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EDWARD K. ROBERTS EMERGING NEEDS FUND SUPPORTS NEW WEBSITE FOR TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN Contact Name: Colleen Buchmeier Contact Email: colleen@takestocksarasota.org Contact Phone Number: 941-441-5746 Sarasota, FL, November 7, 2022. Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County is proud to announce their new website www.takestocksarasota.org provided through an $8,388 grant from the Edward K. Roberts Emerging Needs Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The new website serves as a central location for increased community engagement for youth success. Students, mentors, donors, and alumni have access to the applications, support resources, and ways to be involved with Take Stock in Children of Sarasota. Take Stock in Children has a 27-year history of proven student success by providing scholarships, mentors, and college success coaching which includes one-to-one advising, college readiness workshops, ACT/SAT preparation, and financial aid assistance. Student support services continue after high school through postsecondary degree/certification attainment ensuring students are workforce ready. The connection continues through our Alumni Alliance as students become young professionals throughout Sarasota. “The new website is an amazing gift that impacts our community and provides an opportunity for others to learn about the students, mentors and donors involved with our college scholarship and mentor program. We invite community members to join our mission and change the life of a deserving student in Sarasota County,” commented Take Stock in Children Executive Director Lisa Bechtold.