Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County
  • ABOUT
    • Mission & History
    • Our Team
    • Volunteer Executive Board
    • Annual Reports
    • Client Success Stories
    • FAQ
    • Contact
  • PROGRAMS
    • Healthy Start
    • Connect
    • Save My Life
    • MomCare
    • Fetal & Infant Mortality Review
  • COMMUNITY ACTION
    • Addiction Support and Pregnancy (ASAP)
    • Breastfeeding Advocates of Sarasota County
    • Breastfeeding Friendly Sarasota Project
    • Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
    • Clean Start
    • IMPLICIT: Interconception Care Model for Vulnerable Populations in Sarasota County
    • Pump Up Sarasota
    • Safe Sleep Sarasota Initiative
    • Substance Exposed Newborn Prevention & Protection
  • FOR MOMS
    • Can Healthy Start Help You?
    • Breastfeeding Support & Resources
    • Clean Start – Protecting Your Baby from Drugs and Alcohol
    • Family Planning
    • Getting Healthy Before You Get Pregnant
    • Help to Quit Smoking
    • Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness
    • Safe Sleep for Your Baby
    • Text4Baby
    • Think 39 Weeks!
    • Zika and Pregnancy
  • FOR PROVIDERS
    • Prenatal Risk Screen
    • Infant Risk Screen
    • Provider Education & Resources
    • Your Community Liaison
  • EVENTS
    • An Evening for Healthy Start 2023
      13th Annual Fundraiser
    • Past Events
      • 2022 Breakfast of Champions
      • Run Baby Run! 5k
      • An Evening for Healthy Start 2022
      • Fourth Annual Regional Summit 2022
      • Free Virtual Webinar: Multiple Layers of COVID-19 From Birth to Grief
      • 2021 Parenting Series
        • 2021 Parenting Series – The Sleepy Tot
        • 2021 Parenting Series – COVID 19 Vaccination
        • 2021 Parenting Series – HypnoBirthing
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Resilient Retreat
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Potty Training
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Sound Beginnings
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Childhood Stress
      • 2020 Regional Summit Lunch and Learn Series
      • An Evening for Healthy Start 2020
      • “Giving Sarasota a Healthy Start” Luncheon 2020
      • North Port Community Baby Shower & Preschool Expo
      • Sarasota Community Baby Shower
      • SECOND REGIONAL SUMMIT: Substance Use Disorder in the Pregnant Patient and Substance Exposed Neonate
      • (Virtual) Breakfast of Champions 2020
  • DONATE
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Wishlist
    • Amazon Smile
    • Goodshop
  • ABOUT
    • Mission & History
    • Our Team
    • Volunteer Executive Board
    • Annual Reports
    • Client Success Stories
    • FAQ
    • Contact
  • PROGRAMS
    • Healthy Start
    • Connect
    • Save My Life
    • MomCare
    • Fetal & Infant Mortality Review
  • COMMUNITY ACTION
    • Addiction Support and Pregnancy (ASAP)
    • Breastfeeding Advocates of Sarasota County
    • Breastfeeding Friendly Sarasota Project
    • Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
    • Clean Start
    • IMPLICIT: Interconception Care Model for Vulnerable Populations in Sarasota County
    • Pump Up Sarasota
    • Safe Sleep Sarasota Initiative
    • Substance Exposed Newborn Prevention & Protection
  • FOR MOMS
    • Can Healthy Start Help You?
    • Breastfeeding Support & Resources
    • Clean Start – Protecting Your Baby from Drugs and Alcohol
    • Family Planning
    • Getting Healthy Before You Get Pregnant
    • Help to Quit Smoking
    • Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness
    • Safe Sleep for Your Baby
    • Text4Baby
    • Think 39 Weeks!
    • Zika and Pregnancy
  • FOR PROVIDERS
    • Prenatal Risk Screen
    • Infant Risk Screen
    • Provider Education & Resources
    • Your Community Liaison
  • EVENTS
    • An Evening for Healthy Start 2023
      13th Annual Fundraiser
    • Past Events
      • 2022 Breakfast of Champions
      • Run Baby Run! 5k
      • An Evening for Healthy Start 2022
      • Fourth Annual Regional Summit 2022
      • Free Virtual Webinar: Multiple Layers of COVID-19 From Birth to Grief
      • 2021 Parenting Series
        • 2021 Parenting Series – The Sleepy Tot
        • 2021 Parenting Series – COVID 19 Vaccination
        • 2021 Parenting Series – HypnoBirthing
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Resilient Retreat
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Potty Training
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Sound Beginnings
        • 2021 Parenting Series – Childhood Stress
      • 2020 Regional Summit Lunch and Learn Series
      • An Evening for Healthy Start 2020
      • “Giving Sarasota a Healthy Start” Luncheon 2020
      • North Port Community Baby Shower & Preschool Expo
      • Sarasota Community Baby Shower
      • SECOND REGIONAL SUMMIT: Substance Use Disorder in the Pregnant Patient and Substance Exposed Neonate
      • (Virtual) Breakfast of Champions 2020
  • DONATE
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Wishlist
    • Amazon Smile
    • Goodshop

