December 18, 2024

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Raises Nearly $9 Million for Disaster Response and Recovery After Historic Hurricane Season

By Press Release, Blog, Homepage - Blog,

Funds support both immediate needs and long-term assistance in the hard-hit region SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has so far raised nearly $9 million in eight…

December 16, 2024

It doesn't add up: Sarasota County's affordable housing crisis

By Blog, Roxie Jerde,

For the past several years, Sarasota County has experienced an influx of new residents that has resulted in a six percent increase in the population overall, and the trend is expected to conti…

November 14, 2024

Resurrection House Receives Grant for a New Giving Platform from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

By Homepage - Story of Impact, SRQ Media,

Resurrection House, Inc., has been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, which will empower Resurrection House to upgrade its giving platform. Called Bloomer…

November 6, 2024

Large and small donations push Season of Sharing to historic early start

By Homepage - Story of Impact, Saundra Amrhein,

Fundraising for Season of Sharing has reached a "historic" early start after two additional large donations to the campaign have brought the total to $3 million and counting.

This p…

August 14, 2024

$33,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County supports CASL's Legacy Village Supportive Housing Initiative

By Homepage - Story of Impact, SRQ Media,

Community Assisted and Supported Living, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received a $33,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. These funds will help cover the gap in fu…

May 28, 2024

A Heart Needs a Home

By Blog, Homepage - Blog,

Claudia Barnett remembers the first place she truly felt at home. In truth, her address was in the small town of Leonia, New Jersey. But her heart was at home in New York. Specifically, her gr…

May 17, 2024

2024 Giving Challenge Competitive Campaign Prizes Awarded to 63 Nonprofits

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Nearly $100,000 was awarded to organizations through contests of creativity and strategy. SARASOTA, FL – Prizes for the 2024 Giving Challenge have been announced, with an additional 63…

December 21, 2023

Generous Bradenton woman gets a hand up from Season of Sharing after being wiped out

By Story, Homepage - Story of Impact, The Herald-Tribune Media Group, Saundra Amrhein,

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

By Story, Homepage - Story of Impact, The Herald-Tribune Media Group, Saundra Amrhein,

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…