Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

More wonderful work on the way from several of our nonprofit partners:

We are excited to announce our 2025 TIME Fellows! These 25 deserving Sarasota County Schools educators will complete the experience of a lifetime next year to recharge professionally and personally, reconnecting with their love of teaching. The ultimate winners will be their students, who will benefit from creative approaches, real-world lessons, and renewed energy that each TIME Fellow brings back to their school. Congratulations! And thank you to all of our 2025 TIME Fellowship applicants. We look forward to announcing another opportunity to apply early next year...

Loved seeing our friends at Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay featured on Good Morning America today! One of so many wonderful organizations doing vital work on the ground to help residents in our region find relief and recovery.

Tickets are now available for the CAC's 4th Florida Climate Conference. This year's event will focus on "Climate and Human Health," and panel moderators include our President|CEO, Teri A Hansen. Learn more:

Catch up on some great new grants, TIME for teachers, a wonderful learning opportunity for high school students, and more in our latest enews update. https://lnkd.in/esy8fiVW

Sarasota County Schools educators: The deadline to submit proposals for our 2025 TIME Fellowship is less than six weeks away! Barancik Foundation will select up to 25 fellows to receive up to $12,000 each to complete the learning experience of a lifetime. YOU get to design the project, which is intended to recharge you professionally and refresh you personally. Application requirements, eligibility details, and a link to the online portal can be found on our website. Good luck!

“Chuck and Margie Barancik believed philanthropy has the power to enrich the lives of all people.?Our Board is honoring that vision by investing in these crucial nonprofits on which our community has come to rely.” Beyond the Spectrum Second Heart Homes, Inc. University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee University of South Florida College of Education The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce CareerEdge Funders Collaborative Project Prosper Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County Sarasota Children's Museum NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties Safe Children Coalition, Inc. Manatee Community Foundation Asolo Repertory Theatre Florida Humanities

Attention Sarasota County Schools educators:?Barancik Foundation will host our second and final info session for the 2025 TIME Fellowship this Thursday at 5:30 p.m.?To learn more about the fellowship and register for Thursday’s info session, visit our TIME Fellowship web page below. We’ll send the log-in information by email to all registered participants on Thursday.?Thank you for all you do for Sarasota County students and families, and best wishes for a wonderful new school year ahead! https://lnkd.in/g4RWe3PQ

“To best serve our families and our community, we must start earlier and ensure our children have access to quality early learning experiences.” An exciting, expanding partnership between Links2Success and First 1,000 Days Suncoast will help DeSoto County parents and their young children lay the foundation for future success. Read more about it here:

Leslie Harrell’s own lived experience, as harrowing and redemptive as it’s been, helps her relate to young people she mentors in ways many other adults simply can’t. Meet Leslie, another one of Sarasota’s ‘People of Impact,’ and learn why she wants every child to know they are special, important, and truly valued: