live joined Kind Camp live in the middle of the Royal Tea Party. Dozens of campers stopped, faced a television host they had never met, and curtsied.
Kind Camp started in 2016 on a simple idea: kindness is not something you tell a child about; it is something you give them room to practice. Ten years later, two weeks of camp in Clearwater and Tampa proved the point all over again.
CLEARWATER, Fla., June 25, 2026— The Hessel Family Foundation has announced the appointment of Sharri Cagle as its new Executive Director. A seasoned non-profit leader with more than 20 years of experience in community advocacy, Cagle will oversee the foundation’s diverse mission to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), veterans, and families facing pediatric
CLEARWATER, Fla., (April 10, 2026) — The Hessel Family Foundation unveiled the completed pilot housing project, Hessel House on March 31st, 2026. This initiative was first introduced in 2024 and has been developed throughout 2025 in partnership with the Community Service Foundation (CSF) and its affiliated program, Team Veteran and St. Vincent De Paul CARES
Clearwater, Fla. (June 6, 2025) — The Hessel Family Foundation is proud to announce the launch of Hessel House, a non-profit pilot project dedicated to providing an eco-friendly home in Clearwater, Florida, for a homeless U.S. veteran and their family. This initiative was established in 2024 and is being developed in partnership with the Community
St. Petersburg, Fla. (March 13, 2025) – On March 14, Robert Hessel, Chair and Co-founder of The Hessel Family Foundation (HFF) and CEO of Source 1 Solutions, will take center stage at the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s (NPCF) Fashion Funds A Cure event. Robert, alongside his wife Tajila and Joycelyn—a teen cancer fighter with dreams
