March 8, 2024 – Forty Carrots Family Center holds Ribbon Cutting Event for New Parenting Education and Mental Health Center

January 15, 2024 – Forty Carrots Family Center announces Jean Lolli’s retirement after 30 years of service

November 29, 2023 – The Observer Media Group Reports on Wine Women & Shoes 2023

November 21, 2023 – Wine Women & Shoew 2023 Pictures & Coverage

November 15, 2023 – Forty Carrots Expansion Reaches Milestone for New Mental Health and Parenting Education Campus

November 2, 2023 – Scene Magazine features a wonderful article on Forty Carrots Family Center’s 30 years of helping children and parents, and why education matters.

October 11, 2023 – Susan Travers talks about nurturing healthy families and Forty Carrots with Scene Magazine

October 2, 2023 – Forty Carrots Family Center receives a second gift of $50,000 from William Brown and Stephanie Filippi Brown to support mental health services. 

September 19, 2023 – Herald Tribune names Forty Carrots Family Center a winner of the Sarasota – Manatee Top Workplaces 2023 Award

September 6, 2023 – Catalist Realty Presents Forty Carrots With $1005

August 15, 2023 – Welcome to Our World® Program Supporting Parenting Education Receives $10,000 Gift

July 22, 2023 – Community Foundation Supports New Therapy Van for Forty Carrots (heraldtribune.com)

July 19, 2023 – Driving Community Change Forty Carrots Family Center Receives Van Funding from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County – SRQ Daily Jul 19, 2023 (srqmagazine.com)

July 19, 2023 – SRQ Daily Jul 19, 2023 – Wednesday Philanthropy Edition (srqmagazine.com)

July 11, 2023 – Driving Community Change – Forty Carrots Family Center receives van funding from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

June 30, 2023 – Gulf Coast Community Foundation prioritizes education and mental health services with $53,000 investment

June 5, 2023 – Forty Carrots Family Center welcomes new Board of Trustee members Monica Van Buskirk, Principal of Monica Consults and Brian Volner, Managing Director with Sarasota Private Trust Company.

March 23, 2023 – Forty Carrots expands with a new Mental Health and Parenting Campus to accommodate community needs.

March 14, 2023 – Forty Carrots CEO Michelle Kapreilian Interviewed On That’s What She Pled Podcast

February 7, 2023 – CEO Michelle Kapreilian presented the Forty Carrots mission to the Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise group

November 10, 2022 – Learning about early childhood programs at Forty Carrots Family Center with Suncoast View

August 30, 2022 – Sarasota Stories recently interviewed Forty Carrots CEO, Michelle Kapreilian. Listen here and find out why our mantra of “Good Beginnings That Last a Lifetime” is so important.

August 10, 2022 – Children and families strengthened through $50,000 gift

June 22, 2022 – Forty Carrots Family Center proudly announces its 2022-2023  Board of Trustees and officers.

February 18, 2022 – The Forty Carrots Giving Partner profile page, presented by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, enables charitable donors  to see how we are making a difference for children and families in the greater Sarasota area. 

December 16, 2021 – Forty Carrots Announces $80K Annual Appeal Match

November 24, 2021 – Flanzer Trust Raises Donor Match Limit to $1000

July 14, 2021 – Mental Health Care Grant Awarded to Forty Carrots Family Center

June 3, 2021 – Forty Carrots Family Center elects new board chair and trustee

May 25, 2021 – Forty Carrots Preschool takes home GOLD in the SRQ Magazine Best of Sarasota Awards!

April 26, 2021 – Clinical Director Carla Johanns was a presenter at SRQ Strong’s event, Parents Have the Power to Change the World.

