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You'll find it all in the most recent newsletter HERE!
You'll find it all in the most recent newsletter HERE!
April 14, 2021
Children First was recently recognized as one of the top 50 nonprofit organizations to work for nationwide in the 2021 Best Nonprofits to Work For competition. The exclusive provider of Head Start and Early Head Start services for Sarasota County ranked 24th overall in the medium-sized category.
Created by The NonProfit Times, the leading national business [...]
March 31, 2021
In honor of National Nutrition Month and our 60th Anniversary, we wanted to highlight four absolutely incredible partners of our #60for60 partner initiative:
Sara Dan, MBA, RD, Sarasota County Schools Food & Nutrition Services; Jim Simmons; USDA/Child Care Food Program (CCFP); Katrenia DuBose, Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN), DuBose & Associates Nutrition Management Company and US [...]
March 18, 2021
Herald-Tribune: Children First announces $1 million plus matching gift challenge for Sarasota County
March 18, 2021
Children First is proud to announce The Challenge for Changing Lives, a $1,060,000 matching gift challenge led by Children First’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Circle members. The Diamond Circle is a dedicated group of extraordinary supporters leading the charge in advancing the mission of strengthening children and families together.
Their goal is to [...]
March 18, 2021
Children First is proud to announce The Challenge for Changing Lives, a $1,060,000 matching gift challenge led by Children First’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Circle members. The Diamond Circle is a dedicated group of extraordinary supporters leading the charge in advancing the mission of strengthening children and families together.
Their goal is to inspire the community [...]
March 15, 2021
March 15, 2021
First, the exclusive provider of Head Start and Early Head Start services for Sarasota County, is pleased to announce its 60th Anniversary Co-Chairs and Committee members in recognition of the agency’s historic milestone of six decades of service to the community.
The 60th Anniversary Co-Chairs and Committee members are comprised of past and [...]
March 15, 2021
Children First, the exclusive provider of Head Start and Early Head Start services for Sarasota County, is pleased to announce its 60th Anniversary Co-Chairs and Committee members in recognition of the agency’s historic milestone of six decades of service to the community.
The 60th Anniversary Co-Chairs and Committee members are comprised of past and present board [...]
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“Anyone who does anything to help a child in life is a hero to me.” – Fred Rogers![]()
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We're grateful to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for highlighting our impact story about the 2020 Giving Challenge, where more than 300 community superheroes helped to save the day for our children and families at one of the most critical times in our 60-year history. ![]()
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As we reflect on 2020 and prepare for the #GivingChallenge2022, we want to thank you for your unwavering support of our community's next generation of superheroes, now and into the future! 🦸♀️🦸♂️
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Not all heroes wear capes, and the philanthropic spirit of our community during the 2020 Giving Challenge helped to save the day for hundreds of at-risk children and families. During this time...
Thank you Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine for highlighting the $165,000 community investment grant that we received from our partners at United Way Suncoast in support of our services to vulnerable children and families! go.epublish4me.com/ebook/html/10106722#page/14
Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences PTSS students give back! Life Science teacher Hollie Nelsen organizes a summer volunteer club for her students and for the FIFTH year in a row, Hollie and her students have chosen Children First! Last year and this year, due to the pandemic, her students created science videos for our Virtual Resource Library. ![]()
These videos include fun experiments like blowing up a balloon without using your breath, watching time pass using your shadow, and building a pencil bridge! The group also donated 144 boxes of crayons, a handmade letter book, and a handmade number book.![]()
Their awesome videos can be seen on our YouTube Channel here - www.youtube.com/user/childrenfirstdevelop.![]()
Thank you all and we look forward to next summer! :)
You know what they say: beach plans never flip-flop! ![]()
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On #NationalBeachDay, we're here to remind you to get your tickets to our 13th Annual Flip Flops & Fashion Luncheon. ![]()
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Celebrate 60 years of our mission supporting children and families with sun, fun, and of course, fashion! www.secure.qgiv.com/for/chifir/event/832523![]()
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Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor & Fashion Partner Bealls Family of Stores for helping to make this event possible. We hope to "sea" you all there!![]()
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The Venice Lions Club are long-time volunteers at Children First! Members visit area preschools and early education centers, and screen children six months to six years of age. Parents of children with alerts are referred to local vision care specialists. ![]()
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For young children, the vision center of the brain is not fully developed until age 7, making vision screening tests vital starting at a young age. The trained Lion’s Club volunteers have been instrumental in ensuring our young children are screened, and re-screened if necessary, to ensure everyone is happy, healthy, and ready to learn. Thank you Lion’s Club!
