KEYS - Keys to Exceptional Youth Success

KEYS - Keys to Exceptional Youth Success KEYS realizes that students with disabilities are underserved and have limited post-secondary opportunities.

“KEYS” stands for “Keys to Exceptional Youth Success.” Our goal is to ensure that individuals with disabilities in our community can access academic, vocational or other post-secondary learning opportunities. We know that students with disabilities are skillful learners and are only limited by the people and circumstances that surround them. In the last 15 years KEYS has:
• Raised $405,00, awarde

d $338,750 in scholarships to 206 individual students;
• Purchased tablets for time management, job skills development and class assignment completion, 30 students used in classroom for 3 years;
• Purchased commercial grade copier and shredder for office skills instruction for 30 students; used in classrooms for 8 years;
• Purchased culinary equipment for culinary instruction for 30 students, used in classrooms for 8 years;
• Funded life & social skills Summer Institute instruction for 28 young adults & older teens with disabilities in 2017 and 32 young adults & older teens with disabilities in 2018;
• Purchased commercial grade equipment for coffee shop product and customer service instruction as well as management of money and business instruction;
• Endowed a scholarship for students with disabilities at Tallahassee Community College;
• Worked with Tallahassee Community College to create the Eagle Connections Program for students with cognitive disabilities for collegiate, life skills and job skills instruction.
• Purchased instructional supplies for the Adult & Community Education Transition programs for the last approximately 7-8 years. KEYS is a proud not-for-profit partner of the Foundation for Leon County Schools which serves as its fiscal agent.

09/18/2024

📣ATTENTION📣: It’s time to nominate exceptional businesses around the State of Florida who have a proven record of tapping into Florida's talent pipeline by hiring individuals with unique abilities. In addition to nominating remarkable businesses, we are also seeking out Florida’s exceptional employees who are also making an impact through employment and leadership!

Click the link below to nominate an employer and/or an employee.
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https://tinyurl.com/Employment-Nominations

08/16/2022

Chiles ESE Family Resource Night

Monday, August 29 at 6 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
In the IRC at Chiles High School
(for students with Individualized Education Plans)

05/28/2022

The KEYS board committee is saddened to hear news of Commissioner Jimbo Jackson’s passing. Commissioner Jackson was not only a integral and passionate member of our community in a multitude of ways, but also a great support and consistent donor to our organization. He will be sorely missed by countless people whom he had a positive impact on. KEYS is more than grateful for Commissioner Jackson’s dedication and love. Our thoughts and love are with the family of Jimbo Jackson. 🙏❤️

05/21/2022

We are so proud of our scholarship recipients! On to bigger things! Let’s gooooooo!

KEYS is proud to have helped create and continue to support the important work being done through the incredible ACE Tra...
05/08/2022

KEYS is proud to have helped create and continue to support the important work being done through the incredible ACE Transition Program Summer Institute!! Hats off to the amazingly talented instructors and dedicated partners who help chart purposeful futures for people with disabilities!!! 👏👏👏👏

APD Director Barbara Palmer tours ACE Summer Institute, Tallahassee, Florida, July 2021.

Congratulations to Walker Bullington and Taylor Hancock on their graduation from the Eagle Connections Program at Tallah...
05/06/2022

Congratulations to Walker Bullington and Taylor Hancock on their graduation from the Eagle Connections Program at Tallahassee Community College! Bravo to these two amazing students!!! 👏👏👏👏🎓🎓🎉🎉

The last couple years have been struggle for many but for KEYS our challenge has been fundraising for these scholarships...
04/26/2022

The last couple years have been struggle for many but for KEYS our challenge has been fundraising for these scholarships that we take such pride in. We’re thrilled to announce that with the help of our community friends and our own hard work, we pulled through and are honored to have been able to offer 16 graduating area students scholarships to pursue their next steps in higher education.

With a grand total of $24,000 in scholarship awards, we congratulate these incredible students and look forward to the amazing accomplishments they have ahead!

We cannot possibly thank our donors, supporters and helping hands enough for all the love you have shown. We hope you understand the impact you make on these students lives.

❤️, KEYS Committee

In its 16th year, locally founded organization, KEYS to Exceptional Youth Success has awarded 16 high school graduating students in the north Florida Big Bend area scholarships of $1,500 each.

02/18/2022

UPDATE: The KEYS Scholarship application deadline has been extended to Monday, 2/28! The KEYS Scholarship ensures people with disabilities have increased opportunities and options for life long learning resulting in fulfilling and enriched lives. Please share with friends and family who may be interested in applying!

I may be a bit biased, but this makes this photographer and KEYS board member one happy girl!
01/27/2022

I may be a bit biased, but this makes this photographer and KEYS board member one happy girl!

”This is my daughter, Rachel Handlin. Tonight, she earned her full Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography & Media from the prestigious California ... 1647 comments on LinkedIn

See you Saturday!!
12/11/2021

See you Saturday!!

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