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March 24, 2022

As rents go up and evictions increase, Sarasota's seniors struggle to find places to live

Most government-subsidized senior housing complexes in the area have no availability. But driving the crisis is that low-cost units on the private market are now disappearing – with land…

January 26, 2022

Family Promise of South Sarasota County closes on purchase for Pathways Home campus

Family Promise of South Sarasota County closed Tuesday on its purchase of 10 cottages off of Substation Road to be used in its Pathways Home transitional housing program for participants in it…

August 2, 2021

Campus of Caring Dedicates Building to Community Foundation

In recognition of a decades-long partnership, The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center has dedicated a building on its five-acre campus in honor of the Community Foundation of Sarasota Cou…

August 2, 2021

Soundbites from El Corazón

Long before the invention of keystrokes, written script and the type press, storytelling was tied to oral traditions. Human stories are best told through voice and the words, tones, and emotio…

December 4, 2019

Showing Community Care

Each of us cares for our community in a unique way. For donors working with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, it means being a resource during challenging times, with a mindset to l…

January 31, 2018

Area Donors Lift Season of Sharing Campaign Once Again Over the $2 Million Mark

For the fifth year in a row, the annual Season of Sharing campaign has again broken the $2 million milestone. With donations ranging from $5 to $100,000, this year’s campaign received an…

January 22, 2018

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Grants $322,924 in Hurricane Irma Recovery Funding to Local Nonprofit Organizations

SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County awarded $322,924 from the Hurricane Irma Relief and Recovery Fund to 41 local nonprofit organizations in order to assist with r…