Starting back in 2013, Sarasota spent tens of thousands of dollars—and earmarked hundreds of thousands more—agreeing to and then rejecting a solution that offered promise for reducing the city’s street homeless.
This year on January 26th there were 1,367 individuals who identified themselves as homeless in Sarasota County. 251 of them were children from 126 different families – families like Dawn’s.
A 2013 survey showed there were 350 homeless families with more than 1000 children in Sarasota County.
A self-described “loaves and fishes” ministry, The Harvest strives to “be God’s hands, extended to the community,” said longtime senior pastor Jim Minor
The only thing missing from the White family’s Christmas tree is the Green Bay Packers Cheesehead as the topper.
For far too many veterans here in Sarasota County and across this country, joining the military has proven easier than leaving it.
This year, Baycross Christian Family Foundation has stepped up to help Harvest House in a major way, and we are extremely grateful for their support!
In partnership with the Lee Wetherington Foundation and the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Harvest House Transitional Centers was recently able to purchase 18 units in the greater Newtown area out of foreclosure.
“It was nice to bring our baby to a home from the hospital instead of to our truck.”
Unconditional love is a type of love without limitations or conditions. It is not earned on the basis of conscience or unconscious conditions. It is simply given, freely.
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Please note, submitting an application for an NSP Affordable Rental does not guarantee housing. Units do not become available very often, so Harvest House will hold your application for 2 months in case a unit becomes available. The NSP program has strict gross income limits that are determined by HUD. Please see the chart below to ensure that your household meets the income requirements.
