MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Sarasota mental health nonprofit, Sunshine from Darkness , is expanding its services to local college students in the Manatee-Sarasota area.

The organization started a pilot Youth Resiliency Program last year for middle schoolers, and has now partnered with the University of South Florida (USF) Sarasota-Manatee to offer mental health services in the aftermath of last year’s hurricanes.

What You Need To Know • Sarasota nonprofit Sunshine from Darkness started a pilot Youth Resiliency Program last year for middle schoolers • The organization partnered with USF Sarasota-Manatee to offer mental health services in the aftermath of last year’s hurricanes • Sunshine from Darkness is starting another pilot program this fall, which plans to implement virtual reality

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