Announcing a $35,000 Grant for Youth Sexual Assault Exams
Wrote and distributed the press release announcing a $35,000 Suncoast Credit Union Foundation grant to cover 50 forensic exams for teens at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
The Brief
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay received a $35,000 grant from the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to offset the cost of forensic sexual assault exams for clients ages 13 to 17 — a service that runs more than $1,700 per exam, with a deficit remaining even after government funding. Leadership wanted to announce the gift in a way that made the real cost of this care concrete for readers, recognized a long-standing funding partner, and reinforced the Crisis Center's role as the county's certified rape crisis center.
Communications Lead
Draft and distribute a press release that translated the grant into a tangible unit of care, honored Suncoast's continued partnership, and generated earned media coverage across the Tampa Bay market.
Outcomes
- Framed the $35,000 grant around a concrete unit of care — 50 forensic exams for clients ages 13 to 17 — so the dollar figure landed as impact rather than abstraction.
- Surfaced an under-reported data point — each exam costs over $1,700, with a deficit remaining after government funding — to give readers a clear reason the gift matters.
- Secured on-the-record quotes from both Suncoast's Executive Director of Foundations and the Crisis Center's CEO, framing the partnership from both sides.
- Anchored the announcement inside the Crisis Center's broader mission so a single-grant story also introduced Corbett Trauma Center, Gateway Contact Center, Success 4 Kids & Families, and TransCare to new readers.