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March 16, 2022
Children First was one of five human service agencies honored with the 2022 Change Agent Philanthropic Award by SRQ Magazine. The awards were presented at a luncheon held at the Hyatt-Regency Sarasota recently, as part of SRQ’s SB2 symposia series.
The award was presented to organizations which have “proven their grit, determination and capacity to [...]
March 3, 2022
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, our families were suddenly facing a crisis like never before due to the unforeseen circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Children First, 89% of [...]
January 14, 2022
Solar energy and sustainable practices are setting records across America and the state of Florida as demand for renewable resources continues to grow.
As part of an on-going effort in environmental stewardship for Sarasota County, Children First is working to create a more sustainable future through a cross-sector partnership, Partners for Green Places (PGP).
Launched in October [...]
October 14, 2021
We are proud to announce that The Challenge for Changing Lives has raised over $2.3MM in honor of Children First’s 60th Anniversary!
The matching gift challenge was led by the Diamond Circle, a dedicated group of extraordinary supporters leading the charge in advancing the mission of strengthening children and families. Their combined contribution matched, dollar for [...]
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 [...]
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We hope this communication finds you and your loved ones safe and well. In accordance with Sarasota County School District’s announcement today, Children First will continue to be CLOSED through Monday, October 3 and until further notice so that we can support everyone directly impacted by Hurricane Ian and ensure the safety and well-being of our children, families, and you, our dedicated and incredible staff.![]()
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Children First is actively assessing and cleaning up each of our locations that are accessible from Hurricane Ian. As you are all aware, there has been much devastation across our county and our south county staff, families and locations have been particularly impacted.![]()
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Our efforts have begun to help support staff and families affected by Hurricane Ian. We need to assess if you/they are ok, not ok, and what specific needs they have so we can best support.![]()
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Please use and share the resources linked within the full blog post for support from our national, state, and local governments.![]()
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Jessica, Philip, and Kathleen
Hurricane Ian Update: September 30, 2022 - Children First
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September 30, 2022 Dear Children First Family, We hope this communication finds you and your loved ones safe and well. In accordance with Sarasota County School District’s announcement today, Childr... ‼️ Children First will be closed starting Tuesday, 9/27 and will reopen on Monday, October 3. As of 10:00am today, September 26th, Sarasota County has declared a state of emergency. ‼️
We have the most creative volunteers! ![]()
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Ringling College of Art and Design student Nick Deleray with the Youth Experiencing Art (YEA) Program created his very own version of Candyland, Sarasota-style, and donated copies to Children First! He also visited with one of our Head Start classrooms to play a few rounds with our young learners. Thank you Nick for your creativity and generosity!
In honor of World Gratitude Day, we want to share our thanks with the incredible members of our community who make our mission possible. 💜![]()
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Yesterday, Iylin Flock, General Manager and Evan Samson, Integrated Marketing Communications Officer at DMSI International donated books that will benefit the children we serve of all ages across every site! ![]()
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Literacy is a crucial component of our mission to ensure that every child is ready for kindergarten and beyond, and we are deeply grateful to DMSI for their support of our children and families!
