TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN
OF SARASOTA COUNTY, INC.
P.O. Box 48186
Sarasota,
FL 34230
Phone: 941-358-4407
Fax: 941-358-4410
TSIC Mentor Application (pdf)
Florida Prepaid Form for TSIC Seniors
Invest in the future by taking stock in a child today!
Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County is a mentoring and scholarship program for Sarasota County at-risk youth from low-income families.
Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them. Lady Bird Johnson
Our Mission:
To identify at-risk youth, place them in an environment of success, provide them with mentors and program support/case management to enable them to achieve high school graduation and gain entrance into post-secondary education. Take Stock in Children is a mentoring program that provides at-risk youth from low-income families with hope for the future, a full-tuition scholarship to college/technical school and the support they need to achieve their dreams.
Take Stock in Children began in Sarasota County in 1996 and TSIC of Sarasota County became an independent organization (obtained 501 (c)(3)), on July 1, 2002. Since inception, the program has had 125 youth graduate from the program and attend college. Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County's graduation rate is 95% (Florida's high school graduation rate is 65%) and this program exclusively serves at-risk youth!! Currently, over 220 TSIC middle and high school students are active in Sarasota County and growing!
Check out our Calendar of Events!
TSIC Senior Networking Brunch at the Oaks Club: Featured in the Sarasota Herald Tribune
TSIC of Sarasota County's Annual Celebration of Hope
Featured in the Sarasota Herald Tribune
Also, check out over 100 photos of the event on the Sarasota Herald Tribune's SPOTTED Gallery page!
Bright smiles and bright futures were celebrated at the Take Stock in Children Senior Brunch for 22 graduating Sarasota County high school students. The elegant event Saturday at the Oaks Club was an occasion for students to network with each other... Published May 5, 2010
Video: Take Stock in Children: Mentoring for Success (featuring our Hometown American Idol)
We are very proud of graduate Syesha Mercado. Please be patient while the video downloads. It is worth the wait.
Scholarships, Mentors & Hope
Our students promise to:
remain drug and crime free,
maintain good grades,
meet with a mentor
graduate from high school.
In return, students receive:
a full-tuition scholarship to college or vocational/technical school through the Florida Prepaid College Program
a trained, volunteer mentor from the community who meets with them once per week for about an hour. A mentor is a friend or guide who encourages a student and helps them make positive choices.
program staff support, life skills trainings, educational and career workshops and other opportunities