Our History

Citizens Alliance for Progress, Inc., (CAP), is a non-profit, community based, multiracial, civic organization.  CAP was founded in 1982, by a group of concerned African-American citizens living in the heart of  Tarpon Springs, Florida.  CAP was organized for the sole purpose of acquiring and restoring the previously abandoned  Union Academy Elementary School, where many of the residents within the community started their  formal education.  Union Academy was not only a center for education, but was also the focal point of activity, social events and community pride. 

In 1986, CAP, along with help from Community Development of Pinellas County and support from the City of Tarpon Springs,  was able to restore the once abandoned Union Academy School.  Renovations to the school were completed in 1987, and, it was reopened as the Union Academy Cultural Center.  The center is now known as the Union Academy Family Center.  In addition, CAP was able to hire staff and develop programs, services and events for the community by successfully applying for and receiving grants from the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County and local foundations.  

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Mission

The primary mission of Citizens Alliance for Progress, Inc., is to maintain a physical facility and to sponsor programs and events for the purpose of providing physical, mental, spiritual, and moral support for families, and to strengthen the neighborhood in which they live.

 

 

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Facilities

Union Academy Family Center is located at 401 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and is operated by Citizens Alliance for Progress, Inc.  It is a Juvenile Welfare Board Neighborhood Family Center and it has also been designated as a satellite One-Stop Center by the Pinellas Workforce Development Board.  

The center consist of three wings which house CAP administration, local and governmental agencies and space for a variety of programs and activities.  Some of the amenities include an auditorium with kitchen, class rooms,  library/class room, computer lab, several offices, break room and recreation room.  See Programs, Services, and Hours of Operation for more information.

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Current Board of Directors

Board Officers
 

President- Maggie Miles

Vice-President - Diane Porter Mims
Treasurer - Allen Plunkett
Secretary - Antoinette Coleman

Other Members

D. Jean Matheney Kathy Monahan
Gale Gadson Nathaniel Crawford Jr
Glen A Davis Peter Grace
Hattie Battle Robert Walker
Isiah Montgomery Romando Black
Jasmine Maines Ronald Davis

Taurean Mathis

 


Current Staff  Members and Associates

Executive Director 

David O. Archie

  Program Director 

Francis Sarrano-Lux

Education Director

Nathaniel Ramsey

Administrative Services Manager

Leah Johnson

 

Secretary

Georgia Alberty

 

Family Development Specialist

Julianna Day

 

  Parent Facilitator 

Sheila Stephens

Family Support Aide

Mary Matthews

 

 

Youth Coordinator

 

 

Outreach Worker

Millangros Rodriguez

 

After School Teacher

Latriviette. Jackson

 

After School Teacher

Ernest Meredith

 

After School Teacher

Lynette Price

 

(provided by the City of Tarpon Springs)

Recreational Leader

Bobbie Hicks

 

Custodian

Melvin Lee

 

Custodian

Alphonso Bowen

 

 

 

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Funding Sources

Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County
Eckerd  Foundation
Corporate Donations
Pinellas County Foundation
Jenkins Foundation
Memberships
Individual Donations
Fund Raising Activities

 

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Membership

Member benefits include reduced rates for summer camp, free after school program, a quarterly newsletter, notice of special events, admittance into members only functions, special field trips and a free e-mail account.    

Single Memberships

Memberships with T-Shirts

Regular Adult $10.00 Regular Adult $10.00
Contributing $15.00 Contributing $20.00
Sustaining $30.00 Sustaining Free
Patron $50.00 Patron Free
Lifetime $100.00 Lifetime Free

 

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Location 

Citizens Alliance for Progress, Inc., is located in the beautiful gulf coast community  of  Tarpon Spring Florida at the Union Academy Family Center, 401 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.  We are north of Clearwater, and west of  Tampa off of U.S. Hwy 19 North in Pinellas County.  Click here for a map of Pinellas County.  Call 737- 934-5881 ext. 0 for directions if needed.

 

 

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Hours of Operation

The office of Citizens Alliance for Progress, Inc., operates Monday-Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time.  Services and programs offered by CAP or various agencies may differ.

 

 

 

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A Juvenile Welfare Board Funded Organization

Copyright © 1999 [Citizens Alliance for Progress, Inc.]. All rights reserved.
Revised: May 22, 2009

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by

Altamease Archie

Community Computing and Internet Communications Consultant

2000

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