April 17, 2023
Recent grants support All Faiths Food Bank's BackPack Program
Grants totaling $60,000 help All Faiths provide nutritional assistance for students over the weekend and during school breaks Nearly 50% of Sarasota County and 100% of DeSoto County students…
January 30, 2023
Eighty Thousand Dollars Awarded to the Child Protection Center
The Child Protection Center, Inc. (CPC) has been awarded $80,000 in funds through the generosity through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. and the William G. and Marie Selby Fo…
December 7, 2022
Still smiling: Season of Sharing and community help Sarasota woman through painful year
Tina Davis was famous for her radiant smile. If ever customers at Duff’s Original Buffet in Bradenton entered in a sour mood, by the time their drinks touched their tables, Davis’…
September 12, 2022
Free Mammograms Offered to Uninsured Women
Manatee County, FL – September 6, 2022: The single most effective way to reduce the effects of breast cancer is early detection. We Care Manatee is partnering with Bowes Imaging Center,…
September 2, 2022
Community Foundation Awards Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center $30,000
Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to provide mental health counseling services to its clients. In conjun…
January 12, 2022
NAMI Sarasota-Manatee receives grant to support mental health services
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Sarasota and Manatee Counties has received a generous Capacity Building Grant from the Jerome and Lillian Barnett Fund of the Community Foundation of Sa…
December 5, 2021
Children First Receives Mental Health And Child Safety Support From Community Foundation Of Sarasota County
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has provided Children First with a $30,000 Equity and Access Grant to support access to mental health care for Sarasota County’s most vulnerab…
December 1, 2021
A Healthier Community: The Caring Legacy of J. Robert and Mary Jane Donnelly
When J. Robert and Mary Jane Donnelly moved to Nokomis, Florida in 1987 from Republic, Michigan, they fell in love with their new home and the many possibilities to engage their community on a…
November 29, 2021
Multicultural Health Institute Awarded $30,000 to Care Navigation Program
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County granted $30,000 through its Equity and Access Grant program to support the MHI Safekeeper Care Coordination Program. With this funding provided by t…