Community Care: Stories of Impact

March 6, 2023

Home is Where the Heart Is

By Blog, Roxie Jerde, Homepage - Story of Impact,

Our basic need for a home—for the shelter, security, and sanctuary a home provides—is a universal human need. While headlines are aswirl with stories of rent escalations and affor…

March 6, 2023

New Sarasota housing collaborative partners with landlords for more rentals amid crisis

By Blog, Homepage - Story of Impact, Saundra Amrhein,

Jonathan Frankel has called Sarasota home for 33 years. His kids went to local schools, he owned a nice house, and he ran a thriving tiling business. “I was the marble man for the rich a…

February 28, 2023

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Taps Unique Funding to Support Affordable Housing Opportunity for Project 180

By Press Release, Blog,

Through a combination of grant and program-related investment, formerly incarcerated citizens remain sheltered and connected In a bid to circumvent homelessness that can lead to recidivi…

February 24, 2023

Farmhouse Animal & Nature Sanctuary Purchases Tractor with Grant Dollars

By Blog, Homepage - Story of Impact,

Farmhouse Animal & Nature Sanctuary, a nonprofit exotic, domestic and farm animal sanctuary, was awarded a $22,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Funding for the g…

February 13, 2023

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards Nearly $200,000 supporting Animal Welfare

By Press Release, Blog,

Grants support nonprofit organizations that serve animals and promote their humane care in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto Counties SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sa…

January 30, 2023

Eighty Thousand Dollars Awarded to the Child Protection Center

By Blog, Homepage - Story of Impact,

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…

January 18, 2023

Venice Theatre still working to rebuild after devastating blow from Hurricane Ian

By Blog, Homepage - Story of Impact,

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — When Hurricane Ian hit the Venice Theatre in late September last year, the storm did devastating damage. “I cried. I cried. I came over that bridge and I c…

December 20, 2022

Returning home: Season of Sharing helps Bradenton couple with a dream of home

By Blog, Homepage - Story of Impact, Saundra Amrhein,

The day that Vicki Barber spread her mother’s ashes at Sanibel Island, she knew it was her time. Time to live her own life. Her kids were grown. Her dear mom gone. Her cancer in remis…

December 9, 2022

Animal Welfare Grants Strengthen Ability to Respond to Dire Pet Needs

By Blog, Community Foundation of Sarasota County,

Animal shelters routinely receive dogs and cats in severe health crisis, and Animal Welfare Grants from the Community Foundation can expand their capacity to provide emergency care and foster…

November 1, 2022

Amidst Grief, Gratitude

By Blog, Roxie Jerde, Homepage Spotlight Item,

These past few years have brought significant challenges—the pandemic, with its ensuing, ongoing recovery, and Hurricane Ian testing the resolve of our communities. But the challenges ha…

September 26, 2022

Supporting Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund for All Communities

By Blog, Roxie Jerde, Homepage Spotlight Item,

Like you, we here at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County are watching news reports, hearing from our neighbors around the suncoast, and learning of the scale of damage left in Hurrican…

August 18, 2022

New surgical table at Mote Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital thanks to local foundations

By Blog, Homepage - Story of Impact, Stephanie Kettle,

Special animals require special equipment, and thanks to a pair of grants from local community foundations, Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital will be even better equipped to serv…