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Building a Campus of Hope and Healing #FamilyEnrichment#MentalHealth#SocialWellness

Building a Campus of Hope and Healing

Despite the best efforts and good intentions of the child welfare system, children and families with foster care involvement still experience negative outcomes on a regular basis. “Studies reveal that…

Barancik FoundationJuly 21, 2021

The Power of an Essay #StudentSuccess

The Power of an Essay

A powerful, well-written essay can make all the difference in whether a student gets accepted into a college. Yet many students who hope to achieve their dream of a college…

Barancik FoundationJuly 13, 2021

Creating a Syllabus of Color #StudentSuccess#UnityThroughArt

Creating a Syllabus of Color

Portrait credit: Mood by Le'Asha B., Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club Member Advocates have long established the power of the arts in education. Students engaged in the creative arts…

Barancik FoundationJune 29, 2021

Unlocking Science and Discovery #StudentSuccess

Unlocking Science and Discovery

A combination of preconceptions, stereotypes, and cost barriers keep many students from fulfilling their potential as scientists. Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab (SCC) has recently increased their efforts to open…

Barancik FoundationJune 18, 2021

Project Nature Bridge Makes Mother Nature the Teacher #EnvironmentalStewardship

Project Nature Bridge Makes Mother Nature the Teacher

Editor's note: this article was originally written by Emma Lichtenstein for Sarasota Magazine Florida’s landscape is rich and diverse, but, because of a lack of access and opportunity, not every…

Barancik FoundationJune 3, 2021

Barancik Foundation Board Approves $2.3 Million in Grant Funding #FoundationNews

Barancik Foundation Board Approves $2.3 Million in Grant Funding

Recent funding from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation strengthens organizational capacity to support emerging needs in the community and provides more equitable access to healthcare and arts experiences. Addressing the…

Barancik FoundationMay 24, 2021

Grassroots Efforts Support Vision for Health Equity and Vaccine Access #SocialWellness

Grassroots Efforts Support Vision for Health Equity and Vaccine Access

This article was originally written by Elizabeth Djinis for Sarasota Herald-Tribune. A group of Sarasota-Manatee community leaders are forming a local coalition focused on getting as many residents as possible…

Barancik FoundationMay 21, 2021

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Hires Matthew Sauer as Collaboration and Impact Officer #FoundationNews

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Hires Matthew Sauer as Collaboration and Impact Officer

Matthew Sauer Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation today announced the hiring of Matthew Sauer for the newly created position of Collaboration and Impact Officer. Sauer will work with Foundation leadership…

Barancik FoundationMay 20, 2021

Ripple Effect Awards Celebrate Teachers in Memory of Chuck and Margie #StudentSuccess

Ripple Effect Awards Celebrate Teachers in Memory of Chuck and Margie

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

Relationships are Key to Raising a Child … and an Initiative #FamilyEnrichment#First1000Days#SocialWellness

Relationships are Key to Raising a Child … and an Initiative

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

Hansen: Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. #EnvironmentalStewardship

Hansen: Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.

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

Community Embraces Art Campaign to Shine Light on Moms and Babies #FamilyEnrichment#First1000Days#SocialWellness#StudentSuccess

Community Embraces Art Campaign to Shine Light on Moms and Babies

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

Barancik Foundation “A Portrait of 2020” Receives Top Industry Recognition #FoundationNews

Barancik Foundation “A Portrait of 2020” Receives Top Industry Recognition

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

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Monitoring Piney Point Effects #EnvironmentalStewardship

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Monitoring Piney Point Effects

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

Building Economic Opportunity for All #FinancialEmpowerment#SocialWellness

Building Economic Opportunity for All

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

Child Protection Center Strengthens Safety Net for Students #FamilyEnrichment#SocialWellness

Child Protection Center Strengthens Safety Net for Students

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

Bringing a Legal Lifeline to Sarasota County #FinancialEmpowerment#SocialWellness

Bringing a Legal Lifeline to Sarasota County

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

Our Children Deserve Better Mental Health Support #Here4YOUth#MentalHealth#SocialWellness

Our Children Deserve Better Mental Health Support

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

Building bridges for the Gulf Coast’s foster children #FamilyEnrichment#SocialWellness

Building bridges for the Gulf Coast’s foster children

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

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Board Grants $6 Million to Strengthen Community’s Resilience and Well-being #FoundationNews#MentalHealth#SocialWellness#StudentSuccess#UnityThroughArt

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Board Grants $6 Million to Strengthen Community’s Resilience and Well-being

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