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Sandra Frank has transformed the fight to end hunger in the Suncoast #Leadership#People

Sandra Frank has transformed the fight to end hunger in the Suncoast

The following op-ed was written by President | CEO Teri Hansen and published by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 7, 2023.  Transformative leadership. There is no other way to describe…

Barancik FoundationMay 10, 2023

Barancik Foundation brings $2.5-million in aid to bear after Hurricane Ian #FoundationNews

Barancik Foundation brings $2.5-million in aid to bear after Hurricane Ian

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has provided more than $2.5 million in aid to teachers and schools support personnel, food banks, early learning centers, medical providers, social and legal navigators…

Barancik FoundationDecember 21, 2022

Results from Barancik Foundation’s Grantee Perception Survey #FoundationNews#GPR

Results from Barancik Foundation’s Grantee Perception Survey

In May and June of 2022, The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) conducted a Grantee Perception Survey for Barancik Foundation.  The survey measures the perceptions of nonprofits regarding the Foundation's…

Kelly RomanoffNovember 28, 2022

Florida’s Affordable Housing Crisis #FamilyEnrichment#FinancialEmpowerment#FoundationNews

Florida’s Affordable Housing Crisis

The following story, written by Daniel Antonio Miguel, was published by Florida Policy Institute on November 3, 2022. In recent years, Florida has become one of the least affordable places…

Barancik FoundationNovember 9, 2022

Florida collaborative seeks to increase news coverage of underserved Gulf Coast counties #FoundationNews

Florida collaborative seeks to increase news coverage of underserved Gulf Coast counties

The following story, written by Abby Turner, was published by the American University School of Communication on October 25, 2022. A new journalism collaborative based at WUSF in Tampa, FL,…

Barancik FoundationNovember 2, 2022

#FoundationNews#StudentSuccess

Five Teachers Named as Ripple Effect Award Winners

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…

Kelly RomanoffSeptember 21, 2022

Barancik Foundation and WUSF Public Media Partner to Vastly Expand News Coverage along Gulf Coast #FoundationNews

Barancik Foundation and WUSF Public Media Partner to Vastly Expand News Coverage along Gulf Coast

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and WUSF Public Media today announced the launch of a journalism collaboration that will substantially expand coverage of news in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties.…

Barancik FoundationSeptember 12, 2022

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Board Approves $8 Million in Grant Funding #EnvironmentalStewardship#FamilyEnrichment#FinancialEmpowerment#MentalHealth#SocialWellness#StudentSuccess#UnityThroughArt

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Board Approves $8 Million in Grant Funding

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

Legal Aid of Manasota Partnership Finds Success in Providing Legal Lifeline for Children in Foster Care #FinancialEmpowerment#SocialWellness

Legal Aid of Manasota Partnership Finds Success in Providing Legal Lifeline for Children in Foster Care

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

Second Heart Homes expands housing program for adults experiencing homelessness to Manatee County #FinancialEmpowerment

Second Heart Homes expands housing program for adults experiencing homelessness to Manatee County

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

New College of Florida expands college access efforts #StudentSuccess

New College of Florida expands college access efforts

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

Healthy ponds lead to a healthier bay #EnvironmentalStewardship

Healthy ponds lead to a healthier bay

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

Turning Savings into Service #EnvironmentalStewardship

Turning Savings into Service

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

Efforts underway to retain quality early learning educators in Sarasota #FamilyEnrichment#FinancialEmpowerment#SocialWellness#StudentSuccess

Efforts underway to retain quality early learning educators in Sarasota

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

Barancik Foundation Names Five Teachers as Ripple Effect Award Winners #StudentSuccess

Barancik Foundation Names Five Teachers as Ripple Effect Award Winners

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

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Board Approves $6.3 Million In Grant Funding #FamilyEnrichment#FinancialEmpowerment#FoundationNews#SocialWellness#StudentSuccess#UnityThroughArt

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Board Approves $6.3 Million In Grant Funding

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

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Announces Inaugural TIME Fellowship Recipients #StudentSuccess

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Announces Inaugural TIME Fellowship Recipients

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 First 1,000 Days of First 1,000 Days Suncoast #FamilyEnrichment#First1000Days#Learning#SocialWellness#StudentSuccess

The First 1,000 Days of First 1,000 Days Suncoast

“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

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Launches Barancik Early Learning Initiative #FamilyEnrichment#FinancialEmpowerment#SocialWellness#StudentSuccess

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Launches Barancik Early Learning Initiative

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

The Housing Question #FinancialEmpowerment#Learning#SocialWellness

The Housing Question

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