Sarasota Area Shows Slight Decline in Financially Struggling Households
The Sarasota area has had a small decrease in poverty level according to the 2017 ALICE Report. To read more about the United Way report, click here.
Mireya Eavey and Joe Pennisi: Tax-assistance programs and tax credits boost economy
This week the Executive Director of CareerEdge, Mireya Eavey, co-wrote a column in the Sarasota Herald Tribune about the Earned Income Tax Credit. United Way Suncoast helps low-income families with tax preparation and receiving earned income tax credit. Through the Volunteer Tax Assitance Program (VITA), CareerEdge and United Way Suncoast are able to help our industry partners and their families during tax season. To read the entire column click here: Mireya Eavey and Joe Pennisi_ Tax-assistance programs and tax credits boost economy
CareerEdge Leaders Push for Pell Expansion
CareerEdge Program Director, Deborah Chapman, was highlighted in the SRQ Magazine daily newsletter for her work in Washington DC for the National Skills Coalition. Read the full article on the CareerEdge Push for Pell Expansion at: srqmagazine.com-CareerEdge Leaders Push for Pell Expansion
Mireya Eavey, Philanthropic Newsmaker of the Year!
Mireya Eavey, the Executive Director of CareerEdge and the Sarasota Area President of United Way Suncoast was acknowledged by SRQ Magazine as 2016’s Philanthropic Newsmaker of the Year!
Congratulations Mireya!
CareerEdge Graduates 12 Students from the Booker Middle School Resource Center Certified Nursing Assistant Program
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Investing in Good Risk
Executive Director of CareerEdge Funders Collaborative and United Way Suncoast Sarasota Area President Mireya Eavey was featured in SRQ magazine. She discussed the importance of long term and creative solutions to complex social problems, the importance of a thought out approach to giving, and taking a risk when it comes to funding new programs.
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CareerEdge Case Study featured in “Chutes and Ladders: The New Rules of the Game for Upscaling Workers”
CareerEdge Case Study featured in “Chutes and Ladders: The New Rules of the Game for Upscaling Workers”, prepared by the International Economic Development Council.
CareerEdge Funders Collaborative “Pathway to Prosperity”
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