Sarasota nonprofit gets $25k for mental health

A Sarasota-based nonprofit received a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to expand its mental health services program. 

Harvest House, a nonprofit that provides housing and hunger relief throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties, announced its award on Monday. The money will help grow the organization’s Wellness Within Reach program, which provides mental health services onsite to the many children, adults and families sheltered in a Harvest House facility who are experiencing homelessness, trauma or housing instability. 

“This support from the Community Foundation allows us to bring healing closer to the people who need it most,” Dan Minor, President and CEO of Harvest House, says in a release. “Mental health care shouldn’t be a luxury. It should be within reach for every child, adult and family seeking safety, stability, and hope.”

Harvest House began working in the supportive and affordable housing sector in 1992 and serves members of the community who are working to rebuild their lives, from families and children experiencing homelessness to adults with a history of addiction and incarceration. The program supports more than 300 beds in multiple sister organizations throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties. 

The new $25,000 infusion allows Harvest House to expand its clinical capacity on its campuses, the release says. It will also fund additional group counseling programs and ensure continuity of care for all youth and adults seeking treatment through a Harvest House campus for their transition out of homelessness.