Our current, 800 square foot office is cramped, in poor condition, and holds the agency back from much needed growth, especially now when more and more families are finding themselves in difficulty.

Through a powerful partnership with Willis A. Smith Construction and Design Aesthetics, plans have been drawn up, contacts made, and a building campaign launched. Our aim is to develop a new, larger 1800 square foot facility with a functional courtyard where our present office now stands. Our new building will include a library, offices, food pantry, donation drop-off area, classroom, confidential HIV/AIDS testing and counseling area, and business center. This added space would mean we could reach out to more of the underserved in our community, increase the number of vital services we provide, and offer more programs more frequently.

Individuals and businesses can help by donating funds and/or organizing fundraisers to accelerate the plans for the new building. A tremendously generous donor has come forward with a challenge to others who value what we do in the community – they’ll donate up to $50,000 to the new building fund if an equal amount is raised from other contributors. Now is the time for the generous residents of Sarasota to help make this important building a reality, giving the Newtown community the essential and expanded life skills education and training center they deserve.

Along with substantive sponsorship and naming opportunities, we also have ‘Purple Bricks For the Cause’ available for $100 each.  Donations small or large, can be sent by check to SCLO or online via Paypal & Major Credit Cards.

Join us in making a lasting difference to this agency and the community we serve by becoming involved in the building campaign. For more information on how you can get involved, please contact us (941) 360-8660.

Let's work together and build SCLO a new facility!