Community Impact
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Non-Profit Stories
Family Matters of Central Florida
Family Matters of Central Florida seeks to equip local families and students with counseling, education, and resources to navigate successfully through ordinary & extraordinary life matters.
For more than 10 years, Family Matters has been there to provide counseling and support for single parents, pregnant teens, abused children, and depressed and suicidal teens and adults and others in crisis. Through the years, Family Matters has discovered the immense need for additional services for many of its clients,
Family Matters was a Community Foundation of South Lake Grant Recipient and receive funds to expand complimentary services to help students thrive which include:
• Tutoring for students
• English Classes for 2nd Language Learners
• Life Coaching
CFSLC Grant Recipient
Libby's Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation
Libby’s Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation was one of the grant award winners through the Women’s Giving Alliance, which was inaugurated through the Community Foundation of South Lake. Libby’s Legacy’s mission is to provide comprehensive services to the underserved through education, mammograms, and patient navigation on the journey from diagnosis to survivorship with compassion.
The WGA focuses on empowering the community through encouraging funds that improve women’s and children’s lives. Combined efforts of the WGA were able to award Libby’s Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation to reach their goals of granting wishes to those battling this disease and creating a ripple effect of hope for the future.
WGA Grant Recipient
Stuckey Community Improvement
Stuckey Community Improvement Group seeks to enrich the community and provide growth to all.
The Women’s Giving Alliance awarded a grant in 2022 for the O.U.R Girls program, a free girl mentoring program in South Lake County. The program provides an array of services and resources to 50 girls, which includes: Afterschool tutoring, Summer Camp, Etiquette, Field trips, Volunteerism, Health and wellness, Dance classes, and College Preparation.
The CFLSC awarded a grant to further their work in developing a solution for improving the local water quality and home preservation in 2023. We look forward to the positive change they will make in their local community for generations to come.
CFSLC Grant Recipient
SERVE • CONNECT • GIVE
Scholarship Stories
Scholarship Impact
Giovanni Collica is a 2019 Community Foundation of South Lake scholarship recipient who is currently attending the University of Central Florida in pursuit of a Mechanical Engineering Degree.
In addition to his education, he is the Outreach Director for the Formula SAE club, a group that constructs a Formula One vehicle from the ground up. Giovanni stated “The Community Foundation of South Lake has given me more financial freedom to pursue my goals. Without receiving my scholarship, I would have never been afforded the opportunities of the success I have now.”
The CFSLC team is pleased with Giovanni’s progress and looks forward to the impact he will make through his future profession.
Giovanni Collica, CFSLC Scholarship Recipient
Scholarship Impact
Saray Caraballo is a 2022 Community Foundation of South Lake scholarship recipient and a graduate of South Lake High School. She received the Julian & Ruby Ann (Cherry) Rowe Scholarship award.
She is currently attending the University of Central Florida after transferring from Lake Sumter State College. At UCF, she is now in her junior year completing her second semester there.
Saray is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in health sciences on the pre-clinical track. Her goal is to become a Physician Assistant. Saray writes, “This scholarship has played a meaningful role in helping me stay on track toward that goal. Additionally, I am about to start my first job in healthcare, which is an exciting milestone!”
The CFSLC team is proud to follow along with Saray’s progress and we look forward to the impact she will make in her community.
Saray Caraballo, CFSLC Scholarship Recipient
