Sarasota Memorial Health Care System recently welcomed three new family support staff to expand the work of First 1,000 Days Suncoast throughout the region. Tina Wilson has been hired as the program's new family navigator, Dallas Decklever as peer support specialist, and Sienna Kelley as administrative assistant.

First 1,000 Days Suncoast, spearheaded by the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, is a coalition comprised of parents and more than 75 partner organizations dedicated to helping pregnant women and families with young children. The initiative recently expanded into Charlotte, DeSoto and Manatee counties.