At the end of 2017 with the addition of our Community Liaison, Christina Russi, our organization began processing requests for emergency funding through Season of Sharing, a special program provided by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
Today, we are processing roughly 1/3 of the total Season of Sharing funds available to the community, going to an estimated 1000 households per year. We are grateful to be able to provide this important service.
Read Tim Fanning's Herald Tribune article here, outlining the ways in which the Campus of Caring provides some answers to the question, "Where do you go when you need help?"
Real estate is one of the greatest costs in a business budget. Our partnership with The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center allows more money to go towards our mission. And what better place to house our office than on a campus with nineteen other outreach agencies.
Collaboration is key to the success of our work. The Campus of Caring is a unique space where we can easily join forces with other agencies to make the best use of our resources and maximize our community impact. The affordable rent allows us to allocate more funds to our mission of transforming the lives of students and their families.
As a small organization with a staff of two, employee safety was a big consideration when we were looking for office space. We did not want our employees to be in a place where they were alone. Being on the GSHSC campus has been great because there is a whole community of like-minded professionals.
