Community Impact Awards

The Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie County, in coordination with the St. Lucie Chamber of Commerce, presents the Community Impact Award each month to an outstanding individual working with children and families in St. Lucie County. The Children’s Services Council is committed to recognizing the good work being done in our community by those who dedicate their lives to helping others. The most recent award winners are listed below.

You can also watch interviews with our winners on All In, (shows linked below) a partnership between Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie County and the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce to highlight individuals in our community who are "All In". On each episode, hosts Terissa Aronson and Sean Boyle will recognize a Community Impact Award winner as well as introduce local non-profits with opportunities for residents to get involved. 

Cindy Bridges with community impact award

Cindy Bridges

The Lindsay School of the Arts


Cindy Bridges is a Florida native, and is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University. Her background and love for dance and the performing arts started at a very young age. Cindy has worked in human services and education for over six years and has devoted her life to helping children and their families. She is extremely passionate about the children and homeless community in St. Lucie County.

Mindi Fetterman holding Community Impact Award


Mindi Fetterman

Inner Truth Project


Mindi Fetterman founded the Inner Truth Project with a goal to offer a safe place for sexual assault survivors to heal and grow. 

Mindi works tirelessly to ensure that survivors who visit her center have every opportunity to heal in their own way. She is a true champion for survivors in our community and beyond.

Jessica Drew - Annual Community Impact Award Winner

PACE Center for Girls

August 2019Jessica Drew is a hidden gem at PACE Treasure Coast. She is a passionate advocate for the girls that she serve on a daily basis. Every year she prepares them for an annual poetry event, encouraging them to use the traumatic situations they have gone through as their testimony. 

Jessica once picked up a student every day because she lived within a 2 mile radius of the school and she could not get a bus assigned by the district. Jessica wanted to ensure that the girl attended school daily because she was close to graduation, so she added this student to her "Magic School Bus" route.  

Jessica ensures that the girls remain connected to the community keeping them involved in the Youth Leadership and the Mentorship Program. She advocates tirelessly for the girls in the program ensuring that all of their academic and social/emotional goals are met. There isn't a battle or a neighborhood tough enough to keep Jessica Drew out of, when it comes to serving our girls.

April 2019 award winner holding plaque

Guerline Gabriel

Teen Choices

Guerline Gabriel works closely with young women in our community at risk of having teen pregnancies in the Teen Choices program.

May 2019 award winner holding plaque

Clorisse Stephens

Helping People Succeed

Ms. Stephens is Helping People Succeed’s Community Mom and was actually nominated for this award by a colleague. Ms. Stephens advocates for children and their families and consistently goes the extra mile to find services for families in need.

June 2019 award winner holding plaque

Pinkie Miller

Save Our Children, Inc.

July 2019 award winner holding plaque

Kim Reid

Kids at Hope

Ms. Reid works hard to ensure that every adult in our community knows how to find the talents and treasures in our children by teaching and supporting the Kids at Hope mantra that All Kids Are Capable of Success, NO EXCEPTIONS!


ALL IN


All In features hosts Terissa Aronson of the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce and our Executive Director Sean Boyle who introduce you to to each Community Impact Award Winner as well as a nonprofit working in our community. The show is recorded with support from St. Lucie County Communications and the City of Fort Pierce Media Services.