SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL (MAY 27, 2022) – For hundreds of children in Safe Children Coalition’s care in Circuit 12 (Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties), children that have been abused, neglected or abandoned require they be removed from the home. For those children, when no relative or close family contact is available to take them in, a foster family must be found. Foster … [Read more...] about National Foster Care Month recognizes foster care heroes
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Bradenton Kiwanis Club Provided Over $177,000 in Grant Funding for Local Organizations This Month
In the month of May, the Bradenton Kiwanis Club is pleased to have provided more than $177,000 in grant funding for local organizations supporting our community. Fund recipients included: Manatee County 4-H – $10,000 to be used for scholarships to camps and conferences for youth, educational programming, leadership awards, and projects.Carmel Resource Center - … [Read more...] about Bradenton Kiwanis Club Provided Over $177,000 in Grant Funding for Local Organizations This Month
The Hermitage Artist Retreat Announces Theater Maker and Director Shariffa Ali as the 2022 Recipient of the $35,000 Hermitage Major Theater Award
The Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA) recognizes a playwright or theater artist with a commission of $35,000 to create an original work, in addition to providing a residency at the Hermitage and an inaugural workshop of the newly created play, anticipated for the fall of 2023 in Chicago, New York, or London. The distinguished Award Committee for this second HMTA included … [Read more...] about The Hermitage Artist Retreat Announces Theater Maker and Director Shariffa Ali as the 2022 Recipient of the $35,000 Hermitage Major Theater Award
CreArte Latino Cultural Center Receives Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation
The $7,087 grant will help with COVID-related delay expenses. (May 26, 2022) Through its COVID-19 Response Initiative, Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation have awarded the CreArte Latino Cultural Center a grant of $7,087. The grant will help fund expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, and empower CreArte Latino to move … [Read more...] about CreArte Latino Cultural Center Receives Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation
Goodwill Manasota receives donation of Patriot Plaza art from The Patterson Foundation
SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – In 2014, The Patterson Foundation dedicated Patriot Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery. Patriot Plaza was given as a gift, in a first-ever of its kind collaboration, to the Department of Veterans Affairs and our nation as a whole. The mission of Patriot Plaza is simple: to provide a place to remember and reflect – one that honors veterans, inspires … [Read more...] about Goodwill Manasota receives donation of Patriot Plaza art from The Patterson Foundation