Resources

Welcome to our Resource Hub, designed to support you in your journey towards growth, help, learning, and empowerment. Here, you'll find a curated collection of resources carefully selected to aid you in various aspects of your life, whether personal or professional.

UnidosNow

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UnidosNow’s mission is to elevate the quality of life of the growing Hispanic/Latino community in the Manatee and Sarasota region through education, integration and civic engagement.

Career Source Suncoast

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We support economic development that improves our community through business growth, career advancement, and entrepreneurship. Through education, training, and support services, we help turn possibilities into opportunities.

Literacy Council of Manatee

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The Literacy Council of Manatee County, Inc. (dba Manatee Literacy Council) is a volunteer-based nonprofit community organization dedicated to increasing the level of the functional literacy of adults in Manatee County through teaching the skills of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking English.

Literacy Council of Sarasota

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Since 1978, The Literacy Council Sarasota (LCS) has been helping adults improve their basic English reading, writing, comprehension and communication skills through one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction. LCS customizes teaching to individual needs, providing a unique focus on enabling adult learners to function better within the frameworks of their own life situations.

Education and Leadership Programs

Child Programs and Services

Parenting Matters

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Since 1994, Parenting Matters, formerly Family Partnership Center, has been embedded in our community, providing parenting education and serving parents of children ages 0-17, at all levels of risk, through highly qualified Parenting Educators.

Step Up Suncoast

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We fight poverty.
We use a whole-family approach and provide a wide variety of services and programs.

Food Pantry

All Faiths Food Bank

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All Faiths Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization in Sarasota and DeSoto counties. The Food Bank was founded in 1989 by a group of individuals who, through their respective organizations, were feeding the hungry.

The Food Bank of Manatee County

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The Food Bank of Manatee is a PLUS program of Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee. The Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization based in Manatee County, and has provided over 58 million pounds of food since 1985 for local children, families, and seniors. The Food Bank of Manatee provides nutritional assistance and caring, supportive services to individuals in need throughout Manatee County by distributing food through local non-profit partner agencies and food pantries, and through direct services to the community.

Adults Programs and Service

Women’s Resource Center

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The Women’s Resource Center is a non-profit organization that provides critical programming to individuals in Manatee & Sarasota Counties. Our programs include Mental Health & Wellness initiatives, resource counseling, financial and legal aid, life skills coaching, career guidance, and scholarships for education.

Medical Services

MCR Health Services

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MCR Health is a leading not-for-profit healthcare system that provides high quality, compassionate care to families throughout Florida, including our Huntingdon Behavioral Health division which is one of the largest behavioral health providers in the state.

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Making An Impact

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Making An Impact, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) charitable nonprofit established and incorporated in April 2020. The organization was founded in response to a growing need for information and access to community resources.

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CreArte Latino was founded in 2012 as a creative hub for the Latino community in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

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Education and Leadership Programs

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Adults Programs and Service

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