by Maggie Goldsmith | Jul 15, 2025 | Client Stories, Latest News
With a growing number of individuals overwhelmed by housing costs, FISH OF SANCAP is ramping up its efforts to keep island residents and workers housed and supported. According to a June 28, 2025 News-Press article[i], more than half of workers in Lee and Collier...
by Maggie Goldsmith | Jun 7, 2025 | Client Stories, Latest News
When life throws the unexpected, it’s often a neighbor or a helping hand that makes all the difference. Through its Helping Hands program, FISH OF SANCAP is able to offer rent assistance—support that recently helped one hardworking island family. A hardworking...
by Maggie Goldsmith | May 23, 2025 | Client Stories, Latest News
FISH OF SANCAP recently stepped in to support “Samantha,” a devoted Sanibel mom of two, as she worked through a particularly challenging chapter in her family’s life. (Name changed to protect privacy.) Samantha works full-time to support her child who lives with a...
by Maggie Goldsmith | Apr 19, 2025 | Client Stories, Latest News
In the aftermath of a series of devastating storms, including Hurricane Ian in 2022, Hurricane Helene, and the most recent Hurricane Milton, FISH OF SANCAP remains determined in its mission to support island residents and the workforce as they navigate long-term...
by Maggie Goldsmith | Apr 1, 2025 | Client Stories, Latest News
FISH of SANCAP has been at the forefront of disaster response and recovery for the Sanibel and Captiva communities, stepping up to help neighbors rebuild their lives after a relentless series of storms over a two-year period. Thanks to funding from SBP (St. Bernard...
by Denise Popiolek | Mar 25, 2025 | Client Stories
I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to FISH, CFI and the Sanibel Captiva Chamber for awarding my small floral business, Florabel, a grant from the Sanibel-Captiva Recovery Fund. From replanting my raised garden beds (for growing local flowers used in my...
