Children First In The Press
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2021 | Tampa As part of the agency’s efforts to address continued food insecurity amongst its families, local members of the community teamed up with Paradise Grill restaurant in Nokomis to bring chef-prepared meals to each of the children and families who attend Children First, Sarasota County’s exclusive provider of Head Start and [...]
May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 | By Scene Children First announced that 330 members of our community came together to raise $85,010 during the 2020 Giving Challenge, hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. All giving is inclusive of a 1:1 match provided by the Patterson Foundation, and a $30,000 ‘match on top of the match’ [...]
May 6, 2020
May 6, 2020 Mark and Corey talk with Jack Baker, Families First Institute Manager at Children First, about his career and passion for early childhood development and how it led to his involvement in The Nurturing Father’s Program. They also discuss some important things to consider as a father while spending more time at home [...]
April 18, 2020
April 1, 2020
Thank you to all who voted for Children First in SRQ Magazine’s ‘Best of SRQ Local’ 2020 competition! Our agency was chosen as the Platinum winner in the ‘Best Children’s Nonprofit‘ category and as a Bronze winner in the ‘Best Nonprofit‘ category.
Children First also received a second platinum designation this month with the [...]
April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020 | by Philip Tavill Children First, the Head Start grantee for Sarasota County, believes it is vitally important that the 2020 Census is as accurate as possible.
Our mission is serving our community’s most economically vulnerable families with very young children, from pregnancy through age 5. We provide high-quality, early-childhood and development-programs [...]
March 25, 2020
Children First volunteer Tom Cook was presented with the Be More Involved Mason Dixon Award for Volunteerism at the 15th annual WEDU Public Media Be More Awards. A steadfast supporter, Mr. Cook became a finalist in the volunteerism category after receiving an outpouring of online votes and was selected as the ultimate winner by Mason [...]
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We had so much fun celebrating our hard-working parents during our Galaxy Awards this month!![]()
Every year, Children First holds a special event to honor our parents for their achievements in employment, education, family goals, building a home, and spending time on classroom activities with their child(ren).![]()
Every parent got to walk the red carpet, have their photo taken to commemorate the occasion, and be greeted by their adoring fans (our staff), with smiles and cheers all around! Parents also received a gift card to celebrate their accomplishments and hard work over dinner with their loved ones.![]()
CONGRATULATIONS to our dedicated parents!
CEO Philip Tavill was recently invited on the Freedom to Rise podcast with United Way Suncoast Chief Impact Officer Bronwyn Beightol! ![]()
Thank you UWS and team for the opportunity to share about the many different ways our mission continues to positively impact our children and families!
Freedom to Rise: Children First CEO Philip Tavill on Apple Podcasts
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Show Freedom to Rise, Ep Children First CEO Philip Tavill - May 23, 2022 A huge THANK YOU to Marvin Kadesh and the Salvation Army for providing our Family Advocates Bailee and Denise with infant formula to distribute to our children and families in need!![]()
During these critical times, support from our community partners helps to keep our mission moving forward each and every day. Thank you!
On behalf of our entire agency, we would like to congratulate Alanna on her upcoming graduation from Pine View School for the Gifted! Alanna has served as the STAR Director on our board for all four years of her high school experience, and we could not be prouder as she prepares to attend Florida State University to study criminology. CONGRATULATIONS! 🥳🎓![]()
STAR (Students Taking Active Roles) Leadership Training is a nationally-recognized leadership program for high school students that encourages lifelong active citizenship. During this comprehensive 10-week program, teens learn how they can participate in creating the world in which they want to live through leadership skill development, meetings with our community’s elected government and school board officials, service projects and more!
CEO Philip Tavill was recently invited on the Sarasota Stories podcast! We are grateful for the opportunity to share the stories of our children and families, and to share our mission broadly with our community. #HeadStartWorksIf the Stories in This Episode Don’t Warm Your Heart Nothing Will — With Philip Tavill of Children First | Episode 033![]()
Listen now on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon Music![]()
Every once in a while you run into a person whose record and reputation are so amazing you're a bit skeptical until you meet them face-to-face.![]()
You think to yourself is this person really as advertised?![]()
In today's episode, I interview one such individual and as you'll hear, indeed he is as advertised.![]()
Today, my guest is Philip Tavill President & CEO of Children First, Inc.![]()
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