Helping Those Who Help: Ready-for-Action New Home Opens for Clearwater Community Volunteers

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The Clearwater Community Volunteers Center staff and volunteers joined together in cutting the ribbon for the new center, located in Downtown Clearwater. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Honor of the Center’s opening, a special meeting of the Tampa Bay Charity Coalition was held in the Center’s multi-purpose room. Introducing the speakers was Church Director of Community Affairs, Dylan Pires. Member of the Coalition who spoke included Neil Brickfield of the Pinellas County Shriff’s Police Athletic League, Karena Morrison of Shop Local for Good and Pastor Joel Lewis of Out of Our Hearts Ministry. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Located in downtown Clearwater, the Clearwater Community Volunteers Center was established by the Church of Scientology to support charitable and volunteer initiatives in the community. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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The CCV Reception welcomes charitable groups from across the spectrum—from the arts to efforts to preserve the environment to non-profits that help at-risk youth. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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A gathering space outside the multi-purpose room provides a spot for informal meetings and networking. An audio-visual display provides information about the humanitarian programs supported by the Church of Scientology. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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A KITCHENETTE IS PERFECTLY APPOINTED to prepare the food service needs of groups utilizing the Center or the neighboring Osceola Courtyard. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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THE CENTER’S CONFERENCE ROOM was specifically designed to cater to non-profits in need of a space for board meetings or strategic planning sessions. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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LOCATED JUST ACROSS THE STREET from the Osceola Courtyard (left), the staff of the Clearwater Community Volunteers oversees the use of the Courtyard for outdoor tours and other community activities. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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THE HOME FOR UNITED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND YOUTH FOR HUMAN RIGHTS in Clearwater, presents global education initiatives which identify and protect the rights of every citizen of the world. All told, the center has partnered with 130 like-minded groups and organizations to bring effective education on human rights to young and old alike throughout the State of Florida. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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THE CLEARWATER OFFICE OF THE WAY TO HAPPINESS, dedicated to the nonreligious moral code written by L. Ron Hubbard, provides common-sense morality to communities throughout Tampa Bay. In one Pinellas County community alone, since volunteers began a campaign to educate residents with The Way to Happiness, the crime rate dropped 56%. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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THE CRIMINON FLORIDA HEADQUARTERS presents a central point for carrying out the mission of addressing the causes of criminality and restoring offenders’ self-respect through effective character-building programs. Currently over 1,000 prisoners in Florida are enrolled on Criminon programs improving their chances of re-integrating into society as productive citizens. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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THE CLEARWATER CENTER FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR A DRUG-FREE WORLD—an international drug education initiative which has reached 260 million people worldwide—has created partnerships with dozens of law enforcement agencies and more than 100 youth education facilities around Florida. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CCHR) CLEARWATER is the local operations center for the world’s leading mental health watchdog group since 1969. The information center features the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum, and serves as an investigative arm and referral center dedicated to the eradication of psychiatric abuse. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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THE DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS OF THE CHURCH’S VOLUNTEER MINISTERS is part of a global movement active in 120 nations—the world’s largest independent relief force. Scientologists volunteer more than 200,000 hours a year in the Tampa Bay area alone, living by the Volunteer Ministers motto that no matter the challenge, “Something can be done about it.” © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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