˝Serving Local Children With Special Needs Since 1985˝

Suncoast Charities for Children has constructed $14 Million in facilities (totaling 73,000 square feet) serving children with special needs. This enables all of these facilities to only pay $1 per year in rent. Suncoast Charities continues to maintain these facilities, and supports special project requests from these agencies, with proceeds raised through special events and festivals held throughout the year. By doing this, agencies can direct their program and service funding directly towards the children and clients they serve.

• 1985 Construction of a living center for United Cerebral Palsy – Now occupied by The Florida Center in Sarasota
• 1987 Construction of the original Child Development Center in Sarasota (now known as The Florida Center) and
construction of an addition to the Loveland Center in Venice
• 1990 Construction of a third building on The Florida Center’s Sarasota Campus
• 1991 Addition to The Florida Center’s Sarasota Campus
• 1994 Addition to The Florida Center’s Sarasota Campus
• 1996 Construction of a Group Home at Community Haven for Adults & Children with Disabilities and construction
of a Hydro-Therapeutic Pool at Oak Park School in Sarasota
• 1997 Construction of a playground area at The Florida Center’s Sarasota Campus
• 1997 Phase I construction of The Florida Center’s Venice Campus
• 1999 Construction of the Gene Whipp Training Center for Special Athletes in Venice
• 2000 Completion of a “State of the Art” Running Track for Special Olympics in Venice
• 2000 Dedication of The Florida Center’s Sarasota Campus in honor of Hollis Tucker, Jr.
• 2001 Dedication of The Florida Center’s Venice Campus in honor of Ronald Foxworthy
• 2002 Dedication of the Cal Erb Building at The Florida Center’s Sarasota Campus
• 2006 Groundbreaking and construction of a new “green” building for The Florida Center in North Port
• 2008 Completion and dedication of the John T. Stafford Campus & Kevin Brown Building at The Florida Center’s
North Port Campus
• 2009 Maintenance and repairs to The Florida Center’s Campus locations in Sarasota, Venice & North Port (57,000 sq. feet)
• 2010 Maintenance and repairs to The Florida Center’s Campus locations and Special Olympics facilities
• 2011 Replacement of a new roof at Community Haven for Adults & Children with Disabilities

www.chachaven.com Construction of a group home in Sarasota	Construction of 57,000 square feet of facilities in Sarasota, Venice, and North Port.
www.lovelandcenter.com Addition to the Loveland Center in Venice.	SarasotaCountySchools.net/oakpark Construction of a Hydro-Therapeutic Center in Sarasota.
www.genewhippsportscenter.org
Construction of a training center and state of the art running track for Special Athletes in Venice.