PGT Innovations Announces $11 Million-Plus Grant of Equity to More Than 5,000 Employees

Sarasota County

Sarasota County has been approved for Individual Assistance and Small Business Assistance following Hurricane Idalia, which allows individuals and households in Sarasota County to apply for financial and direct services. The county is awaiting information on qualification for public assistance.

PGT Innovations Inc.

PGT Innovations Inc. (NYSE: PGTI) recently announced a grant of equity of more than $11 million to all eligible PGT Innovations team members based on each employee’s tenure. Eligible team members include those who are not already participants in the company’s long-term incentive plan. All grants cliff vest on the three-year anniversary of the grant date.

The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has awarded All Faiths Food Bank a three-year grant totaling $2,496,581 to expand its pediatric hunger screening pilot program. The funds will be used to increase food insecurity screenings while adding case management, providing Food Rx (packages of healthy foods available at partner organization sites), and implementing program evaluation in Sarasota and DeSoto counties.

Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library

The Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library have raised $410,850 to purchase children’s books, large print materials, and multicultural and bilingual books to serve the entire Manatee County library system.

Florida Blue Foundation

The Florida Blue Foundation recently awarded the Jewish Family and Children Services (JFCS) of the Suncoast a $300,000 grant for JFCS’ Community Well-Being Connection. The three-year grant will support a full-time licensed clinician and a part-time case manager. JFCS of the Suncoast also received a $25,000 grant from the Sephardic Foundation on Aging (SFOA) for JFCS’ Aging Services program, which offers an array of senior-based programs, from caregiver support groups and counseling to Alzheimer’s support and education.

The Patterson Foundation

The Patterson Foundation is strengthening Art Center Sarasota’s effort to implement entrepreneurial strategies by matching up to $50,000 in startup and growth capital investments toward its earned-income plan.

New College of Florida

New College of Florida history professor Carrie Beneš—in collaboration with Amanda Madden of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, Laura Ingallinella of the University of Toronto, and Laura Morreale, an independent scholar—has been awarded a $150,000 grant as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Scholarly Editions and Translations program. The grant supports the La Sfera Project, an open-access multimedia edition of Goro Dati’s 15th-century poem La sfera (The Globe).

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast recently received two $15,000 grants from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Both grants support the Conservation Foundation’s land management and restoration programs on its protected lands, with a specific focus on improving wildlife habitat and increasing climate resiliency.

The Child Protection Center, Inc (CPC)

The Child Protection Center, Inc (CPC) has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation to support CPC’s efforts to support the fight against child abuse. CPC was also selected by the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch to receive funding in support of the Children and Families Supervised Visitation Program and by the Matthews Children’s Foundation to receive a grant in support of its Personal Safety and Community Awareness (PSCA) program. The funds will provide new equipment to be used in presentations on child abuse prevention and personal safety. In the latter two cases, the amount of the funding was not disclosed.

Kentucky Fried Wishes

Through its Kentucky Fried Wishes program, the KFC Foundation has awarded Sarasota-based non-profit Resilient Retreat a $10,000 grant to make a project on its wish list come true.

Publix Super Markets Charities

Publix Super Markets Charities recently awarded a grant of $5,000 to Safe Children Coalition (SCC). These funds will directly support SCC’s Achievers program.

Embracing Our Differences

Embracing Our Differences recently received a $2,000 grant from the Sarasota Kiwanis Foundation. The grant will help support the organization’s annual Bucket Fillers Reading Day.

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?

• SDG 1: No Poverty
• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
• SDG 4: Quality Education
• SDG 5: Gender Equality
• SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
• SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
• SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?

• Target 1.1: By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere.
• Target 2.1: By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food all year round.
• Target 3.2: By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births.
• Target 4.4: By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs, and entrepreneurship.
• Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
• Target 8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
• Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
• Target 11.3: By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated, and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.
• Target 12.2: By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
• Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
• Target 16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence against and torture of children.

3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?

• Indicator 1.1.1: Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status, and geographical location.
• Indicator 2.1.1: Prevalence of undernourishment.
• Indicator 3.2.2: Under-5 mortality rate.
• Indicator 4.4.1: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill.
• Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local governments.
• Indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age group, and persons with disabilities.
• Indicator 10.2.1: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, by age, sex, and persons with disabilities.
• Indicator 11.3.1: Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate.
• Indicator 12.2.1: Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP.
• Indicator 13.1.1: Number of deaths, missing persons, and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population.
• Indicator 16.2.2: Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age group, and form of exploitation.

SDGs, Targets and Indicators