Community Care: Stories of Impact
February 15, 2024
“Season of Sharing” Surpasses $4.2 Million in Donations in 24th Annual Campaign
Seven matching gifts totaling $700,000 contributed by The Patterson Foundation enhance the millions provided by the community to support neighbors in need all year long. SARASOTA, FL – T…
February 12, 2024
Season of Sharing and the stories we write together
If you've ever experienced the joy of reading a book with a child or making up a story with them, then you know how the guidelines we rely on as adults - like every action has an equal and opp…
December 21, 2023
Generous Bradenton woman gets a hand up from Season of Sharing after being wiped out
Returning home earlier this year to find her utilities shut off and all her furniture gone was quite a blow to Isabelle Speaks, especially since she has spent her life paying gifts forward.
December 18, 2023
Season of Sharing helps new Sarasota parents hit by string of catastrophes
Ashley Wedig's life began to change thanks to a broken bathroom sink.
It was 2017, and she was renting a not-so-great duplex in Englewood.
"Go find Craig," the landlord s…
November 22, 2023
North Port mom faces past trauma; Rebuilt life began to spiral after her own mother died
Shawana Perkins crawled into bed that night a week before Thanksgiving 2020, exhausted but content.
Life was good. She was providing for her daughters on her own since her divorce a…
November 13, 2023
A healing path: Season of Sharing helps Bradenton father in life of grief and growth
The phone buzzed in Steven Bender's pocket and his handheld radio squawked. "Steven, what is your location?" came the voice of a colleague over the speaker. Steven whisked out the office door,…
November 8, 2023
Bradenton mom finds stability through work, studies and an assist from Season of Sharing
Sometime between sleeping in her mother's living room and paying for Uber rides to work every day, Sondra Evans knew something had to give.
She'd always been independent and had a j…
June 27, 2023
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards nearly $150,000 to Alzheimer's and dementia awareness and support groups
Four local nonprofit organizations have received funding for brain research and support programs In recognition of June as International Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Commun…
June 21, 2023
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards Nearly $1 Million for Hurricane Recovery Efforts
An additional $720,000 has been earmarked for future funding Just as a new hurricane season gains steam, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded nearly $1 million to local nonp…
June 1, 2023
A Time to Every Purpose
“In recovery new needs continue to emerge. We continue to learn and unearth new things that you can’t know in those initial days, weeks, and months after a disaster.” &ndash…
May 5, 2023
Harvest House awarded $120,000 grant to support '2Gen' programs
Harvest House has received a $120,000, three-year grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to provide classroom equipment for the organization's Life Enrichment Campus and to sup…
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…