Second Heart Homes receives $600,000 grant for supportive housing
September 30, 2026
Second Heart Homes receives $600,000 grant for supportive housing
Published: Sep. 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM EDT
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Second Heart Homes said it received a $600,000 grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation to expand permanent supportive housing in Sarasota or Manatee County.
The nonprofit plans to use the funding to acquire and prepare another home. The grant will cover items including appliances, furnishings, capital improvements and maintenance, according to the organization.
The home is expected to provide permanent housing for six people who have experienced homelessness and live with mental illnesses.
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The grant will also pay for three years of individualized case management. Second Heart Homes said those services connect residents with primary care, psychiatry, therapy and income assistance while helping them build daily living skills.
“A home gives someone a place to begin again, but lasting stability takes time,” said Megan Howell, Second Heart Homes’ executive director and founder. “Barancik Foundation understands that. This grant gives us the ability not only to open another home, but to be there for residents in the years that follow as they rebuild their health, independence and lives.”
Second Heart Homes said it operates 14 homes serving 86 people. The organization recently expanded its staff and board, the organization said.
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