Community
Yes, The Florida Keys are all sunsets and sea breezes—but we’ve got the everyday stuff covered, too. From urgent care clinics and hospitals to libraries with more than just beach reads, and churches where you can find a warm hello, these services keep island life running smoothly. Visitors may not plan on needing them, but it’s nice to know help, healing, and community are close by. Because even in paradise, sometimes you need more than sunscreen and flip-flops.
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Force Blue
FORCE BLUE — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that unites Special Operations veterans with marine science and conservation missions.
My Coastal Adventure
My Coastal Adventure connects you with local captains for custom sandbar, snorkeling, fishing, sunset & eco tours throughout the Florida Keys.
Keys Marine Lab
Keys Marine Laboratory is a full-service marine field station on Long Key supporting marine research, education and restoration in the Florida Keys.
The Art Guild of the Purple Isles
An artists' guild founded in 1966, now more than a hundred members strong, running six shows a year at venues across the Upper Keys. Most of it happens November through April, so time your visit if you want to catch something.
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)
Explore ocean conservation with REEF's citizen science, education, and marine programs.
MarineLab Environmental Education
Founded by undersea pioneer Ian Koblick, MarineLab in Key Largo delivers immersive, hands-on marine science education focused on the Florida Keys ecosystem.
Lower Keys Guides Association
Lower Keys Guides Association — nonprofit organization representing professional fishing guides in the Lower Florida Keys dedicated to sustainable fishery management and conservation.
Key West Art and Historical Society
Explore two centuries of Key West history and art in a stunning historic landmark!
Paws Academy Dog Training
Paws Academy Dog Training is a Key Largo dog training service led by Brynn Gibbs, offering basic obedience, puppy kindergarten, behavior modification, and pet sitting. Whether you have a new puppy or a pup with a few quirks to work through, Paws Academy helps Keys dogs and their owners build better habits together.
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center
Marine sanctuary protecting reefs, seagrass, mangroves & heritage in the Florida Keys.
Florida Keys SPCA
Two campuses, Key West and Marathon, where dogs, cats and the occasional rabbit are waiting on somewhere to go. They also run Monroe County's animal control, so the same organization handling adoptions is the one answering the call when an injured animal turns up on the highway.
Alex Vega Key West Firehouse Museum
In 1886 Key West burned for twelve hours, in part because the city's only steam fire engine had been shipped to New York for repairs. The Alex Vega Key West Firehouse Museum lives inside the 1907 Station No. 3, fire pole and all, and tells you how the island fought back.
Reef Relief
Nonprofit protecting and restoring Florida’s coral reefs through science, advocacy, and education.
Provisions Ahead
Provisions Ahead is a premium vacation grocery delivery service based in Islamorada that stocks vacation rentals throughout the Florida Keys with groceries, adult beverages, local favorites, flowers, balloons, and more before guests arrive — so they can skip the store and go straight to vacation mode.