Some of Our Charities
Council 7052 supports a number of local charities:
- ASOCOL
- Crossroads Academy
- Epiphany Cathedral Parish & School
- Family Promise of South Sarasota County
- Guadalupe Epiphany Mission (GEM)
- Easter Seals/Instride Therapy
- The Loveland Center
- Special Olympics Sarasota
- St. Mary Academy
- St. Vincent dePaul of Venice
- Support after Abortion
- Venice Pregnancy Care Center
Our Donor Advised Fund
Council 7052 has a 501(c)3 donor advised fund which can accept tax deductible donations for any of our charities. Click on the title for access to the fund.
Please click on any title for more information on that charity.
Epiphany Cathedral Parish & School
Epiphany Cathedral Parish is the home parish of Council 7052. The parish was established in 1935, the school in 1959, and the parish was elevated to cathedral status in 1984 with the erection of the Diocese of Venice.
Council 7052 is actively involved in fundraising for Epiphany Cathedral School. Our Lenten Fish Fry is dedicated specifically to school scholarships, and we also donate other funds throughout the year.
Family Promise
Family Promise of South Sarasota County’s (FPSSC) mission is to provide housing support to children and their families in South Sarasota County. Our vision is to provide comprehensive services to ensure children and their families achieve lasting self-sufficiency. FPSSC assists 120-150 families a year in creating stable housing for their children and 90% of the families remain stably housed after 1 year and beyond.
GEM Ministry
Guadalupe Epiphany Mission (GEM) provides food & clothing for distribution through Catholic Social Services at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Immokalee, Florida. GEM serves the poorest of the poor: migrant workers and their families who toil in the fruit and vegetable fields of South Florida.
Absolutely everything collected - 100% - is handed over to Catholic Social Services at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Easter Seals/InStride Therapy
InStride provides equine-assisted activities and therapies that benefit the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our clients. These include equine-assisted learning, physical/occupational/speech therapies, theraputic/adaptive riding and employment skill building, among others.
The Loveland Center
Established in 1962, Loveland Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) live their lives to the fullest.
Loveland serves more than 450 individuals throughout Sarasota, Charlotte, and Manatee Counties through programs that equip individuals with skills that will improve their daily lives, build confidence, and increase a greater sense of independence.
ASOCOL
They organize cultural events, fundraisers, and other activities.
St Mary Academy
St. Mary Academy was founded in 2000 in Sarasota, FL. It aspires to provide a safe environment, rooted in Catholic teachings, for children with special learning needs, while nurturing spiritual, academic, social, emotional, and physical potential to help cultivate lifelong stewards of Christ.
With nearly 20 years of excellence in exceptional education, St. Mary Academy empowers students in grades K-8. In a place they are free to learn in the way they do best, a strong foundation for future success begins.
St Vincent de Paul of Venice
Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.
Venice Pregnancy Care Center
VAPCC is an all-volunteer non-profit providing children’s necessities free of charge to south Sarasota County families having proof of residency. Newborns receive infant car seats, crib/bassinets, layettes. Children age 4 and under, receive one package of diapers, to size 5, every four weeks and gently used clothing to size 5T.