To ensure children are prepared for an increasingly complex workforce, they must have a strong foundation. The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Florida Business Alliance for Early Learning Project has been working to promote the importance of quality early learning and raise awareness among business leaders. A child’s future success may also be impacted by where they live. Research shows many students living in high poverty areas have fewer resources and may perform at lower academic levels than children living in higher socioeconomic income areas. The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Florida Prosperity Project is uniting business leaders behind the effort to create equity of opportunity and end generational poverty in Florida one zip code at a time. The Florida Gap Map brings together the important work of the Florida Prosperity Project and the Florida Business Alliance for Early Learning Project. This online tool gives business and community leaders throughout Florida important information on the schools in their community.

Lead Agency: United Way of North Central Florida
Sarasota County
Suncoast Region (Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte & DeSoto)
Lead Agency: Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County
Lead Agency: Achieve Escambia
Northwest Florida (Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington, Escambia, Okaloosa, Walton)
Southwest Florida (Collier, Lee, Hendry, Glades, Charlotte)
Charlotte County
Lead Agency: ELC of Osceola
Lead Agency: Florida Children’s Council
DeSoto County
Lead Agency: The Learning Alliance (Vero Beach)
Lead Agency: ELC of Flagler & Volusia Counties
Lead Agency: The Children’s Trust
Lead Agency: Children’s Services Council of Martin County
Lead Agency: United Way of Brevard