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Aspiring Teachers Find a Pathway to the Classroom #StudentSuccess

Aspiring Teachers Find a Pathway to the Classroom

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

The Power of a Parent #FamilyEnrichment#First1000Days#MentalHealth#SocialWellness

The Power of a Parent

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

Booker Promise Looks to Community for Scholarship Support #FinancialEmpowerment#StudentSuccess

Booker Promise Looks to Community for Scholarship Support

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

Local Foundations Are Helping the County Go Green #EnvironmentalStewardship

Local Foundations Are Helping the County Go Green

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

Herald-Tribune: Foundation improves, enriches lives #FoundationNews

Herald-Tribune: Foundation improves, enriches lives

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

Stephanie Jones Elected to Board of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation #FoundationNews

Stephanie Jones Elected to Board of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation announces the election of Stephanie Jones, Director of Global Experienced Talent Acquisition at Duff & Phelps, to serve a three-year term on its Board of…

Barancik FoundationJanuary 5, 2021

A Portrait of 2020 #FoundationNews#Learning

A Portrait of 2020

Unkind as 2020 has been, we see it as a year filled with opportunity, lessons, and hope. Overlapping crises have provided our community an occasion to reimagine itself. We have…

Barancik FoundationJanuary 1, 2021

Family-focused Artwork Comes to North Port #FamilyEnrichment#First1000Days

Family-focused Artwork Comes to North Port

Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the North Port Sun, written by Craig Garrett. Another first for North Port. A local artist soon begins a large wall mural in…

Barancik FoundationDecember 16, 2020

Scholarship Funds a Future Masterpiece #StudentSuccess#UnityThroughArt

Scholarship Funds a Future Masterpiece

Imagine a world without the art of Salvador Dali. That may have been the case if his family had not been able to afford his studies at a prestigious arts…

Barancik FoundationDecember 15, 2020

Keeping Teachers in the Classroom #StudentSuccess

Keeping Teachers in the Classroom

Everyone remembers their favorite childhood teacher. Outside of family, teachers have the greatest influence on a child’s academic performance, moral character and future success. They can make all the difference in…

Barancik FoundationDecember 14, 2020

Solar Powered by Barancik Foundation #EnvironmentalStewardship#Learning#StudentSuccess

Solar Powered by Barancik Foundation

What if eight-year-old girls were put in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency? “If only,” said Girls Inc. of Sarasota County members as they made the switch to renewable energy.…

Barancik FoundationDecember 14, 2020

Maximizing Math Mentality #StudentSuccess

Maximizing Math Mentality

Imagine for a minute you’re in third-grade. You’re eight years old, and recess just ended. Now it’s time for that dreaded subject—math. As you wait for class to begin, you…

Barancik FoundationDecember 14, 2020

Reading Recovery: Moving Students from Learning to Read to Reading to Learn #StudentSuccess

Reading Recovery: Moving Students from Learning to Read to Reading to Learn

It’s not always easy as ABC. Youngsters may know how to sing the alphabet, sound out letters, and even how to spell a few words, but a fragmented understanding of…

Barancik FoundationDecember 14, 2020

Local Dolphins Hold Key to Global Research #EnvironmentalStewardship

Local Dolphins Hold Key to Global Research

Sarasota’s coastal environment and the visitors it attracts provide social and economic value to our community, but many of the attractive features of our local ecosystem are now threatened by…

Barancik FoundationDecember 14, 2020

The Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research #MedicalResearch

The Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research

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 FoundationDecember 14, 2020

Spurring Imagination at Sarasota County Libraries #SocialWellness#StudentSuccess#UnityThroughArt

Spurring Imagination at Sarasota County Libraries

Imagine a child walking into a library, and instead of finding a wall of hardcover books and editorials, they discover an oasis of high-tech tools, gadgets and gizmos. In this…

Barancik FoundationDecember 12, 2020

Family Comes First #FamilyEnrichment

Family Comes First

A child’s success begins with the parent. That’s why when children are enrolled at Children First, parents and caregivers are welcomed into the family as well.  The organization’s Families First…

Barancik FoundationDecember 11, 2020

Justice for Foster Care Youth #SocialWellness

Justice for Foster Care Youth

Most teenagers revel in the idea of spending a night over at a friend’s house—but the reality is far from a slumber party for those who rely on it. For…

Barancik FoundationDecember 7, 2020

Social Security Outreach, Access and Recovery #FinancialEmpowerment

Social Security Outreach, Access and Recovery

There’s no simple blueprint for creating a system of care for homeless adults—but making use of existing dollars is a no-brainer. Disability and Social Security benefits are available for many…

Barancik FoundationNovember 30, 2020

Changing Lives on the Theatre Stage #UnityThroughArt

Changing Lives on the Theatre Stage

Imagination has the power to change lives, but it needs the right environment to flourish. Unmatched in the region, Florida Studio Theatre School offers opportunities for children to discover their creativity through…

Barancik FoundationNovember 24, 2020