Charities

Clear the Shelters is a nationwide effort with a goal to find forever homes for every single animal in shelters all across the country. Manatee County Animal Services is excited to be participating in the effort and hopes to find homes for all the cats and dogs currently housed at their facility….

Loveland Center recently received a grant from the James W. Wherritt Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The grant will increase the organization’s essential services in North Port by 175%. Current Needs Loveland’s North Port program currently operates out of 97…

Clancy’s Irish Sports Pub is having a benefit for Jenn Wagner and your help is greatly needed. This plea is from their Facebook page and we’d like to share it with you. 5 years ago our friend, Jenn Wagner, had a non-cancerous pituitary tumor removed surgically. Though several years have passed…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast (BBBS Sun Coast) is Hosting ‘The Biggest Virtual Info Session’ across their 10-county footprint on July 7, 2020. The organization provides one-to-one mentoring relationships to children ages 6-21 years old throughout the Gulf Coast of Florida in Sarasota,…

I never even knew there was a Head Start program for migrant workers in Myakka City. Then my friend Betsy Plante asked if we would come take pictures for her and her group. Betsy is a co-founder of The Blessing Bags Project in Bradenton, FL. Their mission is to “provide items to the homeless and …

Friends of Manatee County Animal Services (FoMCAS) is asking that you BE THE ONE to help them continue to help the animals at Manatee County Animal Services Animal Shelter. Giving Challenge From Noon Tuesday, April 28th to noon Wednesday, April 29, Friends of Manatee County Animal Services …

When people need essential items, volunteers and donors are essential workers. At The Blessing Bags Project, nothing stops the work Betsy Plante and her team do for the Bradenton community, no matter the circumstances. Each day, The Blessing Bags Project crew answers the call and listens t…

From their Facebook Page We hope everyone is staying safe during this self-isolation. As many of you know Streets of Paradise has continued to feed our homeless friends and our move-ins for our formerly homeless friends. All of this, of course, is being done in compliance with social distancin…

More than 1,800 children have a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast. However, during these uncertain times, their routines of walking on the beach, playing at the park, watching a movie or just hanging out have changed. Going digital amid COVID-19 pandemic Jeanie Baik, …

Hunger’s End of Manatee County is open to serve our downtown friends and families! We are doing things a little differently by following CDC guidelines while still being there to meet the needs of our families. Open to Serve with a few changes We are still serving Monday night meals but th…