Empowerment and Success: Stories of Impact
November 18, 2020
From “Odd Ball” Class to Lifelong Passion
Editor's Note: Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sharing dispatches and sentiments from students receiving scholarships from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Our thi…
October 30, 2020
Education Matters: Learning Virtually from the Van Wezel
While the arts teach us a host of valuable lessons, creativity and problem solving are right in the mix. Enter the world of virtual education. From March on, the Van Wezel team embraced techno…
October 21, 2020
Florida Studio Theatre Helps Provide 'Write a Play' at No Cost to Schools
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) recently received a $37,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, a key partner in FST’s efforts to provide its award-winning WRITE A PLAY…
October 13, 2020
PAInT Center at USF receives $30,000 donation to promote diversity, equity and inclusion
The University of South Florida Foundation has received $30,000 in donations to create a program at the Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts-Integrated Teaching (PAInT) that combines creati…
October 9, 2020
Riverview IB's Excellence & Equity E2 Initiative
The mission of the E2 Initiative seeks to promote the inclusion and success of underrepresented students in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) and International Baccalaurea…
October 5, 2020
Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center | Remote Learning for Individuals with Vision Loss
Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center sought a seamless transition from one-to-one personal instruction to remote learning for individuals with vision loss. Funding in the amount of $9,839 w…
September 28, 2020
Project 180, dedicated to prisoner reentry, celebrates second chance employers
Now entering its seventh season, the Strong Voices Strong Subjects Lecture Series is designed to provide meaningful public education about prisoner reentry issues from nationally recognized sc…
August 13, 2020
Curls: Alise Fortune's Scholarship Story on her Journey to Self-Love
Editor's Note: Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sharing dispatches and sentiments from students receiving scholarships from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Our sec…
August 6, 2020
Great Futures Academy: Restoring a Sense of Safety through Education
Editor’s Note: Dawn Page is the Vice President of Operations at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County For 50 years and through thick and thin, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota…
August 3, 2020
Celebrating Mote Marine Laboratory's High School Internship Class of 2020
These 16 of Mote's 34-member class, representing Mote's three internship levels, were all seniors and received a special "ConGRADulations" send-off to celebrate their matriculation.
August 1, 2020
Celebrating Students with a Virtual Toss of the Cap
For our community’s teachers, students and families, it’s been a long, tumultuous summer. As conversations about reopening schools become increasingly complex, the usual back-to-sc…