December 13, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Bring Underserved Families Together for Lights in Bloom®
More than 1,300 local children, families, teachers, and school staff enjoyed complimentary access to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Lights in Bloom® holiday light show this season th…
December 4, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Expands Access to Parenting Education
Community Foundation of Sarasota County awarded Forty Carrots Family Center $35,000 to provide at-risk families with evidence-based Circle of Security® (COS) Parenting Education groups, wh…
December 1, 2024
Merry and Bright
This holiday season, gifts are taking on a different shape for me: not objects to be unwrapped, but moments of joy and generosity I wish I could crystallize and keep forever perfectly intact i…
July 18, 2024
First 1,000 Days Suncoast at SMH Received $7,500 Grant
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation recently received a $7,500 Parent Leadership Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the First 1,000 Days Suncoast initiative…
July 1, 2024
Help for a Rainy Day
With the official start of summer, headlines abound with warnings of an especially active hurricane season, leaving many in our community bracing for uncertainty in the coming months. We ent…
June 13, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards $58,000 Eight Local Nonprofits to Stimulate Parent Leadership Strategies
Funding supports organizations serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s first Parent Leadership Grant…
May 21, 2024
The Forever Promise of a 2Gen Approach
There’s an old saying:
“A parent is only as happy as their least happy child.”
For many, this sentiment rings true as an illustration of the interdependency of parents a…
March 15, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County “Parent Leadership Grant” Opened March 1
The grant encourages nonprofit organizations to incorporate parent voice in decision-making. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has opened a new grant o…
March 8, 2024
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Many who know me know that I truly believe in the value of teamwork. Collaboration is critical to making visions become reality, and this is a guiding principle for me, whether I’m consi…