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$3.2 Million in Grants to Support Vulnerable Families, Enhance Environmental Sustainability, and More

Barancik Foundation’s Board of Directors recently approved $3.2 million in grants to support vulnerable families, expand access to early education, bolster environmental sustainability, and more. The funding includes: $900,000 to…

Greg LubereckiNovember 19, 2024

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Twenty-five Sarasota County Educators Receive TIME Fellowships

Congratulations to the 25 outstanding Sarasota County Schools educators selected for Barancik Foundation’s 2025 TIME Fellowship! The TIME Fellowship provides public-school educators with the resources to experience meaningful professional renewal…

Greg LubereckiNovember 7, 2024

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Five Great Teachers Surprised with Ripple Effect Award

“I’m not usually speechless, but…,” Kevin Purcell said, trailing off. Mr. Purcell, a 21-year educator at Heron Creek Middle School, had just been presented with the Ripple Effect Teacher Award…

Greg LubereckiSeptember 24, 2024

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September 30 Deadline to Apply for 2025 TIME Fellowship

Sarasota County Schools educators have until September 30 to submit a proposal for Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation’s 2025 TIME Fellowship program. Barancik Foundation will select up to 25 applicants…

Greg LubereckiAugust 22, 2024

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Foundation Awards $5.2 Million in Grants

More than $5.2 million in grants approved by our Board of Directors last week will help lift struggling families, build staff capacity at critical nonprofit organizations, expand arts and cultural…

Greg LubereckiAugust 14, 2024

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New First 1,000 Days Family Navigator To Support DeSoto Moms and Babies

Tonya Wallace has joined DeSoto County-based nonprofit Links to Success in the new role of First 1,000 Days Family Navigator. Wallace will guide and connect DeSoto families to a range…

Greg LubereckiJuly 26, 2024

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Leslie Harrell: A Force of Nurture

Leslie Harrell’s kind eyes got a bit misty when we first met to talk about her work.  “I’m kind of feeling some way right now,” she said.  “I’m going to…

Greg LubereckiJuly 16, 2024

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Charles Harris: In the Right Spot

Charles Harris earned his master’s degree in Management Information Systems.  Computer programming.  And he hated it. “You’re creating interfaces for something, and you don’t even know what it goes to,”…

Greg LubereckiMay 31, 2024

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Five Teachers Receive Ripple Effect Award

Five outstanding Sarasota County Schools educators were recognized last week with the Ripple Effect Teacher Award for their expansive impact in the classroom and beyond. Leaders from the school district…

Greg LubereckiMay 28, 2024

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Barancik Foundation Awards $5.7 Million in Grants

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation recently awarded nearly $6 million in grants to support early education and youth development, affordable housing, mental health services, and more. “These grants exemplify Chuck…

Greg LubereckiMay 14, 2024

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Tonika Conaway, Kelly Romanoff To Co-Chair First 1,000 Days Steering Committee

Parent advisor Tonika Conaway and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Senior Vice President Kelly Romanoff have been selected as co-chairs of the Steering Committee of the First 1,000 Days Suncoast…

Greg LubereckiMarch 25, 2024

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Kelly Romanoff Selected for Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellowship

Kelly Romanoff, our senior vice president for strategy and evaluation, has been selected as a 2023-24 Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellow. The fellowship is a program of Grantmakers for Effective…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 28, 2024

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Stephanie Jones, Ben Hanan Reelected to Board

We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Jones and Ben Hanan have been reelected to our Board of Directors.  Each will serve a three-year term on the Board. Stephanie is…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 16, 2024

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Barancik Foundation Awards Nearly $12 Million in Grants

Our Board of Directors recently approved $11.8 million in grants aimed at further improving the quality of education in Sarasota County’s public schools and preschools, expanding access to health care…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 13, 2024

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FITting In: Working Toward Wellness at The Academy

Adults living with severe and persistent mental illness encounter numerous obstacles to achieving optimal health and wellness.  Because many (75%) are diagnosed as young adults, they can face a literal…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 7, 2024

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The Passing of Our Friend Gerry Lublin

The Barancik Foundation family mourns the passing of former Foundation board member Gerry Lublin. Gerry and his wife, Sheri, first met fellow Longboat Key residents Chuck and Margie Barancik playing…

Kelly RomanoffFebruary 5, 2024

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2024 Barancik Prize Winner Using “Big Data” to Better Understand, Treat MS

This year’s Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research has been awarded to Sergio E. Baranzini, PhD, for his pioneering efforts to apply Big Data to understanding the origins of…

Greg LubereckiJanuary 31, 2024

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Omar Guevara-Soto Joins Staff of Barancik Foundation

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has expanded its staff by hiring food and nutrition innovator and 2023 Bush Fellow Omar Guevara-Soto for the new position of Strategic Initiatives Officer. Guevara-Soto,…

Kelly RomanoffJanuary 10, 2024

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People, Ideas, Nature, Community: Through the Eyes of Our Youth

Story and photos by Lindsay Luberecki, junior, Pine View School.   The ornate and expansive main hall of the Sarasota Opera House glowed green, illuminated by lights on the floor and…

Greg LubereckiDecember 28, 2023

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Making SSTRIDEs to Diversify the Medical Profession

Florida State University’s College of Medicine recently celebrated 30 years of an outreach program that provides career pathways for students who have been underrepresented in medicine and other STEM fields.…

Greg LubereckiDecember 14, 2023