“In the West Gallery, Jonathan Spikes is here, folks.
Jonathan Spikes runs Affirming Youth Foundation, which provides clinical and trauma-informed mental health services to youth, children and adolescents, and their families in Miami-Dade and in Broward county.
The return-on-investment is immediate, and it is direct. It improves reading scores. It decreases behavioral difficulties. It increases social skills.
But let me just candidly and frankly tell you that Jonathan Spikes is one of those dudes in the community that you can’t fake authenticity and originality.
He is not only improving, but he is saving kids’ lives. I am a proud supporter of his Affirming YOUth Program. Please stand up and be recognized, Mr. Spikes.”
[Welcome to the Florida Senate]
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Jason Pizzo, Senator
District 38