Award-winning executive and philanthropist Jonathan Yob founded the Tampa-based Yob Family Foundation in 2012. As president of the foundation, Jonathan “Jon” Yob has partnered with charitable organizations such as Kids Charity of Tampa Bay to provide services and resources for children living in foster care.
Kids Charity spearheaded the creation of A Kid’s Place, a unique residential facility that keeps sibling groups in foster care intact. Along with compassionate care from in-house parents, the facility offers educational programming that helps students succeed academically. At the educational center on the Kid’s Place campus, children can receive individual tutoring, homework help, and participate in online classes.
The Kid’s Place toddler classroom focuses on social interactions and play, while the pre-kindergarten classroom begins to prepare students for public school through play-based art and science explorations. The Hillsborough County Classroom provides an alternate school setting for elementary school children who need one on one instruction to prepare them for a transition to a larger local school.
