SmartStart4Kids
Each year, the FAIA Young Agents Council partners with local organizations across the state to host the SmartStart4Kids (SS4K) school-supply drive. The goal of the drive is to help give Florida students a smart start back to school in the fall. This year, the drive kicks off on July 1, 2025.
YAC has partnered with five non-profit organizations across the state to make giving easy and safe. Each has provided an Amazon Wishlist, with items ranging from scissors and crayons to backpacks and math supplies. And to keep your competitive drive in gear and encourage participation, we've divided Florida into five areas that correspond with the YAC zones.
Team Green: Zones 1, 2
All donations benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend. Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children achieve academic success, avoid risky behaviors such as fighting and substance abuse, and improve their self-confidence.
Green Amazon Wishlist (coming soon)
(make sure to click 'this is a gift' and add 'YAC SS4K Drive' in notes)
Team Blue: Zones 3, 4
All donations benefit the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation. The MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation is an after-school and summer youth development program in Jacksonville's Urban Core that promotes academic achievement and positive life skills.
Blue Amazon Wishlist (coming soon)
(make sure to click 'this is a gift' and add 'YAC SS4K Drive' in notes)
Team Purple: Zones 5, 7
All donations benefit Backpack Buddies OC. Backpack Buddies OC's mission is to eliminate food insecurity for children and families in West Volusia by providing meals to school-aged children in need and their families, keeping families whole, and allowing children to achieve their highest level of academic success.
Purple Amazon Wishlist (coming soon)
Team Yellow: Zones 6, 8, 9
All donations benefit Voices for Children. Voices for Children provides stability, safety, and a sense of home by ensuring children in foster care have a caring and consistent person to be there for them and by providing resources to fulfill their needs.
Yellow Amazon Wishlist
(make sure to click 'this is a gift' and add 'YAC SS4K Drive' in notes)
Team Red: Zones 10, 11
All donations benefit Sheridan House. Sheridan House is a multifaceted ministry dedicated to helping families from their Parenting On Purpose radio broadcast to their Residential Boys’ Homes, Single Mom Ministry, or their Counseling Centers.