Residential is the core of all SailFuture programming, students participate in multi-month long sailing expeditions, adventure counseling, private high school education, vocational and job training, and independent living programming.
Each home accommodates 6 youth between the ages of 13 – 17. Unlike most other residential providers, SailFuture has developed an in-house network of critical support services that our teens receive under one umbrella from a unified team.
Unlike most residential programs, SailFuture engages youth in comprehensive and high-impact programming designed specifically for high-risk teens.
Our comprehensive includes 60-day sailing journeys throughout the world, adventure-based mental health counseling, practical job training, and a hands-on technical high school.
Our homes are led by passionate live-in parents, who are talented professionals from unique industries and backgrounds. There are no shift staff.
To enter the program, youth are invited to in-person or FaceTime visits to learn more about the home and our adults. Youth interview us as much as we do them; it’s their choice to live here.
Our Residential Homes
Residential homes in St. Petersburg, Florida licensed by
the Department of Childeren and Families
5,000 sqft waterfront home for 6 youth ages 13-17.
5,000 sq/ft Waterfront Property
Access to sailing facilities, kayaks, boats, ect.
Ideally located in Pinellas Point, South St. Petersburg
7 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms
4,500 sqft-2 story home for 6 youth ages 13-17.
Ideally located in the historic Lakewood Estates neighborhood
4,500 sq/ft, two story home
8 Bedrooms and 4 Bathrooms
Heated swimming pool
Questions, referrals, or interested in volunteering? Send us a message!
Hunter Thompson, Residential Program Director
We're always looking for qualify and compassionate adults to help serve the children in our community.
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
