Peace River Wildlife Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Peace River Wildlife Center Receives $6,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to Strengthen Volunteer Management

Punta Gorda, Florida. January 2026

Peace River Wildlife Center, Inc. has received a $6,000 Capacity Building grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the implementation of volunteer management software. Funding for the grant comes from the Community Foundation’s Edward K. Roberts Emerging Need Fund.

This funding will help Peace River Wildlife Center strengthen internal systems that support the recruitment, scheduling, training, and communication of volunteers across the organization. Volunteers are essential to the Center’s wildlife rehabilitation efforts, education programs, outreach initiatives, and daily operations.

“Volunteers are critical to our mission and the care we provide to native Florida wildlife,” said Tricia LaPointe, CEO/Executive Director of Peace River Wildlife Center. “This grant allows us to invest in tools that will better support our volunteers while improving efficiency and long-term sustainability as our organization continues to grow.”

The volunteer management software will streamline scheduling, improve communication, track training and certifications, and provide data to support planning and growth. This capacity-building investment helps ensure Peace River Wildlife Center can continue meeting the needs of wildlife and the community it serves.

Founded in 1982, Peace River Wildlife Center is a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation and education organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of native Florida wildlife, while providing educational experiences that foster conservation awareness and stewardship.

For more information about Peace River Wildlife Center, visit www.prwildlife.org.

About the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County is a public charity founded in 1979 by the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council as a resource for caring individuals and the causes they support, enabling them to make a charitable impact on the community. With assets of $605 million in more than 1,600 charitable funds, the Community Foundation awarded grants and scholarships totaling $44.7 million last year in the areas of education, the arts, health and human services, civic engagement, animal welfare and the environment. Since its founding, the Community Foundation has been able to grant $542 million to nonprofits in our community thanks to the generosity of charitable individuals, families and businesses. For more information, visit cfsarasota.org or call 941-955-3000.

Media Contact
Beth Marcino
Director of Development and Communication
Peace River Wildlife Center, Inc.
Phone: 941-637-3830
Development@prwildlife.org