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Big things happening in Marion County! 🎉 Our 2nd regional meeting brought together team members and community partners at the Public Education Foundation of Marion County. 🤝

Some of our team at Take Stock in Children walked the first gen path themselves. 💛 #TakeStockInChildren #FirstGenWeek

Our Take Stock in Children headquarters team hit the road for a Panhandle meeting this week, spending time with the local programs up north. 🧡 It's always good to get in a room together and see firsthand the work happening across Florida. 📚✨ #TakeStockInChildren

Full-circle moment: Brittany Davis, former Take Stock in Children student, is backstage with CEO Bethany Lacey ahead of First Coast Living. She came up as a mentee. Today, she's back to support the mission. 🎥✨

First gen students: scholarships built for you are open right now, but deadlines move fast. 🕒 Swipe for what's open, then apply. This is a real shot at making college about opportunity, not cost. 📚 Know a first gen student? Tag them. 💚 #FirstGenWeek #ScholarshipAlert

It's National First Gen Week. 56% of first gen college students haven't earned a degree 6 years in, vs. 40% of their peers. Take Stock in Children mentors and scholarships exist to close that gap, one student at a time. Are you first gen? Tag who paved the way for you.

Take Stock in Children of Lake & Sumter Counties teamed up with Project Legacy for McDowell's Charity Basketball Classic. 🏀 #TakeStockInChildren #ProjectLegacy #LakeAndSumterCounties

It's here 🎙️ Ep. 1 of Mentors to Milestones is live. Take Stock in Children CEO Bethany Lacey marks one year by talking with Will Thompson, Leslie Hale & Dean Sheila Amin about keeping promises to students. Listen now, link in bio! 🎓 #MentorsToMilestones #TakeStockInChildren

They started with a goal. 🎓 Now they're Take Stock in Children graduates with new dreams ahead. Meet 5 Pinellas County scholars who turned scholarships into degrees: Alicia (USF), Yasmin (UF), Vincent (SPC), Amira (SPC), Simon (USF). 💙 #TakeStockInChildren #PinellasCounty

Our College and Career team took the national stage! ✨ Carrie Garcia and Gigi Graves presented at the National Scholarship Providers Association conference in San Antonio. Our students persist in college at 87%, grad at 73%, vs. 29% nationally. 🎓

Our John Locke and Beth Long, alongside CEO Bethany Lacey, were at the 2026 Future of Florida Forum (F3) & Florida Chamber Annual Meeting today! 🧡 Honored to connect with Mark Wilson (Florida Chamber President & CEO) on breaking the cycle of poverty for Florida's kids. 🎓

Happy National Mentor Day 💙 To every Take Stock in Children mentor across Florida: you show up, you believe in them, you change everything. 🌟 Thank you for being that person. #NationalMentoringDay #TakeStockInChildren #MentoringMatters #ThankYourMentor

Your FAFSA is one of the biggest keys to paying for school. 🔑 It unlocks grants, work-study, and federal loans, and most FL scholarships require it on file. No FAFSA = no aid package. Apply today at studentaid.gov. #TakeStockInCollegeAndCareer #FAFSA #FinancialAid

A night to remember! 🎉 Take Stock in Children's Meet, Greet & Grow brought 60 new scholars from Lake & Sumter Counties together with mentors, families, and community partners. 🤝 Doors are opening and futures are getting brighter. 💚 #TakeStockInChildren

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