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ABOUT FORTY CARROTS

Good Beginnings That Last A Lifetime

About Forty Carrots

Founded in 1993, Forty Carrots Family Center is guided by a vision that all parents will provide their children with experiences and environments that are emotionally and physically safe so that they can grow into capable and caring young people. The early years of life are crucially important to the overall development of our children and therefore offer unprecedented opportunities to provide experiences that have lifelong positive impact. Forty Carrots serves children and families of Sarasota and Manatee Counties, regardless of their ability to pay.  Impact is accomplished through three service components:

PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM aims to empower families with the tools they need to ensure positive outcomes, both short-term and long-term, for children.  We believe strongly that all families should have access to parenting education, and strive to make appropriate services available for families from all walks of life. Our Free Community Outreach Program travels throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties utilizing community partnerships to efficiently and conveniently deliver critical information and support. 

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES are offered for children, adolescents and families to nurture positive change and reinforce healthy familial relationships. We believe that intervention is critical, ensuring that every child can experience positive early relationships to become more resilient to stress and develop other aspects of emotional regulation. From our Infant Mental Health services offered at CYESIS Teen Parent Program at Riverview High School to our Child & Family Therapy Center, we provide different models and therapeutic approaches to help individuals facing myriad challenges.

NATIONALLY ACCREDITED (NAEYC) PRESCHOOL prepares children for success in school and in life by nurturing the whole child through a developmentally appropriate, play-based approach using the Creative Curriculum. Graduates leave with the social skills, academic knowledge and love for learning that set the stage for future success.

VALUES

  • The family is the foundation of our society
  • The first five years of life are crucial to long term development
  • Every child has the right to a childhood that is emotionally and physically safe and filled with nurturing relationships and positive learning experiences 
  • Relationships are the context within which the most meaningful learning occurs
  • Most parents want to do a good job raising their children
  • Building on strengths is the best way to facilitate growth and change

GOALS – Forty Carrots strives to:

  • Ensure positive outcomes, both short-term and long-term, for children; Build a community of capable, caring and respectful young people
  • Provide parents/guardians with information, skills and support to better equip them in the job of raising their children
  • Promote positive and productive relationships between parents/guardians and their children
  • Promote learning and development in each of the following areas: social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive
  • Prevent child abuse and neglect

OUR MISSION


To nurture healthy child and family development through research-based, relationship-centered education and mental health services.

Community
Outreach Partners


  • ALSO Youth
  • Alta Vista Elementary/Sarasota Public School
  • Brentwood Elementary/Sarasota Public School
  • CenterPlace Health
  • Child Protection Center
  • Children’s Cancer Center
  • CYESIS Teen Parent Program at North Port High Sarasota Public School
  • CYESIS Teen Parent Program at Riverview High Sarasota Public School
  • Education Foundation
  • First 1,000 Days
  • First Step Cross Roads
  • First Step Mothers & Infants Program
  • Gocio Elementary/Sarasota Public School
  • Harvest House
  • Lactation Loop
  • Manatee County Public Library System
  • More Too Life
  • Safe Children Coalition
  • Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC)
  • Salvation Army
  • Sarasota County Jail/Sheriff Department
  • Sarasota County Public Libraries
  • Selah Freedom
  • Soar in 4/Manatee Public School
  • SOLVE Maternity Homes
  • Teenage Parent Program (TAPP)/Manatee Public School
  • Teen Court
  • Tuttle Elementary/Sarasota Public School

2022 – 2023 
Program Year Accomplishments

96%

Clients Received Free Services

5,858

Clients Served

1,553

FREE Community Outreach Groups

30

Community Partner Locations

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