MEDIA CONTACT:
Karen Zelden, Chief Development & Marketing Officer
(941) 867-4382
November 4, 2025 – Sarasota, FL
Caring Collective announces two important organizational developments.
Effective November 1, 2025, Gulfcoast Legal Services joined our Glasser/Schoenbaum Campus of Caring in Building C-3. Changing lives through justice, GLS’s attorneys and advocates enhance access to the legal system, especially for those whose race, ethnicity, income, age, disability, gender, or sexual orientation pose obstacles. ‘We are thrilled to welcome GLS and their important services and advocacy to our Campus community,’ said Charlene Altenhain, Caring Collective’s CEO.
Nominations for the Fourth Annual Emerging Leader Awards have opened, with applications accepted through Friday, December 5, 2025. The Emerging Leader Program aims to develop the next generation of compassionate and competent leaders who through innovation and talent will shape Sarasota’s physical, behavioral, and environmental health; human services; and arts & culture communities in the coming years. The Sarasota/Manatee area has seen unprecedented growth in the last several years, with area human services and other needs also growing. Area visionaries and Emerging Leader Award sponsors Bill and Barbara Little care greatly about ensuring that the next generation of leaders have the skills, experience, mentoring, and preparation to succeed as area growth continues.
‘We offer this important program to help develop our region’s future leaders,’ said Charlene Altenhain. ‘Thank you to Bill and Barbara Little for their continued leadership and support which makes this important initiative possible,’ Altenhain added.
The fourth class of Emerging Leader awardees will receive recognition at Caring Collective’s Caring in Action Collaboration Celebration on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Nominate an emerging leader or learn more about the program and application requirements at www.caring-collective.org. Contact Charlene Altenhain, Chief Executive Officer at (941) 867-4387 or caltenhain@caring-collective.org for more information.
About Caring Collective
With a mission to achieve better lives and livelihoods for all our neighbors and a vision reflecting that by working collectively, nonprofits can solve our community’s urgent problems and unmet needs ensuring everyone can thrive, Caring Collective contributes in three ways: breaking down barriers to make it easier for nonprofits to operate; bringing changemakers together; and being a trusted voice and advocate. Learn more about our five-acre Glasser/Schoenbaum Campus of Caring where sixteen nonprofit agencies provide services and our specific programs and impact at caring-collective.org.