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…
Barancik FoundationMay 1, 2019
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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…
Barancik FoundationMarch 27, 2019
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…
Barancik FoundationMarch 9, 2019
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…
Barancik FoundationMarch 1, 2019
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.…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 6, 2019
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. Restoring a Public Sarasota…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 6, 2019
The single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing the nation is childhood trauma. It’s most prevalent in the foster care system. Children in the system are seven times more likely…
Barancik FoundationJanuary 25, 2019
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. Fieber leads the…
Barancik FoundationJanuary 2, 2019
Florida’s reef tract protects our shorelines from major storms and attracts more than 16 million visitors a year, supporting over 71,000 jobs and providing $6.3 billion to Florida’s economy alone.…
Barancik FoundationDecember 15, 2018
In Manatee County, the heroin and opioid epidemic has far-reaching and devastating consequences for families. The number of parents and guardians incapacitated, incarcerated, or in treatment programs as a result…
Barancik FoundationDecember 14, 2018
Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for children ages 10 to 18. This data point is deeply troubling…
Barancik FoundationDecember 12, 2018
Young people, particularly those from Sarasota’s disadvantaged households, need extra guidance in order to reach their full potential. In 2015, the Foundation helped the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota…
Barancik FoundationDecember 1, 2018
The Barancik Foundation announced the hiring of Murray Devine for the newly created position of Communications and Learning Officer. Previously with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Devine will direct…
Barancik FoundationNovember 28, 2018
That’s how a math lesson at a local elementary school started. Fun. Creative. Engaging. A partnership between Barancik Foundation and Sarasota County Schools has reinvented elementary math instruction so that every…
Barancik FoundationOctober 30, 2018
Amid exponential growth in its community impact and operational needs, the Barancik Foundation hired Jessica Polk for the newly created position of operations manager. In 2018, the Foundation increased its…
Barancik FoundationSeptember 14, 2018
Through the STEMsmart and 21st Century Schools initiatives, our community invested $18 million over eight years into technology-enhanced education—forever changing the way teachers teach and students learn in Sarasota County.…
Barancik FoundationAugust 30, 2018
A dire need for top engineering talent exists in the Sarasota market, and the growth of local companies and the economy depends upon the development of this talent. Through a…
Barancik FoundationAugust 15, 2018
In August, Sarasota lost one of its most beloved (and loving) residents, Steve Seidensticker. Steve, a longtime restaurateur and philanthropist, died of cancer at the age of 65. A memorial fund…
Barancik FoundationAugust 14, 2018
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 FoundationJuly 22, 2018