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Gulf Winds announces new scholarship

Gulf Winds and the Gulf Winds Cares Foundation is now accepting applications to their annual academic scholarship program. The program offers five scholarships, each worth…

Living the Dream 2023

A decade ago, local entrepreneurs Quint & Rishy Studer partnered with Commissioner Lumon May to host the first Living the Dream event in Pensacola. Their…

Why the Children’s Trust should do pilot programs in 32505

CEO Chandra Smiley explains why Community Health Northwest Florida moved its headquarters to Jackson Street in the 32505 zip code. In the fall of 2015,…

Escambia Children’s Trust not advancing cash or paying for buildings

The Escambia Children’s Trust Board of Directors met yesterday and made the decision not to advance cash to providers because of concerns over tracking and…

Trust needs to focus on 32505 zip code

The Escambia Children’s Trust meets today to interview 29 providers about their proposals for out-of-school-time programs. While the Trust staff produced a Needs Assessment, it…

Escambia Children’s Trust gives BCC annual report

The Escambia Children’s Trust staff has delivered to the Board of County Commissioners its annual report for 2022. The annual report must include the following:…

Children’s Trust reboots grant reviews

The Escambia Children’s Trust will conduct interviews with the top 29 ranked proposers for its Out-of-School-Time RFP. The first is 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan….

Why were Children’s Trust proposals rejected?

After spending four hours reviewing dozens of proposals for out-of-school time programs in late November, the grant committee chair Tori Woods made a motion at…

Sheriff’s office and Children’s Trust

Last week, the Escambia Children’s Trust failed to pass Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons’ request $432,501 for Movie Nights ($40,000), Public Service Announcements ($50,000), Virtual Reality…