December 13, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Bring Underserved Families Together for Lights in Bloom®
More than 1,300 local children, families, teachers, and school staff enjoyed complimentary access to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Lights in Bloom® holiday light show this season th…
December 4, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Expands Access to Parenting Education
Community Foundation of Sarasota County awarded Forty Carrots Family Center $35,000 to provide at-risk families with evidence-based Circle of Security® (COS) Parenting Education groups, wh…
June 13, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards $58,000 Eight Local Nonprofits to Stimulate Parent Leadership Strategies
Funding supports organizations serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s first Parent Leadership Grant…
March 8, 2024
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Many who know me know that I truly believe in the value of teamwork. Collaboration is critical to making visions become reality, and this is a guiding principle for me, whether I’m consi…
January 12, 2024
Transforming Families Through a 2Gen Approach
Mireya Morales has many convictions, but one stands above all: “I don’t want my children to be statistics,” she says. “I want more for them.” A child of Mexican i…
January 2, 2024
Community Foundation, Selby Gardens bring families together for Lights in Bloom
More than 1,300 children, families, teachers and school staff enjoyed complimentary access to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Lights in Bloom holiday light show this season thanks to a partners…
December 15, 2023
2Gen One Family
By working with the child and parent as a whole family unit, the 2Gen approach creates a legacy of educational success and economic prosperity that passes from one generation to the next. Th…
October 13, 2023
Community Partners Join Forces to Strengthen At-Risk Children & Families
Children First, the exclusive provider of Head Start and Early Head Start Services for Sarasota County, is thrilled to announce a remarkable collaboration with generous community partners who…
September 25, 2023
Sarasota County Commission cuts childcare, homeless services, Boys and Girls Clubs funds
Amid ongoing crises in housing and childcare, thousands of local children, working families, and residents facing homelessness will be hurt by major cuts to social service programs approved by…