Holy Spirit is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America. We welcome you to join us or just to learn more. A small group of Orthodox Christians in the Venice area was determined to worship regularly in their orthodox tradition using the English language. This group included full-time residents and winter visitors of many nationalities and backgrounds. In 1984 Read more...

The Italian American Club strives to develop fellowship through social and cultural activities among its members; further the aims, objectives, and interests of Italian-Americans; and participate in charitable endeavors. It also fosters and encourages knowledge of the language, art, culture and history of Italy as well as an understanding of that cultural heritage in our country. Events include pasta diners; Read more...

Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Local clubs look out for our communities and the international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. We are generous with our time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way. For more than a century, Kiwanis has created Read more...

We are the local council of an international non-profit Catholic fraternal organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide founded in 1882 by the Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney to serve our brothers, their families and anyone in need. A brief history of Father John J. Walsh Council 7052 We are and have been an active Council of the Knights of Read more...

Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota County serves Englewood, Laurel, Nokomis, North Port, Osprey, and Venice, Florida with offices in the North Port Public Library and William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Public Library.  Who Are We? Since 1982, the Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota County (LVSSC) has offered free tutoring to adults who want to improve their functional reading, writing, and Read more...

The Manasota Fossil Club was formed in 1997 to bring together those people in the Manatee and Sarasota County, Florida area who are interested in paleontology, local fossils and artifacts. Meetings usually feature a guest or member speaker and slide shows and/or fossil displays. Raffles of donated fossil related material are often held. We are a fairly informal group and Read more...

Mercy Fellowship Church is a Christ-centered church built on expositional preaching, authentic relationships, and a heart for those far from God. Worship. Connect. Serve. Go. Read more...

Music for Life Ministries’ Eirinn Abu realizes the power and importance of music in a person’s life and as a result he wants his music to always speak to a person’s soul even more than just creating something that simply sounds good.  This is why when Eirinn is creating his music, if it does not move him personally as he writes Read more...

Providing Help. Creating Hope. Serving All. Our Mother’s House of Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc. has provided transitional housing to homeless mothers and their children since 1987. The program’s mission is to offer single mothers and their preschool-age children a safe and secure environment to achieve increased self-sufficiency through education, vocational training, and personal growth. Our Mother’s House provides Read more...

The Plantation Community Foundation is an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of South Sarasota County residents by supporting organizations involved in social services, health care, educational, environmental and cultural activities. Since inception, the formula of caring and sharing – “Making a Difference” – and having fun doing it, is still going strong. In 2022, the Foundation achieved Read more...