Forty Carrots expanding with new Mental Health and Parenting Campus on Cattlemen Road
Forty Carrots Family Center’s Generations of Change expansion campaign reached a milestone recently, breaking ground for a new Mental Health and Parenting Education building.
Since 2020, Forty Carrots has increased child and family mental health services over 70%, and the expansion will allow for a 100% increase in mental health and 30% increase in parenting education services over the next several years.
“Over the past 30 years, Forty Carrots has grown exponentially, serving nearly 5,000 clients annually," said Susan Travers, Forty Carrots board chair. Expanding our Parenting Education and Mental Health services and our unique approach to partnerships allows us to serve all families efficiently and broadly, regardless of ability to pay,”
The Generations of Change expansion includes a new 6,900-square-foot building on 1.72 acres at 1350 Cattlemen Road. It will offer a Child and Family Therapy Center with six therapy rooms, intake office, waiting area and Parenting Education Center equipped with virtual program rooms, administrative offices, and program staff workspaces.
“This is a transformational time for Forty Carrots, and for our community," Forty Carrots CEO Michelle Kapreilian said. "Having the early support, generosity, and commitment of our Visionary Circle donors is an inspiration and allowed us the ability to move forward with the first step of the campaign."
The addition at the Cattlemen campus allows for the expansion of early education services in the existing buildings on South Tuttle Avenue.
The Visionary Circle and a group of dedicated Forty Carrots donors together have committed $7.5 million to the $10 million campaign goal. Visionary Circle donors include the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, Mitchell & Dawn Epstein, Louis & Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust, Steinwachs Family Foundation, and Jim & Susan Travers Family.
“Now that the new space is becoming a reality, we can focus on the next stage of support for the significant demand in desperately needed services,” Kapreilian said.
Forty Carrots Family Center has served over 50,000 families in Sarasota and Manatee counties since 1993, ensuring good beginnings that last a lifetime for children, with 92% of families receiving services free of charge. Visit FortyCarrots.org or call 941-365-7716.
Submitted by Tonya Getzen Gowan
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Forty Carrots expanding services in Sarasota-Manatee with new facility
