Teachers change lives every day. Many of us find ourselves conjuring up memories of how a teacher changed our journey during important moments in our personal and professional lives. Outside…
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The essence: Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has recently approved grants for affordable housing, human services, and projects that promote environmental sustainability. This funding brings Barancik Foundation’s total philanthropic investment…
Barancik FoundationAugust 22, 2022
Since the pandemic began, children have become no strangers to Zoom meetings. But for one foster child living in the Suncoast region, this call was different. A 12th Judicial Circuit…
Barancik FoundationAugust 8, 2022
Editor's note: This article appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. From her early start catching people who fell between the cracks, a local woman has now seen her nonprofit expand from…
Barancik FoundationJuly 19, 2022
Standardized test scores used to make or break acceptance into college. But as more and more colleges and universities drop testing requirements, how well a student can articulate their diverse…
Barancik FoundationJuly 15, 2022
Building on a successful program that helped more than two dozen Sarasota County communities bolster (and beautify) their stormwater retention ponds, Solutions to Avoid Red Tide (START) has secured a…
Barancik FoundationJuly 7, 2022
Harvest House is making an eco-friendly shift while saving some serious cash. The nonprofit, which provides affordable housing, addiction recovery programs, and food security, joined forces with Partners for Green…
Barancik FoundationJuly 7, 2022
The strained labor market is putting pressure on preschools to find and retain quality talent. This is especially true in Sarasota County, where there are hundreds of open positions for…
Barancik FoundationJune 6, 2022
When it comes to shaping a child’s future, an amazing teacher will help their students grow and succeed and change the trajectory of their lives. Recently, Charles & Margery Barancik…
Barancik FoundationMay 26, 2022
The essence: Recently approved grants from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation will address areas such as hunger and food insecurity, support affordable housing opportunities, and promote projects that enhance diversity,…
Barancik FoundationMay 13, 2022
Every day, teachers help their students explore and learn from the world around them. Now, 25 educators from across Sarasota County will have the opportunity to renew their own curiosity…
Barancik FoundationApril 26, 2022
“The earlier the investment, the greater the return.” Once upon a time, our founders, Chuck and Margie Barancik, asked staff to research ways to address summer learning loss for students…
Barancik FoundationApril 19, 2022
Child-care centers wavered during the pandemic, scrambling to stay open on razor-thin budgets and with little federal and state guidance. Some closed, others eked by, barely able to afford to…
Barancik FoundationApril 5, 2022
COVID-19 has revealed the depths of Sarasota’s housing crisis — when you’re priced out of the market, where do you go? Sarasota County has not kept pace with the demand…
Barancik FoundationMarch 30, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an extraordinary toll on youth and families, amplifying stressful situations and exacerbating a variety of factors that can increase a youth’s likelihood of delinquent behavior.…
Barancik FoundationMarch 11, 2022
Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) programs have been sweeping the nation and its classrooms, but some teachers are finding that not all students embrace the idea. They have…
Barancik FoundationMarch 9, 2022
This article originally appeared in Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Our community stood firm for more than three years in support of a buffer zone to prevent commercial encroachment on the western edge…
Barancik FoundationMarch 4, 2022
Prizes play a big role in advancing scientific breakthroughs. However, many major awards honor well-established scientists who are usually in the least need of recognition and funding, squeezing out opportunities…
Barancik FoundationMarch 3, 2022
Once a part of science fiction, robots are now a major part of our daily lives—especially for students. Recently, Suncoast Polytechnical High School seniors Rafael Treminio, Armand Segui, Cannon Spencer…
Barancik FoundationMarch 1, 2022