Empowerment and Success: Stories of Impact
February 24, 2020
Breaking Barriers and Embracing Diversity at National History Day
A seventh- grade student sits next to a laptop at the end of a long conference table located inside the front office at Sarasota Middle School. At the other end sit four judges waiting for thi…
February 18, 2020
Carl Caruso's Gambit: Nurturing Good Decision Makers Through Early Childhood Education - And Games of Chess
Retiree Carl Caruso usually keeps his philanthropy on the down-low, but he’s realized that to scale up, he has to speak up. After all, it was reporting about Orlando hotelier Harris Rose…
February 3, 2020
An International Group Strengthens Parent Leadership | UnidosNow
Our Parent Leadership Program began October 1st of this year, again with strong parental participation at both Gocio and Tuttle elementary schools. Our new participants give our program an int…
January 6, 2020
EdExploreSRQ ED-stravaganza Grant Winners Named
Tuttle Elementary School, Woodland Middle School and individual teachers from Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, Sarasota Middle School, Wilkinson Elementary and Tatum Ridge Elementary were all…
December 27, 2019
A Community Collaborates to Share the Gift of Reading
For students attending Cranberry Elementary School in North Port, the holiday season got off to a spectacular start, thanks to the generosity of local Barnes & Noble customers. For several…
December 23, 2019
Scholarship honoring Southeast High teens who died in crash raises nearly $100,000
A scholarship fund honoring two Manatee County teenagers who died just after graduating high school has raised nearly $100,000.
December 23, 2019
Scholarship for Southeast HS students continues to grow
A scholarship fund honoring two Manatee County teenagers who died just after graduating high school has raised nearly $100,000.
December 11, 2019
Empowering Families and Individuals to Succeed
While we each aspire to lead a successful life in our own way, the path to reaching our greatest potential is often found through education. Education breeds skills and, more importantly, conf…
November 26, 2019
Harvey Milk Festival Launches #WeSupport Campaign
The campaign aims to educate and inform participants about the unique diversity issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
November 14, 2019
Senior Friendship Center to hold Holiday Extravaganza performance
...thanks to a grant from the Sarasota Senior Theatre Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The grant will allow “Holiday Extravaganza” to be the first…
November 13, 2019
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards Community Impact Grant to JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation
A grant of $2,750 recently awarded by the Arthur T. Esslinger Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, allows JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation will be able to p…