The Applied Ethics Institute sponsors a variety of ethics programs throughout Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area. Through partnerships with a wide variety of community organizations, faculty and students are involved in activities throughout Pinellas County designed to elevate the awareness of ethical issues throughout the area. Some of these partnerships include:

• Characters with Character is a joint project with the community library that uses stories and books to help teach young children about values.
  
  
• Character Education through a variety of programs that support ethics education in local public schools.

Community Service Work

Applied Ethics Institute sponsors student involvement in service organizations throughout Pinellas County. Thousands of volunteer hours have been donated to dozens of groups, including:

• All Children's Hospital
• The Arts Center
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• The Center for Women
• Children's Home Society
• Friends of Strays
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hospice of the Florida Suncoast
• Keep Pinellas Beautiful
• PARC
• Stavros Institute
• Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary
• Trinity Cafe