Newtown charter school campus to host medical and social services

Using a snowball approach, hundreds of community members are engaged in a process to figure out what they need most.

Original Air Date: August 15, 2025

Host: Sarasota’s Newtown is well underway to become one of a select few sites nationwide to test a new model that tries to turn schools into hubs for healthcare, social and other neighborhood services. Social entrepreneur Geri Chaffee describes the Newtown Family Center project as “Community Schools Partnership on steroids.” WSLR News talked to Chaffee and two Newtown residents who are mobilizing their community for this project…

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