Sunday’s Child, a Pensacola Bay Area member-based philanthropic group that promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality by awarding grants to significant charitable and economic initiatives, recently announced its 2024 Grant Cycle finalists.
The finalists were selected after a thorough vetting process and site visits by Sunday’s Child members. The nonprofits and their projects vying for one of six grants in the amount of $20,000 are:
- Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers – “Barkery Booms!” a new larger pet treats bakery
- Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida – “Equipment and Assistive Technology for Independence Program”
- Feeding the Gulf Coast – “Wellness on Wheels”
- First City Art Center – “Hear Me + See Me: Sunday’s Child Inclusion Stage”
- Golden Elite Track and Field Club – “Van Expansion Project”
- Hope Above Fear – “Empower,” personal stories’ video about the dangers of drug use
- Pensacola Children’s Chorus – “Uniformly Inclusive”
- Pensacola Habitat for Humanity – “Pensacola Pride Build”
- ReadyKids – “Ready Readers: Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders Through Access to Literacy & Mentorship”
Funding for the grants comes from Sunday’s Child members. Since 2014, Sunday’s Child has raised more than $1,000,000 for local charities in the Pensacola Bay Area. Sunday’s Child President Jacey Cosentino announced in January that the 2024 membership drive had resulted in $120,000 raised to award six grants of $20,000 each to 501(c)3 nonprofits in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties that demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusion and equality. Cosentino stated, “We are so pleased to announce 9 deserving organizations from within our community; each has a shared passion for making everyone feel included and welcomed.”
Sunday’s Child members will select the six grant recipient charities and their projects from among the 9 finalists at its annual meeting on June 30, 2024. For more information on Sunday’s Child and its grant process, visit sundayschild.org.