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good news department Gulf Coast Community Foundation continues to invest in WBTT Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has received an Arts Appreciation Grant of $40,000 from Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The grant will support WBTT’s operations as well as the costs associated with its 2022-2023 season, which includes “Guys and Dolls,” “Flyin’ West,” “Dreamgirls,” “Big Sexy: The Fats Waller Revue” and the holiday show, “Black Nativity.” WBTT leaders (from l-r) Nate Jacobs, Julie Leach, Debra Flynt-Garrett and Jim Weaver Photo by Sorcha Augustine This is the sixth Arts Appreciation grant WBTT has received from Gulf Coast, totaling $175,000 since the first award in 2018. Gulf Coast’s Arts Appreciation Grants offer unrestricted funding to cornerstone arts organizations – in recognition of their contributions to our region’s economy and quality of life – to further their missions. For more about WBTT, visit westcoastblacktheatre.org. Bishop-Parker Grant Provides Funding for Children in Foster Care The Florida Center for Early Childhood received a $50,000 grant from the Bishop Parker Foundation for its Early Childhood Court, or ECC, program. The grant funded the purchase of a transit vehicle to take families to and from their required appointments, and helped provide additional mental health therapy and parenting classes. Providing transportation to families offers a safe and more efficient way for them to travel. With reliable transportation and reduced maintenance costs, the ECC model can be even more effective. “Many of the families do not have reliable vehicles to attend visitations, medical appointments, meetings and court proceedings,” said Dr. Kristie Skoglund, CEO of The Florida Center. For more information, visit https://www. thefloridacenter.org/what-we-do/early-childhood-court/ Community Day School Receives Community Impact Grant A Community Day School preschool student with books in the Janis Kaplan Multicultural Media Center Hershorin Schiff Community Day School (CDS) has received an $8,000 Community Impact Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The grant will help fund books and technology for its Janis Kaplan Multicultural Media Center. Dan Ceaser, Community Day’s head of school, explains that, when CDS secured a permanent campus in Sarasota one year ago, installing a state-of-the-art multicultural media center directed by a qualified media specialist was top on its wish list. “This generous grant allows us to expand the materials and resources needed to reflect a 21st-century school multimedia center— one which offers faculty and students the opportunity to explore a diversity of experiences, voices, and perspectives from around the world,” says Ceaser. To learn more about Community Day School, visit communityday.org. Planned Parenthood Awarded Grant The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has provided a $59,461 grant to Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida (PPSWCF). Financial stresses are impacting the ability of people in Sarasota County to access vital sexual and reproductive health services. The funds are now available to help uninsured and underinsured people in Sarasota County area access birth control, emergency contraception; acute care (STI/HIV testing and treatment of infections); and transgender care. Because of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s support, the financial burden is taken off patients, allowing them to access the care they need at our health center and via telehealth. “Your zip code and income level should not determine your ability to access basic health care,” said Stephanie Fraim, President and CEO of PPSWCF. “When people have access to high-quality, non-judgmental health care and accurate information about sexual health they experience healthier outcomes, leading to healthier communities overall.” Funding for this grant provided in part by the Charlotte Jones Fund and the Evelyn Hanig Osterweil Fund II from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Kiwanis Club of Sarasota Celebrates 100th Anniversary Granting to Local Nonprofits In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Sarasota Kiwanis Club and its Foundation gave $100,000 in grants to 28 local nonprofit organizations for 2022. “Our Club is dedicated every year to giving needed funds through our grants process, as it is part of our mission to support nonprofits in our local community,” said Marla Doss, president of the Sarasota Kiwanis Club Foundation. “This year, as it is our 100th year as a Club, we committed to giving a total of $100,000 in grants.” A total of 28 nonprofit organizations were gifted checks this year, they are: All Friends Network, Big Brothers/Big Sisters , Boys & Girls Clubs, Child Protection Center, Children First, Children’s Cancer Center, Early Learning Coalition, Easterseals Southwest Florida, Embracing Our Differences, Foundation for Dreams, Girls, Inc., Heart Gallery of Sarasota, Manasota BUDs, Manasota Solve Maternity Homes, The Mark Wandall Foundation, Mayors’ Feed the Hungry, Meals on Wheels Sarasota, Operation Eco Vets, Pines of Sarasota, The Players Centre for Performing Arts, Pregnancy Solutions, Safe Children Coalition, Sarasota School of Innovative Studies, Selah Freedom, Senior Friendship Centers, Sertoma Kids, SPARCC, and SRQ Medical Pregnancy Center. Children First Children First has received a $30,000 grant from the Jerome & Mildred Paddock Foundation to help fund a new classroom that will bring eight infants and toddlers off the waiting list. Along with other funders, the grant will allow the renovation of a previously existing space, where the agency already has two classrooms that serve sixteen infants and toddlers in partnership with First Presbyterian Church. As the exclusive provider of Head Start and Early Head Start services, Children First serves hundreds of children and their families living at or below the Federal Poverty Level ($23,030 for a family of 3) across 15 locations each year. “With costs of childcare rising at such a rapid rate, coupled with the overall inflation we are experiencing around the nation, our community’s most vulnerable families are under extreme duress. Our waitlist of those in need of our services can reach up to 180 children, so every slot that we are able to open is crucial,” says CEO Philip Tavill. For more information, visit childrenfirst.net. Embracing Our Differences Receives Arts Appreciation Grant Sarah Wertheimer, the executive director of Embracing Our Differences, announced that the organization has received a $50,000 Arts Appreciation grant from the Helen Hamilton Fund at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The grant will fund various aspects of the organization’s yearround educational initiatives. “Our ongoing arts education programs represent the most important aspect of our efforts – reaching and impacting the lives of thousands of students and teachers locally and around the world,” says Wertheimer. Since 2004, more than 529,000 students have participated, including 52,274 students and 1,808 teachers during the 2021-2022 school year alone. EOD partners with local educators and arts organizations to create a variety of educational programs, including free school field trips to EOD’s annual outdoor exhibit and two reading day programs for pre-k through third grade students in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Programs created for high school students include docent training as part of the Coexistence Club experience and the Unity Day program, a full-day workshop that promotes empathy and respect through team building activities. Next year’s Bayfront Park exhibit runs January 18-March 12, 2023. The exhibit will be displayed at Butler Park in North Port, March 22-April 19, 2023; and at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, April 26-May 29, 2023. For information, visit www.embracingourdifferences.org. Gulf Coast Community Foundation Funds Programs for the Workforce CareerEdge, the workforce development initiative of the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, will continue its workforce efforts thanks to a $125,000 grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation. This grant award extends the 11-year-long partnership between CareerEdge and Gulf Coast, who was a founding investor in CareerEdge and continues to play an integral role in the region’s workforce development. CareerEdge will use the grant funds for on-the-job training, internships, and salary subsidies for local employers. They will also be used for CareerEdge’s Fast-Track training programs. Fast-Track training is a way for employers to quickly fill in-demand job openings while offering rapid credentialing and certifications critical within the industry. Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s cumulative support for CareerEdge now exceeds $1.5 million going back to when the initiative was launched in 2009. “With the one-two punch from inflation, and a protracted pandemic, workforce readiness and economic diversification are greater priorities for our region now, more than ever—and therefore for Gulf Coast Community Foundation,” said Jon Thaxton, Gulf Coast’s senior vice president for community investment and co-chair of the CareerEdge Funders Committee. For information about CareerEdge, visit www.careeredgefunders.org. For information on the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, visit www.sarasotachamber.com. 30 WEST COAST WOMAN SEPTEMBER 2022
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