Building a Connection to Our Future
This month, Sarasota County and the City of North Port celebrated a momentous groundbreaking. The North Port Connector to the Legacy Trail will add nearly four miles of paved recreational trail and connect the county’s most populous city to this world-class amenity.
Local Experts Talk Water Quality, Pollution at Gulf Coast Donor Briefing
About two dozen Gulf Coast donors joined us today for a virtual briefing on environmental water quality in our region.
The session—moderated by Gulf Coast’s Jo...
We're on a Good Path
I feel lucky to live in a community where generous visionaries invest in the well-being of all of us and our natural surroundings. We have a long journey ahead to restore nature’s balance, but we’re on the right path.
Help Remove the Stigma from Mental Health Care
The following guest column by Gulf Coast President/CEO Mark Pritchett appeared in the May 15 edition of SRQ Daily:
Great news arrived in my email on Thursday....
Taking Stock in Mental Health Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the way schools function and how we educate our students. While schools, educators, students, and their parents have adapted to the logistical challenges—distancing, disinfecting, at-home learning—the mental-health impacts of those changes have been more difficult to handle.
Foundation Announces 2021 Leadership Institute
28 participants from across the region will participate in the virtual 2021 Gulf Coast Leadership Institute. Through this annual initiative, the foundation provides intensive, high-quality leadership training designed to identify, develop, and connect a diverse and growing group of aspiring community leaders.
A Day4Hope leads to a year to thrive
As another school year wraps up, many students look forward to the care-free days of summer vacation. But for a staggering number of local kids, it won’t be long before they start to worry about their preparedness for the next school year. One local organization is helping to relieve that burden for thousands of homeless and needy local children.
Let’s Do Our Jobs on Region’s Environment
Protecting and restoring environmental water quality is one of the most important things we can do to maintain and improve our region’s coveted quality of life. The recreation, tourism, fishing, and real estate for which we’re known all depend on healthy waterways.
Gulf Coast Repeats as a "Best Nonprofit"
For the second-straight year, The NonProfit Times has recognized Gulf Coast Community Foundation as one of the “Best Nonprofits to Work For” in the country.