Our Programs
Independent Living
SailFuture’s independent living program provides structure, community, and support to young adults making the transition from foster care to adulthood.
SailFuture’s independent living program provides structure, community, and support to young adults making the transition from foster care to adulthood.
SailFuture’s independent living program provides structure, community, and support to young adults making the transition from foster care to adulthood.
Youth have the option to stay in a shared 3-bedroom home or a shared 2-bedroom apartment, both located in St. Petersburg nearby other SailFuture programs.
While in our independent living program, youth continue to receive wraparound services and support from the SailFuture team.
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
