Night of Hope and Healing - Child Protection Center

Thursday, November 12 2026 | 6-9 PM
Venice Community Center
326 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL
Individual Tickets: $100

Join us for an evening of delicious food with bites from over 10 restaurants, premium drinks, running hot over at the casino games, stellar live and silent auctions, and dancing to fabulous music with the Occasions! Night of Hope & Healing is a unique event with a relaxed feel that will give you more than a great experience – it will give you the chance to be the hero in a child’s life.

“Night of Hope & Healing” truly is its name – an evening that brings hope and healing by raising funds to provide vital support to vulnerable children and survivors of child abuse. This event allows us to strengthen prevention education in local schools, provide critical interventions and medical assessments, and give more children access to highly specialized, trauma-informed therapy.

Thank You to Our Lifesaving Sponsors!

DIAMOND

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Adrian & Suzanne Den Besten

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation

Douglas Jeep Chrysler Dodge RAM

Payment Systems of Florida

BAR SPONSOR

PHOTOBOOTH SPONSOR

CENTERPIECE SPONSOR

PRINT SPONSOR

For those attendees who were physically or sexually abused or experienced other childhood traumas, the information shared may bring forth intense feelings connected to those events.

Please know that you are not alone– resources and support are available.

The Child Protection Center provides specialized abuse specific therapy at no cost to children and adults in Sarasota and DeSoto Counties who are survivors of child abuse. For program inquiries, please contact CPC’s Clinical Director, Amanda Jans:

AmandaJ@CPCSarasota.org or call 941-365-1277, Ext. 110.

For immediate assistance, speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7 at no charge:

For sexual abuse, call RAINN at 800-656-4673 or Darkness to Light at 866-FOR-LIGHT. For emotional support, text or call the 988 Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org

Thank you to all who joined us last year in the fight against child abuse at CPC’s 10th anniversary celebration of Night of Hope & Healing in Venice! Your support is helping heal the hearts of countless survivors and build stronger safety nets for vulnerable children and families in our community. You are the reason a child will THRIVE.