Pictured: Partners In Play® (PIP) group. Photo courtesy of Forty Carrots Family Center.

Gulf Coast Community Foundation awarded Forty Carrots Family Center three grants totaling $53,000 dedicated to Partners In Play® (PIP) in Sarasota County and mental health services for families affected by Hurricane Ian. This funding is made possible through the Community Health Endowment Fund, Anna V. Pfister, Nellie Mae Koss and Helen K. Hadden Memorial Fund, and the Hurricane Ian Recovery Initiative at Gulf Coast Community Foundation. With these transformative grants, Forty Carrots is able to provide its parenting education program, Partners In Play® (PIP) groups at no cost to children and families at Sarasota County libraries and mental health support for families to not only recover from the hurricane’s trauma but also develop the coping skills they need as they rebuild their lives.

Pictured: Partners In Play® (PIP) group. Photo courtesy of Forty Carrots Family Center.