The economic impact of the pandemic has had a devastating effect on small and minority-led businesses and their workforce. In response The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is launching a…
ArchiveApril 1, 2021
The pandemic has caused a slew of economic challenges, which has created an imminent wave of legal troubles waiting upstream as families brace for eviction and bankruptcy. Local humanitarian organizations…
ArchiveMarch 30, 2021
There is a wonderful scene in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” that speaks not only to our times but to the need for action in Sarasota County. With the Civil War nearly…
ArchiveMarch 22, 2021
Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the Herald-Tribune. Danielle Wright is the Florida area director for CarePortal. Danny and Ann Marie Jones are co-founders of Bridge a Life in Sarasota.…
ArchiveMarch 18, 2021
Recent funding from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation focuses on supporting early learning needs, strengthening mental health supports, and building equitable pathways to education, healthcare, and legal services. Funds will…
ArchiveFebruary 19, 2021
A staggering number of former military service members are facing mental health challenges and isolation, but a local collaboration is helping to heal the effects of trauma by utilizing therapy…
ArchiveFebruary 18, 2021
We are not through these crises yet, and we don’t know what waits for us on the other side, but what we do know is that we are all in…
ArchiveFebruary 12, 2021
Note: this article was originally written by Jacob Ogles of SRQ Magazine. The pandemic has introduced trauma in the lives of many children, whether directly from the death of a…
ArchiveFebruary 1, 2021
Imagine a child walking into a library, and instead of finding a wall of hardcover books and editorials, they discover an oasis of high-tech tools, gadgets and gizmos. In this…
ArchiveDecember 12, 2020