$15,000 Grant Awarded to Tidewell Foundation

November 29, 2023 – Sarasota

Tidewell Foundation received a grant of $15,000 from Gulf Coast Community Foundation to support Tidewell Grief Care’s Blue Butterfly Family Grief Program in Charlotte County. The grant is designated to support the mental health of children.

The Blue Butterfly Family Grief Program serves children and teens, ages 5-18, who are grieving the death of a special person in their lives through peer support groups led by trained mental health counselors. Blue Butterfly serves families in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. Donations to the Tidewell Foundation provide funding for free grief and bereavement counseling through Tidewell Hospice and Tidewell Grief Care, both members of Empath Health.

“We greatly appreciate Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s commitment to helping Charlotte County children and teens heal from loss,” said Delesa Morris, President of the Tidewell Foundation. “This grant will help us bring hope to families touched by grief.”

“Gulf Coast Community Foundation is honored to provide this grant to Tidewell Foundation for mental health support for children in Charlotte County. Improving mental health services for children and young adults remains a top priority for us throughout the region. Tidewell provides a safe space to grieve and process after a significant death in a child’s life. We are grateful for Tidewell’s incredible contributions and system of care,” said Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s President and CEO Phillip Lanham.

For more information about Blue Butterfly Family Grief Program, call (941) 845-3061 or email BlueButterfly@Tidewell.org. To learn more about the programs and services supported by the Tidewell Foundation or to make a donation, visit TidewellFoundation.org.