The Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards $10K Grant to Goodwill SWFL

FORT MYERS, Fla. - June 13, 2024 - PRLog -- The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded a $10,000 grant to Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. to support a customer service portal and kiosk in multiple languages which will allow Goodwill resource staff to better collect data, serve clients and track outcomes per specific demographic groups served.

As a pilot, this kiosk feature will be available at the Goodwill Community Resource Center (CRC) in Port Charlotte, allowing individuals to access assistance and overcome language barriers, while enabling Goodwill staff to more readily follow up with those served keeping them moving toward their goals.

"We are grateful for and excited about the Community Foundation of Sarasota County's support for the customer portal and kiosk! This grant truly builds our capacity both to serve and to communicate program success" states Angela Hemstreet, Goodwill SWFL's Director of Employment Services.

The grant was made possible through the Walter Haskins Fund in memory of Stacey K. Haskins.

About Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.: Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. is 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to serving people with disabilities and disadvantages by offering life-changing opportunities to achieve independence. For information on how Goodwill SWFL positively impacts the community, visit www.Goodwillswfl.org

About the Community Foundation of Sarasota County: The Community Foundation of Sarasota County is a public charity founded in 1979 by the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council as a resource for caring individuals and the causes they support, enabling them to make a charitable impact on the community. With assets of $488 million in more than 1,580 charitable funds, the Community Foundation awarded grants and scholarships totaling $40 million dollars last year in the areas of education, the arts, health and human services, civic engagement, animal welfare and the environment. Since its founding, the Community Foundation has been able to grant more than $435.8 million to area nonprofit organizations to our community thanks to the generosity of charitable individuals, families, and businesses. For more information, visit www.CFSarasota.org or call (941) 955-3000.