The Coral Gables Community Foundation

In the past two years, the Coral Gables Community Foundation has really grown and spread its influence by doing even more projects that improve the quality of life of those living and working in "The City Beautiful".  Just this year we  hired new staff, and we moved intto a new office space thanks to Mr. Ralph Sanchez of the Old Spanish Village who generously donated our current offices near the Old Spanish Village site at 3001 Ponce de Leon Boulevard.

We are proud of our ongoing initiatives: the Greening of the Gables and Parknership, and are pleased to be part of the new art cinema “Cinemateque” on the ground floor of the Museum gararge building ($250,000 was recently given to the City in a public/private partnership from The Harry and Mary Perrin Fund).  We have launched 2 major new programs while still supporting those we have helped fund/nurture in the past like the soon-to-open Coral Gables Museum.

The first program of its kind in the state, CoralGables@HOME is a non-profit membership program offering much-need services to help Gables residents (age 50 and over) remain in their own homes as they age. For an annual fee, members enjoy a wide variety of services, such as help with grocery shopping or transportation, exercise/computer classes, members-only events and peace of mind that they know help is out there when they need it. Many thanks to numerous donors but especially to Kirk Landon whose continuing and generous support was instrumental in getting this program off the ground!

Gables Home Page, our proposal to create a hyperlocal virtual hometown paper was a winner in the The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s nationwide “Community Information Challenge”. GablesHomePage.com is currently under construction as a joint venture with the University of Miami School of Communication whose journalism students are working with Gables residents 50 and over to fuel the site with news and information and serve the entire community through a democratic, web-based platform.  We are thrilled that the Foundation has the ability to support this effort both financially and with our ability to offer office space and support staff.

We appreciate the heavy involvement of all our board members and volunteers who made all this happen, and we look forward to more giant steps over the next two years under the leadership of our new chair and chair-elect.  We welcome your participation and support. Your membership funds and donations help us make a positive impact in our community.  Won't you join us today?  Please call us for more information:  305.446.9670. 

Andria Hanley

Executive Director