Vital Save My Life Program Fully Funded Thanks to Community Donations and Grant from Bank of America Client Foundation

At-risk families in North Sarasota will continue to receive free, professional support and education from the Save My Life Program thanks to donations from the “An Evening for Healthy Start” Fundraiser and $40,000 Bank of America Client Foundation Grant.

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Healthy Start Welcomes New Staff to Head New Community Program

With the addition of the Client Intake and Referral Project, Healthy Start adds Ryan Belak as Project Manager, and promotes Sara Dawson-Olesen to Associate Executive Director.

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Press Release: Junior League Awards $2,500 Grant to the Healthy Start Coalition for Breastfeeding Support

Families in Sarasota County will be able to continue to receive free, professional breastfeeding support thanks to the generosity of the Junior League of Sarasota. Sarasota, FL – The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County, Inc. was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from the Junior League of Sarasota to fund postpartum breastfeeding support for moms […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Florida’s Healthy Start Coalitions Applaud Florida Legislature for Protecting Funding for High-Risk Pregnant Women and Babies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florida’s Healthy Start Coalitions Applaud Florida Legislature for Protecting Funding for High-Risk Pregnant Women and Babies The following is a statement from the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County regarding the Florida Legislature’s decision to maintain funding for Florida’s Healthy Start program: “We applaud the Florida Legislature for maintaining funding for Florida’s […]

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Press Release: Healthy Start Coalition receives $25,000 grant from the Greenfield Foundation for Postpartum Breastfeeding Support

NEWS RELEASE: In face of potential statewide budget cuts, local Healthy Start Coalition receives $25,000 grant from the Greenfield Foundation for Postpartum Breastfeeding Support Sarasota, FL – In the face of potential statewide budget cuts, the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County, Inc. was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the Greenfield Foundation, to fund […]

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Healthy Start Coalition Elects 2017- 2018 Executive Board, Hosts Keynote Speaker,  Presents Awards to Outstanding Community Members at Annual Meeting 

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Press Release: Healthy Start Coalition Receives $16.000 Grant from the March of Dimes to Help Improve the Health of Mothers and Babies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MARCH OF DIMES AWARDS GRANT TO THE HEALTHY START COALITION OF SARASOTA COUNTY, INC. TO HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF MOTHERS AND BABIES Sarasota, FL – October 23, 2017 – March of Dimes, whose mission is to improve the health of babies, is pleased to advance maternal and infant health by […]

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Press Release: Healthy Start Coalition Receives $40,000 Grant from the Bank of America Client Foundation to support Save My Life Program

For Immediate Release: Healthy Start Coalition Receives $40,000 Grant from the Bank of America Client Foundation to support Save My Life Program Sarasota, FL – The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County, Inc. was awarded a $40,000 grant from the Bank of America Client Foundation, Virginia White Clark Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, to […]

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Press Release: 23rd Annual Sarasota Community Baby Shower

FOR IMMEDIATE Release Healthy Start Coalition and Kiwanis Club of Sarasota present: “The 23rd Annual Sarasota Community Baby Shower” Free Event that Supports New Moms and Families with resources, education, and helpful gifts.   Sarasota – Saturday, May 20, 2017:   Calling all pregnant women, new moms, and their families! The 23rd Annual Sarasota Community […]

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Press Release: “Save My Life” Program Prevents Racial Birth Disparities in Sarasota County, Presents Fundraising “Match” Donation Challenge

“Save My Life” Program Prevents Racial Birth Disparities in Sarasota County, Presents Fundraising “Match” Donation Challenge For quotes, client testimony, or more information, contact: Ciera Coleman, Marketing and Grants Coordinator, (941) 373-7070 [email protected]   December 1, 2016 (Sarasota, FL) — African-American babies are some of our community’s most vulnerable citizens. Statistics show a wide gap in […]

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“Our Mission is to Improve the Health and Well-being of Pregnant Women, Infants, and Young Children in Sarasota County.”

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