Non-Profit Spotlight

C.A.R.E. (Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort, Inc.) joined the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce in 2010. C.A.R.E. is a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter in Ruskin, Florida. They are local to the South Shore area and serve the entire Tampa Bay region.

C.A.R.E.'s mission is to reduce the homeless pet population.

With a mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and adopting stray and owner relinquished animals, C.A.R.E. opened a small, 3 acre shelter in Ruskin in 2001. Over the ensuing years, C.A.R.E. has added an Isolation Care Unit for newly arrived cats, a large new cat facility and a small breed dog addition to allow the smaller dogs to be separated from the larger dogs.

C.A.R.E. is a volunteer organization and is funded totally by donations, adoption fees, fundraisers and small grants. Volunteers support our animals by giving over 17,000 hours of their time, effort and love each year to care for and help adopt our pets.

For more information, visit https://www.careshelter.org/

Easterseals Florida is a newer member of the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce, having joined in January of 2023. Easterseals strives to lead the way to 100% equity, inclusion, and access for people with disabilities, families and communities by enriching education, enhancing health, expanding employment, and elevating community.

Easterseals Florida provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities. Easterseals Florida offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.

Programs offered include child development centers, adult day health care, fully accessible recreational camp, employment, Early Steps, and education. Easterseals Florida's services assist children and adults with autism, development delays, dementia, Alzheimers, and other disabilities.

For more information, visit http://www.easterseals.com/florida