Community Day School Receives Equity and Access Grant

April 15, 2022 – Sarasota

Hershorin Schiff Community Day School announced that it has received a $15,000 Equity and Access grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The grant will support the school’s Every Child Scholarship Fund for students in single parent households, specifically for those households with single mothers. The Community Foundation’s Equity and Access Grant supports projects promoting equity and access to regional populations that face systemic barriers.

“We’re honored to receive such tremendous support from the Community Foundation,” says Dan Ceaser, Community Day’s head of school. “Community Day School was founded on the principles of inclusion, acceptance, and tolerance. Our commitment is to build and unite cross-sections of our community that rarely have a space to come together. An inability to pay for schooling is not a reason to disqualify families from experiencing the benefits of our unique educational model. The Community Foundation recognizes this need, and we are grateful for that recognition and for its longstanding support of education in our community.”

Caesar explains that the Every Child Scholarship Fund was especially designed to assist single mothers. “Many families have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, experiencing everything from job loss to increased household and childcare burdens. These impacts are felt most sharply by single mothers, who have endured without the support of a second parent or extended family.” Caesar adds that one out of every three of Community Day students receives need-based assistance, with more than half of its families on a sliding tuition scale.

“Our Every Child Scholarship program ensures that all our students continue their education, regardless of fluctuations in economic status, and continue to benefit from our values-based educational foundation.”

Community Day School opened its new campus, with record enrollment, on August 16, 2021. To learn more about Community Day School, visit communityday.org or call (941) 552-2770.