Better Together 2019: Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Gulf Coast Community Foundation will welcome renowned educator, innovator, and activist Freeman A. Hrabowski III as the featured speaker for our 2019 Better Together luncheon.SARASOTA EARNS $150,000 NATIONAL GRANT FOR INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
The county and city of Sarasota, along with funding partners Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, have secured a $150,000 national matching grant for a project to create financial savings for area nonprofits through energy improvements at their facilities.
New Center Provides Services, Support for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
Homeless-service providers, community leaders, philanthropists, and young advocates who have experienced homelessness themselves gathered on Thursday, October 18, for a ribbon-cutting and dedication at the new Harvest House Youth Center, a drop-in center exclusively for 16- to 24-year-olds who are homeless or at-risk.Donate Now for Hurricane Michael Relief and Recovery
In response to Hurricane Michael, Gulf Coast Community Foundation has activated our Gulf Coast Disaster Fund to accept tax-deductible charitable gifts in support of relief, recovery, and rebuilding in communities affected by the storm. Donations to the fund will be distributed to community foundations or other nonprofit organizations actively working to assist those communities.Thank you, Reading Recovery donors!
Gulf Coast is grateful to the following donors, who have generously supported Reading Recovery and Kids READ in Sarasota County:
Keith and Linda Monda
Charles...
Reading Recovery Students Sustain Gains
The Reading Recovery initiative in Sarasota County Schools continues to show exceptional results in lifting first-grade students who struggle the most with reading and writing. What’s more, with several years of data now available to analyze, we’ve also learned that students are sustaining those gains as they move up to second and third grade!
Venice Museum & Archives Honors Gulf Coast Donor Julia Laning
The Venice Museum & Archives has recognized ardent history lover, longtime volunteer, and generous Gulf Coast donor Julia Cousins Laning in a fitting way.
Ms....