April 21, 2021 –  Forty Carrots featured on SNN News for The First 1,000 Days of Sarasota initiative, ensuring that all families have the tools and education to help children reach their full potential

March 3, 2021 – Forty Carrots Family Center announces its 19th annual FREE Educational Community Speaker Event

January 26, 2021 – Forty Carrots and Sarasota County Jail partnership to benefit from $19,000 grant

November 13, 2020 – Forty Carrots Family Center receives Challenge Grant after second postponement of Firefly Gala

November 10, 2020 – BMO invests in Forty Carrots

September 2, 2020 –  Remembering a Sarasota Legend – A Tribute to Stanley Kane

February 7, 2016 – Herald Tribune -Christina Rodrigues and Meredith Nimz Piazza: Child’s mental health may depend on early intervention

January 22, 2016 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon & Music Legend Joan Jett & the Blackhearts to Perform at The Firefly Gala

January 5, 2016 – Wilson-Wood Foundation Grant Funds Parenting Education for Court-Ordered Families

November 3 – The Partners In Play free parenting education classes held at Selby Library were showcased in an article at Sarasota Magazine “8 Great Things to Do with Kids in Sarasota”

November 2015 – Sarasota Magazine

October 23, 2015 – Forty Carrots Family Center and Ringling Museum of Art Partner to Support Local Families Exploration Into the Arts

September 15, 2015 – The Big Disconnect – Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age. FREE Community Speaker Event

September 1, 2015 – Kates Foundation Grant to Forty Carrots to Benefit Teen Parents

August 31, 2015 – Forty Carrots Expands to New Building – Capital Campaign in Progress

June 24, 2015 – The Preschool at Forty Carrots Welcomes New Preschool Director

June 9, 2015 – Forty Carrots Family Center Announces New Members and Officers to Board of Trustees

May 2015 – The Observer

April 2015 – SRQ Story Project

March 2015 – The Preschool at Forty Carrots and The Firefly Gala both received a Finalist Award in the Sarasota Herald Tribune Reader’s Choice Awards.

January 30, 2015 – Momentum Build for Forty Carrots Free Community Outreach Expansion  –  Herald Tribune Article

January 13, 2015 – “Nothin’ But a Good Time” Multi-Platinum Global Superstar Bret Michaels to Perform at Local Firefly Gala

October 16, 2014 – A Full House Shows A Commitment to Families and Children!

October 2014 – Forty Carrots Family Center received “Readers Choice Awards  2012” for: Parenting Education, Preschool, and Family Therapist – Meredith  Piazza. 

August 20, 2014 – Selby Gardens and Forty Carrots Create Partners In Play

August 6, 2014 – FREE Community Speaker Event – The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness

June 19, 2014 – Forty Carrots Wins Tampa Bay’s 2014 Nonprofit of the Year Education Award

June 16, 2014 – Selby Foundation Awards $26,000 Grant to Expand Local Parenting Education

June 2014 – Forty Carrots Family Center won the Education category for Tampa Bay Business Journal 2014 Non Profit of the Year Awards. 

May 13, 2014 – Forty Carrots Family Center Announces New Board Members and Officers to Board of Trustees

February 5, 2014 – Publix Super Markets Charities Commits Support to Area Children and Families

January 10, 2014 – Most Successful All-Female Rock Band The Go-Go’s to Perform at Local Firefly Gala

December 18, 2013 – Mindy Rollins Named to Forty Carrots Board of Trustees

August 12, 2013 – Forty Carrots 11th Annual Free Community Speaker Event featuring Betsy Brown Braun

June 21, 2013 – Forty Carrots Hits a Home Run with the Rays Baseball Foundation

June 13, 2013 – Forty Carrots Family Center Announces New Members and Officers to Board of Trustees

April 2013 – Forty Carrots Family Center received “Readers Choice Awards  2012” for: Parenting Education, Preschool, and Family Therapist – Meredith  Piazza. Also congratulations to Forty Carrots Family Center for  receiving Family  Friendly Employer and Family Friendly Business of the year.

March 23, 2013 – Forty Carrots Family Center Welcomes New Executive Director

April 8, 2013 – The Preschool at Forty Carrots Family Center Earns Continued Rigorous National NAEYC Accreditation

January 24, 2013 – Rock Stars Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo to Perform at Local Firefly Gala