Meet Dean Sheila Amin of @ucfbhc 🎙️ Our 2026 Champion of Education oversees the UCF Inspire Scholars program, a full ride for Take Stock in Children scholars. She joins the Mentors to Milestones podcast to talk belonging and resilience. Tune in Oct 28! ✨ #TakeStockInChildren

Say hello to Leslie Hale, Executive Director of MENTOR Florida/Georgia. ✨ Take Stock in Children is first and foremost a mentoring organization, and Leslie knows what it takes to build mentor relationships that stick. Catch her on Mentors to Milestones, Oct 28! 🎙️

Meet Will Thompson, President of the Florida Prepaid College Foundation. He's joining Take Stock in Children CEO Bethany Lacey on the relaunched Mentors & Milestones podcast to talk about making college affordable for Florida families. New episode Oct 28! 🎙️

"Poverty isn't a character flaw, it's a circumstance." 🔑 Alex Bach, Student Services Coordinator for Take Stock in Children in Escambia County, has watched families feel hope for the first time when a child gets to go to college. 🎓 #TakeStockInChildren #EscambiaCounty

Huge thank you to the Rotary Club of Palatka for their generous gift to Take Stock in Children Putnam! 💙 Thanks to Florida's dollar-for-dollar match, it'll double in scholarship support for Putnam County students. 🤝 #TakeStockInChildren #PutnamCounty

Don't open the FAFSA without these 5 things ready. 📋 Get your info gathered ahead of time and knock it out in 15 minutes. Swipe through and get it all lined up. 💛 #FAFSA #FinancialAid #FirstGenStudent #FAFSAFriday

Congrats to Take Stock in Children's newest Escambia County scholars! 🎓 Nafisa, Dior, Kailon, Victoria, Ja'Mari, Aubrii & Annelly from Dixon School of Arts & Sciences, Escambia County Public Schools Foundation is cheering you on. 💙 #TakeStockInChildren #EscambiaCounty

Reconnecting and picking up right where they left off. 🫢 Take Stock in Children of Monroe students at Coral Shores High are back with their mentors this year, building on the relationships that got them here. 💙 #TakeStockInChildren #MonroeCounty

It's Alumni Month 🌟 Yeimi Espinoza joined Take Stock in Children in 7th grade through the Immokalee Foundation. 13 years later, she now runs the program full-time. From student to staff, this is what the program builds. #TakeStockInChildren #ImmokaleeFoundation #CollierCounty

New Take Stock in Children mentor-mentee matches in Polk County! 🤝 One hour a month on campus can change a student's life. No expertise needed, just a willing ear. Want to mentor? Contact Deanne Audette: [email protected] 💙 #TakeStockInChildren #PolkCounty

Big news: Mentors & Milestones is back! 🎙️ Take Stock in Children's podcast relaunches this month with real conversations on mentorship, resilience, and turning a dream into a college degree. 🎓 Details soon! ✨ #TakeStockInChildren #MentorsAndMilestones

"I grew up in a family that didn't necessarily motivate us to go to college." 💛 Amy Wells of Take Stock in Children/Walton Education Foundation now mentors Walton County students through it. 📚 Want to mentor? Link in bio. #TakeStockInChildren #WaltonCounty #MentorsMatter

This October, we're celebrating Take Stock in Children alumni. 🎓 You didn't just beat the odds, you rewrote them for the next student coming up. From first-gen dream to degree, we see you. 💛 Know an alum worth celebrating? Tag them below. #TakeStockInChildren

Big smiles, bigger goals. 📚 Take Stock in Children just welcomed a new class of mentees through Goodwill Industries of North Florida at New Student Orientation. Here's to a year of growth, big wins, and brighter futures. ⭐️ #TakeStockInChildren #GoodwillNorthFL

22 new mentors said yes to changing a student's life. 💙 Take Stock In Children of Seminole matched each with a student for weekly, lasting support at New Mentor Orientation. #TakeStockinChildren #MentoringMatters #TSICSeminole

We crossed the finish line! 🎓 Every voucher claimed means a Florida student gets a mentor and a shot at scholarships. Neighbors, mentors, parents, strangers, all saying yes in 30 seconds. That's community-driven impact. Thank you for showing up. 💙 #TakeStockInChildren

You could feel it in the room. 💙 Pinellas County Schools hosted a Mentor Kick-Off, uniting volunteers ready to change a student's story this year. Every mentor there chose to show up. That's the mission. 🎓 #TakeStockinChildren #MentoringMatters #PinellasCountySchools

3 days left in our "Mentoring Changes Lives" License Plate voucher push. 💙 Claiming your FREE voucher still takes just 30 seconds, no purchase, no commitment to get the plate, just showing the state Florida wants this. 🎓 Link in bio to claim yours. 🚗⏰ #TakeStockInChildren

"Someone invested in me when I didn't know how to invest in myself." 💛 Doris earned her Florida Prepaid scholarship through Take Stock in Children in 2002. Now she's a leadership coach and a mentor in Lake County. Full circle. Your chapter needs mentors like her. Sign up today.

5 days left in our "Mentoring Changes Lives" License Plate voucher push. 💙 This is the stretch where every free, 30-second, no-commitment voucher claim decides whether we hit our goal by September 30. 🎓 Link in bio to claim yours. 🚗⏰ #TakeStockInChildren