We are so grateful for our ongoing partnership with Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and their commitment to helping us further our mission to empower youth to achieve their full potential and become the leaders of tomorrow. 💙 Read more below. 👇 scenesarasota.com/magazine/charl…

Congratulations to Safe Children Coalition on a successful breakfast this morning & to those special child advocates recognized! Honored to sit with Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation whose $1 million gift to the youth shelter capital campaign will be transformative. “Hope lives here.”

A beautiful lunch celebrating the important work of Sarasota Memorial. Today’s topic of Behavioral Health hits home for many of us. We look forward to the Cornell Family Pavilion & how it’s staff and programs will make mental health treatment more palatable & approachable for all.

If you have not yet met our CFO | Treasurer Ev Bosque, you are in for a treat. He brings knowledge and precision to our work and supports our nonprofit partners in more ways than one. We love to see his expertise highlighted by the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation! Thank you, Susie Bowie!

Thank you Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation for your partnership to produce more local teachers. issuu.com/scene_magazine… #SCFProud #teachers

Rabbi Ed Rosenthal is passionate about showing the wonders of the sea through Jewish eyes while raising awareness about the threats it faces. His latest project challenges the faith community to reconsider how fellowship is impacting the marine ecosystem. barancikfoundation.org/compostablecut…

A crisis within a crisis: New project tackles behavioral problems in Sarasota preschools heraldtribune.com/story/news/loc…

BUSINESS PEOPLE: Bay Park Conservancy hires first full-time CFO heraldtribune.com/story/business…

This weekend we were very happy to host our inaugural Mentor & Mentee Breakfast at the Glasser Schoenbaum. Our Future Leaders Academy Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Scholars and their mentors shared time together outside of the program & bonded at a more personal level to create stronger connections.

It's a big week for the Community News Collaborative! Thursday, the team announced the launch of regional coverage in partnership w/more than a dozen local outlets. Editor Eric Garwood & team have hit the ground running. Please join us in welcoming them! bit.ly/40M0ZGv

With the Sarasota County school year coming to an end, there's never been a better time for our educators to refresh & renew their love of the profession. This summer, we invite our classroom heroes to apply for Barancik Foundation's 2024 TIME Fellowship: bit.ly/429y7ZS

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all the teachers out there for your tireless efforts in helping our students learn and grow. Your passion and care are truly inspiring, and we are forever grateful for all that you do.

On Friday, in honor of Chuck & Margie, we had the awesome opportunity to celebrate five Sarasota Schools educators with the 2023 Ripple Effect Award. Please join us in celebrating these incredible local changemakers. bit.ly/41ykqTK

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and despite the stigma that accompanies mental illness, local teens are unfettered by the topic, reminding the rest of us that it sometimes takes getting comfortable with the uncomfortable to make progress. bit.ly/3M4VP31

Last night we held our End of Year Celebration where we recognized our graduating seniors & welcomed the newly accepted students in our College & Career Prep Program! It was a wonderful night with many families. Congrats to each of these students. Thanks to all of our supporters.

🎓🎉 Congratulations, Class of 2023! 🎉🎓 As we kick off high school graduations, we want to share a note to the #Classof2023. To the dreamers, innovators, and future leaders, you've overcome obstacles with determination and showcased your brilliance. You've conquered exams,

Attn: Sarasota Schools educators! Now is the TIME to start dreaming of experiences of a lifetime that inspire you, your students, and your love of education. Join us May 30 for an informational Zoom to learn about our 2024 TIME Fellowship. bit.ly/45isB9P

Today we announce & celebrate 20 nonprofits selected by our Board to receive funding totaling more than $5 million. Our spring grant round also includes a $300,000 investment in a Newtown improvement project as part of our Affordable Housing initiative. bit.ly/3BS02lZ

We are hiring a Communications and Learning Officer! barancikfoundation.org/careers

We are loving this story of a very well-known local high school teacher who is traveling the backroads of America this summer with his Poodle/Chesapeake Bay Retriever mix. Please meet Frank and Juneau Ourednik. bit.ly/vagabondproject #PeopleOfImpact