Bright Beginnings 201: Empowering Parents for SuccessWe’re thrilled to announce the start of this year’s Bright Beginnings 201 program, a key part of our mission to support parents in building strong futures for their families. The Bright Beginnings 201 class is designed for parents who have made a deep commitment to their own growth, attending [...]
CMON Partners with Grace Place for STEAM-Powered Learning We are excited to share that the Children's Museum of Naples (CMON) recently visited Grace Place to kick off the first of five scheduled lessons based on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathmatics (STEAM) with our Bright Beginnings 3 and 4-year-olds. This series of hands-on, interactive [...]
Kicking Off a New School Year at Grace Place The first week of school at Grace Place for Children and Families was filled with energy and excitement as we kicked off our fall programs. As students in Golden Gate City headed back to their classrooms, our campus also came alive with the buzz of new [...]
Preparing for Kindergarten Summer at Grace Place is a time of exploration and growth, especially at our Rising Kindergarten Camp, which buzzes with excitement every Wednesday. We're deeply committed to preparing our young learners for kindergarten and beyond. In our weekly classes, we focus on enhancing crucial literacy and kindergarten readiness skills, including letter recognition, [...]
Four Year Olds Visit Kindergarten As the academic year draws to a close, Grace Place organized a special outing for our four-year-olds, providing them with an exciting glimpse into their future kindergarten experience. Accompanied by teachers and staff, the children embarked on a journey to Golden Terrace Elementary School. This field trip aimed to familiarize [...]
A New and Brighter Beginning Eba credits the Bright Beginnings Family Literacy Program® with changing her mindset about what it means for her and husband, Trinidad, to be good parents to their 4-year-old twin daughters, Alexa and Alesandra. She was hesitant to join a class last fall. Their daughters had been enrolled in [...]
The holidays are well on their way and this year’s holidays might look a little different for some of our families due to the increase of prices in grocery stores. As many of you know, supply chain issues have resulted in some empty grocery store shelves. Along with that, food pantries across the nation are [...]
Grace Place like many other non-profit organizations has felt the effects of the pandemic in many different ways. One of them being a shortage of volunteers. While giving back through service has always been a common practice among our students, we have seen even more parents and alumni from Grace Place programs step up to [...]
Investing in your future is no easy task; sometimes, bills or other expenses can prevent you from achieving your goals. The hard decision to use the money for bills versus things that would help advance your career can be a very daunting task. Thankfully, MicroGrant has provided low-income individuals with an opportunity to apply for a grant [...]
We are pleased to welcome Ann Marie Barter as our Grace Place Family Literacy Model® Administrator. Barter joins Grace Place, following nearly six years with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, where she served as the Senior Director of Curriculum and Training. In this role, Barter traveled nationally, developing and evaluating literacy programs to [...]