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There’s a reason everyone remembers their favorite teacher. Outside of family, teachers have the greatest influence on a child’s development and future success—they can make all the difference in the…
Barancik FoundationMay 18, 2021
This article originally appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. It’s no secret that becoming a mother changes you. As a nurse practitioner, I've seen it firsthand from the countless families I've helped as…
Barancik FoundationMay 10, 2021
On this day last year, we marked the 50th observation of Earth Day—a milestone marred by a strange threat that held us in our homes. While shutdowns brought clearer skylines…
Barancik FoundationApril 22, 2021
View the original segment on Suncoast News Network. From the womb through early childhood, a child’s proper brain development is crucial. First 1,000 Days Suncoast has launched a big campaign…
Barancik FoundationApril 15, 2021
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation recently earned a 2021 Grand Image Award for its work on its year-end report, “A Portrait of 2020”. The Image Awards competition is conducted annually…
Barancik FoundationApril 14, 2021
Photo credit SDRP/Chicago Zoological Society. Photos taken under NMFS Scientific Research Permit No. 20455 As eyes across the nation follow the environmental crisis at Piney Point, ecological groups have raised…
Barancik FoundationApril 9, 2021
The economic impact of the pandemic has had a devastating effect on small and minority-led businesses and their workforce. In response The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is launching a…
Barancik FoundationApril 1, 2021
During the beginning of the pandemic, local agencies saw a significant decline in child abuse reports, but the trend was deceiving. Experts knew that while reports were low, cases were…
Barancik FoundationMarch 30, 2021
The pandemic has caused a slew of economic challenges, which has created an imminent wave of legal troubles waiting upstream as families brace for eviction and bankruptcy. Local humanitarian organizations…
Barancik FoundationMarch 30, 2021
There is a wonderful scene in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” that speaks not only to our times but to the need for action in Sarasota County. With the Civil War nearly…
Barancik FoundationMarch 22, 2021
Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the Herald-Tribune. Danielle Wright is the Florida area director for CarePortal. Danny and Ann Marie Jones are co-founders of Bridge a Life in Sarasota.…
Barancik FoundationMarch 18, 2021
Recent funding from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation focuses on supporting early learning needs, strengthening mental health supports, and building equitable pathways to education, healthcare, and legal services. Funds will…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 19, 2021
A staggering number of former military service members are facing mental health challenges and isolation, but a local collaboration is helping to heal the effects of trauma by utilizing therapy…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 18, 2021
We are not through these crises yet, and we don’t know what waits for us on the other side, but what we do know is that we are all in…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 12, 2021
When Margie was young, she watched public service announcements aimed at recruiting educators, often portraying teachers as heroes with capes and superpowers. These moved her to become a teacher herself.…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 12, 2021
#WhoKnewSRQ is back, and this time John Annis speaks with Sarasota County Library System's newest wonder woman, Renee Di Pilato! Our libraries have more to offer than books, and the…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 3, 2021
Note: this article was originally written by Jacob Ogles of SRQ Magazine. The pandemic has introduced trauma in the lives of many children, whether directly from the death of a…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 1, 2021
A student’s zip code should not have more influence on her success than the dreams she holds in her heart. This was the tenet that started Booker Promise Foundation, a…
Barancik FoundationJanuary 28, 2021
Note: this article originally appeared in Inside Philanthropy. A sustainability initiative backed by a pair of the region’s community foundations, in collaboration with a long list of community partners and…
Barancik FoundationJanuary 15, 2021
Note: This article originally appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. One reason why the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation continues to make a transformative impact both in Sarasota County and beyond its…
Barancik FoundationJanuary 9, 2021