An impromptu community effort by a dozen public and nonprofit partners is opening childcare spaces for children of essential healthcare workers and first responders. So far more than 575 spots…
Barancik FoundationApril 7, 2020
With the average ratio of 500 students to one academic advisor in our public high schools, students’ resources are limited when it comes time for assistance with college and scholarship…
Barancik FoundationNovember 26, 2019
The Venice High School students sitting at their desks during a special presentation on November 7 looked just about how you’d expect a room of teenagers to look at 7:45…
Barancik FoundationNovember 13, 2019
What if kids were put in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency? “If only,” says Girls Inc. of Sarasota County. This month the youth-serving organization activated the largest private canopy…
Barancik FoundationAugust 28, 2019
Walk into a classroom today and you will see that teachers do much more than teach. Often, a teacher is a social worker and first-responder. A seven-year old should never…
Barancik FoundationMarch 1, 2019
Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for children ages 10 to 18. This data point is deeply troubling…
Barancik FoundationDecember 12, 2018
Young people, particularly those from Sarasota’s disadvantaged households, need extra guidance in order to reach their full potential. In 2015, the Foundation helped the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota…
Barancik FoundationDecember 1, 2018
That’s how a math lesson at a local elementary school started. Fun. Creative. Engaging. A partnership between Barancik Foundation and Sarasota County Schools has reinvented elementary math instruction so that every…
Barancik FoundationOctober 30, 2018
Through the STEMsmart and 21st Century Schools initiatives, our community invested $18 million over eight years into technology-enhanced education—forever changing the way teachers teach and students learn in Sarasota County.…
Barancik FoundationAugust 30, 2018