In March 1990, Dr. Kay Glasser’s vision to create a Campus of Caring became a reality when The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center opened in Sarasota.
Kay had an unwavering goal: to create a community, housing multiple non-profit agencies, where at-risk children, adults, and families who have challenges that interfere with their ability to live as productive citizens can receive multiple services in one location. She believed that the services at the Center play a vital role in helping restore people to productive lives.
Since its inception, Glasser/Schoenbaum, now Caring Collective, has more than lived up to Kay’s vision.
Today, by offering a variety of programs and services to Campus agencies including rent abatement and free-of-charge maintenance, our non-profits have more financial resources to invest directly in the people they serve.
As Kay said in her book Jumping Hurdles: The Story of the Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center of Sarasota:
"Was it worth the effort involved in establishing the Center? YES, because there were two goals I had in mind. One goal was to provide accessible and affordable services. The other was to save agencies operational dollars so that they would have more resources for services."
We think Kay would be pleased to know that from her vision, today 16 agencies on the Glasser/Schoenbaum Campus of Caring that employ over 200 staff provide more than 80 programs to over 36,000 clients annually.
Kay and her partners, including Alex and Betty Schoenbaum, inspired what Caring Collective has become.
