Community Partners

Our free community outreach program, Forty Carrots Parenting Program On Wheels, expects to partner with the following agencies during 2008-2009 to provide much needed parenting  education to their clientele:

  • Character House – A level 4 & 5 residential Juvenile Detention Facility where we work three times each week with approximately 20 incarcerated pregnant teens and new teen mothers. 
  • CYESIS – A high school for pregnant and parenting teens that is part of Sarasota County Public Schools. Mothers range in age from 12-18; their babies vary in age from newborn to 3 years.
  • First Step, Mothers and Infants Program – A residential program, with a minimum stay of six months, for pregnant women who are recovering from addictions.  As babies are born, they are incorporated into the program for the remainder of their mother’s stay.
  • Forty Carrots Parenting Basics – A donation/grant-supported series that utilizes a nationally recognized basic parenting education program for parents with very limited skills.  It targets parents with at-risk children under the age of five, and is advertised through local mental health agencies, family therapists, Sarasota County Health Department, Sarasota Judicial System, and other professional networks. 
  • North Port High School Teen Parent Program – Aprogram providing education and support for teen parents within a typical high school setting.  Mothers range in age from 14-18; their babies vary in age from newborn to 2 years.
  • Our Mother's House - A transitional housing program which provides single mothers and their young children a safe and secure environment to achieve self-sufficiency through education, vocational training and personal growth. Priority is give to mothers that are currently homeless or in another shelter. This non-denominational program is operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice.
  • Sarasota County Public Library System – To reach a cross-section of community parents, Forty Carrots partners with the 8 public libraries where families with young children naturally tend to congregate.  Many risk factors such as substance abuse and domestic violence cross all socio-economic levels and educational backgrounds and often go unidentified.  The Partners in Play classes offer an opportunity for families who are silently at-risk and striving to be the best parents they can be, to meet other parents of young children and to learn new parenting information and ideas