Florida's Child Wellbeing Decline ignites Community Action for Change

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Aug. 7, 2025 - PRLog -- CLEARWATER, FL — Children are the heart of our communities and promise of our future. Floridians have long valued our youth's wellbeing, but recent data reveals concerning trends. According to the 2025 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count report, Florida has dropped five spots in national child wellbeing rankings—slipping from 30th place to 35th.¹ ²

In light of this, The Way to Happiness Association Tampa Bay is taking action. With focus on instilling values-based principles, the organization is stepping up to support children and families of Clearwater and help build a brighter future.

Located at 33 N. Fort Harrison Avenue in Downtown Clearwater, The Way to Happiness Association Tampa Bay is inviting families throughout the area to attend free, semi-monthly seminars aimed at teaching life lessons and instilling common-sense values. The Way to Happiness seminars range from ages from adults to children.

Based on the non-religious moral code The Way to Happiness, written by humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard, the seminars draw from 21 simple yet powerful precepts grounded in everyday wisdom. ³

As Hubbard once wrote, "A child is a little bit like a blank slate. If you write the wrong things on it, it will say the wrong things. But, unlike a slate, a child can begin to do the writing: the child tends to write what has been written already."

With this understanding, the Tampa Bay chapter has created interactive seminars that bring these lessons to life. Each session explores different precepts—from "Set a Good Example", "Be Industrious" to "Be Competent" and more—helping children build character, responsibility and confidence to thrive in today's world.

The next seminar, "Be Temperate," will take place next Saturday, Aug 16th at The Way to Happiness Association located at 33 N. Fort Harrison Ave. Clearwater, Florida. Doors open at 2:30 PM. Parents and children are encouraged to attend and experience the joy and empowerment that come from living by timeless, universal values.

To RSVP or learn more, contact us at (727) 644-9238 or email centermanager@twth.org.

The Way to Happiness:

The Way to Happiness book was written and published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1981 as a common-sense guide to better living. Its purpose is to help arrest the current moral decline in society and restore integrity and trust to Man.4 It is available in 114 languages, with some 87 million copies printed worldwide.5

1https://www.aecf.org/interactive/databook?l=12
2https://www.aecf.org/interactive/databook
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3https://www.thewaytohappiness.org/
4https://www.thewaytohappiness.org/
5https://www.thewaytohappiness.org/programs/community-groups.html