As referrals for parental education and support have risen from local agencies and schools, Parenting Matters has recently stepped up to increase its services to meet the increasing demand. The organization recently hired three new Parenting Educators to serve more families in Sarasota County to address the greatest gap in parenting services, intensive home visits for high risk families.
A mother’s love is what makes a house a home—but in some cases, it creates a grassroots movement. Since 1990, Mothers Helping Mothers, Inc., an all volunteer not-for-profit organization, has been providing basic necessities such as clothing and baby items free of charge to families in need in the Sarasota and surrounding counties.
More often than not, finding stability in life after incarceration is a difficult task. The reality for many formerly incarcerated citizens trying to reintegrate into our community is one limited by barriers to stable housing, employment and social services—problems that dovetail with and exacerbate each other. Local nonprofit Project 180
Recent funding from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation strengthens organizational capacity to support the future of the community.
Untreated mental health issues in children, youth, and young adults devastate individuals, extend to their families, and spread across the community to cost taxpayers dearly. But the barriers that prevent youth from receiving the care that they need are not insurmountable.
The Barancik Prize for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis Research was recently awarded to University of California professor Katerina Akassoglou, Ph.D. for her work understanding the origins of nerve damage in MS and identifying potential therapies to prevent it.
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 be literally ripping their hair out or throwing chairs in class due to stress at home. However, it’s happening right here in our community, and schools can’t keep up.
Imagine you’re a teenager who has drifted between living out of cars and a dozen different foster care homes. You just want two things: a stable home and your independence. But after aging out of the system, you discover your own mom has stolen your social security number and ruined your credit. Just as you’re beginning your journey into adulthood, you are now struggling to qualify for housing, unable to take out college loans, and can’t even start a cellphone plan—all through no fault of your own.
Recent funding from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation strengthens its focus on some of the community’s most pressing issues, including red tide, mental health and housing.
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation announces the election of Hosana Fieber, Chief Financial Officer at Tervis Tumbler, to serve a three-year term on its Board of Directors.
