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Assignment Downtown Council (Sarasota Chamber)

Bradenton Downtown Development Authority

City of Bradenton

City of Sarasota

Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations

Downtown Sarasota Alliance (DSA)
The unified voice and guiding force making the City of Sarasota the best City in America to live, work, and visit.

Downtown Sarasota Condo Association (DSCA)
The Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association (DSCA) is the only organization that represents the exclusive interests of the condominium associations and their residents that are within the broadly defined area referred to as Downtown.  Our members include Condominiums within the area bounded on the North by 14th Street, on the South by Bahia Vista, on the East by Washington Boulevard, and on the West by the Bayfront.

Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County

First Step of Sarasota
First Step of Sarasota has provided high quality, affordable substance abuse treatment and recovery programs on Florida’s Gulf Coast for 40 years.  We offer a variety of programs including a medical detox, residential and outpatient services for adolescents, adults and families. Making the decision to commit to a substance abuse treatment and recovery program is difficult. Finding a place that offers compassionate, confidential and professional care is important. At First Step, you or your loved one can learn to live a life of recovery.

Gulf Coast Communuity Foundation of Venice

ITN Sarasota (Dignified Transportation For Seniors and The Visually Impared)
To provide a community-based, community-supported, economically viable and consumer-oriented, quality transportation service for seniors and adults with visual impairment. ITN® imagines a day when all seniors and adults with visual impairment will have transportation when they want it.

Jewish Family & Children's Services of Sarasota-Manatee Inc.
Individuals turn to JFCS when they are overwhelmed by the problems of everyday life. JFCS offers a helping hand and never turns clients away because they are unable to pay for services. Through comprehensive counseling, the agency empowers individuals by helping them identify their challenges and make life-altering changes to improve the quality of their lives.

Manatee Aging Network Directory

Manatee Chamber of Commerce

Manatee County Economic Development Council

Manatee County Government

Realize Bradenton

Ringling College of Art & Design

Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau

Sarasota County Aging Network (SCAN)
This directory is designed to help seniors, their families and the professionals who assist them, to find goods and services they need from companies and organizations with an interest in serving them.The print edition of the Sarasota County Aging Network (SCAN) Annual Senior Services Directory has been a primary resource of information on goods and services for the area's older adults for a decade-and-a-half. This on-line edition has offered this information to a worldwide audience for the last 5 years. As always, this year's print edition is free, thanks to the generous support of SCAN and our advertisers. You can help keep these services available in years to come by patronizing our advertisers and letting them know you learned about them from the SCAN Directory.

Sarasota County Government

SCOPE (Sarasota County Openly Plans For Excellence)
SCOPE's mission is to connect and inspire citizens to create a better community. SCOPE provides opportunities where all citizens' voices are welcomed and heard. SCOPE brings together residents, business owners, government officials and organizations to listen, learn, and discuss issues that impact the quality of life in Sarasota County. SCOPE focuses on possibilities and the power of active citizens to create a better community. 

Senior Friendship Centers
Senior Friendship Centers, Inc., established in 1973, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping older adults live with dignity and independence in Sarasota, Desoto, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties. Funded in part by State and Federal agencies, and support from private foundations and individuals, Senior Friendship Centers serves more than 10,000 older adults annually.

State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota

The City Alliance of Sarasota

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County
We believe that the well being of each citizen is connected to that of every other and that the vitality of a community is determined by the quality of these relationships. We believe that when charitable giving in general grows, positive changes occur and our community is strengthened. We believe that well-directed leadership can help to create a better place to live.  The Community Foundation brings together citizens and organizations who care deeply about their community and who believe that people can act locally to improve the quality of life.

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is a major force in our community's economic prosperity and outstanding lifestyle. An award-winning not-for-profit membership organization, The Chamber provides the leadership to achieve a diverse balanced economy that enhances the quality of living and working in greater Sarasota. Our community enjoys "Good Life" and "Good Business."

The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (Institute for Public Policy & Leadership)

Venice Area Chamber of Commerce

Veteran Services (Sarasota County)
County Veteran Services unit provides assistance to veterans and their families with filing claims for veterans benefits. Benefits include: compensation for service related disabilities, medical benefits, pension for wartime veterans with non service related disabilities, survivor benefits, and death benefits. The unit also provides county assistance for burials of unclaimed bodies and indigent emergency hospital care.