Take Stock in Children , the statewide nonprofit known for pairing mentorship with scholarships to help break the cycle of poverty, has tapped Bethany Lacey as its new CEO.

Lacey succeeds Jillian Hasner , who led the organization for the past decade and helped cement its reputation as Florida’s flagship mentoring and scholarship program. Take Stock, now in its 30th year, has served more than 45,000 low-income, at-risk students across the state since its founding in 1995.

“Bethany embodies the vision, compassion, and energy that will ensure Take Stock in Children’s success into the future,” Board Chair Fontaine LeMaistre said in a statement. “Her decades of dedication to Florida’s children and families, paired with her proven ability to inspire communities and strengthen org

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