Community Involvement

Halfacre Construction leaders Bill Halfacre, the late John Cox and now Jack Cox share the same values and put action to those words in a spirit of serving our community, especially its children. The company has been fortunate to have enjoyed a measure of success since its inception and the company philosophy is that success demands responsibility to help others and give back to the community.

Halfacre Construction supports the local community through giving, fundraising, donating building projects and serving on non-profit and organizational advisory boards. We are proud to have supported the following organizations:

• Special Olympics — an organization providing athletic training and competition to the disabled.
• Sarasota Special Athlete Boosters — which provides equipment, facilities, program support, and funding for Sarasota County special athletes.
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Suncoast — Provides one-to-one mentoring relationships to children ages 6-18 years old throughout the Gulf Coast of Florida in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Hardee, Charlotte, Lee, Hendry, and Collier counties. 
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties — Since 1970, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties have played an integral role in the Sarasota County community, providing daily programs and services to thousands of young people. The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. 

• First Step — an organization focused on addiction recovery programs.
• New College Foundation — providing enhancement funding to sustain academic excellence at New College of Sarasota.
• St. Jude Catholic Church — a house of worship in Sarasota.
• Suncoast Charities for Children — “Serving children, teens, and adults with special needs since 1985”.
• Special Operations Warrior Foundation — a group providing scholarships and educational counseling to the children of military special operations personnel killed in the line of duty.
• Central Command Memorial Foundation — an organization dedicated to honoring members of the armed forces and the memory of those who gave their lives in service to this country.

John F. Kennedy spoke eloquently when he said:

“One person can make a difference and every person should try,”

“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”