Our Programs
Foster Parent Licensing
& Recruitment
SailFuture recruits, licenses, and supports families of every kind to become foster parents to teenagers in need of loving and structured homes.
SailFuture recruits, licenses, and supports families of every kind to become foster parents to teenagers in need of loving and structured homes.
Specialized therapeutic foster parents provide care to teens with challenging behaviors and work collaboratively with SailFuture’s mental health counselors, case managers, and support team.
SailFuture serves children who eligible for Level I specialized therapeutic foster care. Typically these are children with a history of abuse or neglect, or delinquent behavior, and who have an emotional disturbance or serious emotional disturbance.
SailFuture is always seeking loving and compassionate adults who are interested in making a difference in a young person's life.
SailFuture believes at its core that it takes our entire community to raise our kids. That’s why we have critical support systems in place to ensure that you’re not parenting a child alone.
We work alongside each other as a team to make sure we are meeting our kid’s needs as a unified team
Participation in the afternoon and overnight sailing experiences to build a strong relationship with the child in your home
Individual and family counseling for you and the teen in your home.
24/7 access to our case management support team
Weekly Community-based sailing experiences
Questions, referrals, or interested in volunteering?
Give us a call, or send an email.
Michael Long, Executive Director
We're always looking for qualify and compassionate adults to help serve teens in foster care.
SailFuture Teaching Life Skills through Sailing
SailFuture Academy is a free, private school in Florida that teaches disadvantaged youth life skills including the art of sailing.
Good Morning America
Free private High School Empowers Students
The program will focus on giving students career skills in a real-life environment.
The Weekly Challenger
National nonprofit ‘pressure-tests’ innovative education choice programs in Florida and beyond
A more recent project is SailFuture Academy, a St. Petersburg foster care agency that is opening a vocational high school this fall for lower-income who have become disengaged in traditional high school settings.
ReImagine Education
Tiny private school aims to boost struggling Pinellas teens
The program will focus on giving students career skills in a real-life environment.
Tampa Bay Times
SailFuture Academy moves into New Building
A project-based high school serving underprivileged students in Pinellas County is enrolling students for its first year in a new building, starting this fall.
WTSP Tampa Bay
SailFuture opens historic Norwood School, prepares youth for success
SailFuture serves teens throughout the St. Petersburg community, and with the purchase and recent redevelopment of the historic Norwood Elementary School, the innovative organization is better equipped to prepare kids for success as adults.
St. Pete Catalyst
