Starting July 22, you can help Seminole County Public Schools students in need get a head start through Tools 4 Seminole Schools and Publix. Visit any Publix location in Seminole County through August 2 and participate in the “Tools for Back to School” campaign. By contributing $5 or more, you’ll…
Thank you to Lockheed Martin for helping to fund nearly 75 low-income households with internet ready hotspots through their $15,000 grant! By targeting students on free and reduced lunch, this program will give our most vulnerable students the tools they need to get acclimated to their new digital learning environments…
Thank you to Duke Energy for their $35,000 grant to support critical STEM opportunities for students attending Seminole County Public Schools next year! Their support enhances a number of Foundation and district projects including: Grants for Great Ideas, which is a competitive grant program that funds teacher-led STEM, Literacy, and…
Due to COVID-19, Seminole County Public Schools is seeing an increase in need for food, school supplies, and other essential items for our students. Currently, SCPS has over 1,200 homeless students and 30,000 students in low-income households. These working families are feeling the burden of the economic slowdown. The Foundation…
Congrats to our Class of 2020 Take Stock Scholars! We're sad we couldn't celebrate you in person but couldn't let your accomplishments go unnoticed because we are so proud of you! On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Take Stock in Children - Seminole (TSIC) hosted a Virtual Graduation Celebration through a…
Take Stock in Children is rewriting the story of deserving low-income students with scholarships, mentors & hope. Take Stock pairs at-risk students who have the odds stacked against them with mentors, who provide the support, encouragement and guidance they need to succeed in high school. Just 30 minutes a week…
A BIG thank you to Florida Blue for their recent $25,000 donation to The Foundation. This donation was in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. These funds will be shared between Families in Need (FIN) and Tools 4 Seminole Schools to help provide food and other essentials to students…
We're sad we weren't able to hold our in-person Donor Appreciation Event this year due to COVID-19, but we still wanted to show our appreciation for our donors and share the impact they had this year. We thank our supporters for all the donations to help our students, teachers, and…
A huge thank you to the Douglas G. Halliday Foundation for their recent $20,000 donation to The Foundation. This donation was in response to students needing essentials during COVID-19 pandemic. These funds will be shared between Families in Need (FIN) and Tools 4 Seminole Schools to help provide food and…
A Message from Our Executive Director After direction from the Centers for Disease Control, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) announced all school districts will close for one additional week for students beyond their spring break. Thus, students would be scheduled to return on Monday, March 30, 2020. FDOE will delay…
