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July 16, 2021

Nonprofit Efforts Rally for Summer Learning and Student Success with Support from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

By Press Release,

Closing the achievement gap and extending learning gains have never been more crucial for students following a year of tremendous changes. This summer, the Community Foundation of Sarasota Cou…

August 6, 2020

Great Futures Academy: Restoring a Sense of Safety through Education

By Blog, Homepage - Blog, Story of Impact - Featured, Dawn Page,

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…

July 13, 2020

E-Tutoring: High School Volunteers & Elementary Students

By Story, Booker High School,

In a school year disrupted by social distancing and virtual learning, the importance of early childhood learning and building a foundation for lifelong success has never been more critical. In…

July 10, 2020

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, Community Foundation of Sarasota County come together to help youth avoid the “COVID slide”

By Story, Story of Impact - Featured, Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota County,

Experts from local foundations and nonprofit organizations came together to help at-risk children stay on track and avoid academic regression.

July 7, 2020

2020 Great Futures Academy Summer Program

By Story, Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota County,

Thanks to lead support from our wonderful community partners for making the 2020 Great Futures Academy Summer Program possible, Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, Community Foundation…

July 2, 2020

The Florida Center Receives $100,000 in Grants to Help Vulnerable Families

By Story, The Florida Center for Early Childhood,

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County awarded a grant of $25,000, from the James Franklin & Dorothy J. Warnell Fund, Sheldon L. German Fund, and Mildred Schwartz Lentini Fund, to go…

June 30, 2020

Teen Court of Sarasota Receives a $25,000 Matching Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

By Story, Teen Court of Sarasota,

Teen Court of Sarasota is proud to announce the Community Foundation of Sarasota County will continue to support services for our young people at our local schools for a third year in a row.

June 12, 2020

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County Approves Grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast

By Story, Scene Magazine,

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has approved a grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast in the amount of $10,000 through a recommendation from its Community Impact Grant…