Arthrex Gives Grace Place Some TLC At Grace Place, community partnerships are at the heart of everything we do—and we are incredibly fortunate to have Arthrex as one of our most dedicated and impactful partners. Recently, a team of amazing Arthrex employees volunteered their time, energy, and talents at our campus, and we couldn’t be [...]
Models of Community Support – Russell’s BBQ and The League Club At Grace Place for Children and Families, we are constantly reminded of the power of community. This May, we were especially grateful to witness outstanding examples of local support—through a successful fundraiser hosted by PBS Contractors and Russell’s BBQ, and a generous grant from [...]
April Models of Community Support Grace Place is incredibly fortunate to have dedicated community partners who go above and beyond to support our mission. Two standout organizations—Valencia Trails Gives Back and United Church of Marco Island—have recently made significant contributions that are directly impacting the lives of the families we serve. Valencia Trails Gives Back [...]
On the third Thursday of every month, you will find a group of individuals at Cornerstone United Methodist Church bagging rice and beans. What started as a small way to help during the pandemic now impacts lives from start to finish. Routines were completely flipped upside down over a year ago as we all faced [...]
Grace Place for Children & Families will be hosting an onsite job fair at 4300 21st Avenue SW, Naples FL on Saturday, July 24 from 10am-12pm. During this time we will be conducting interviews for immediate start positions. Please come out and see us! If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at 239.255.7214. [...]
It gives us great pleasure to announce that following a national search, the Grace Place Board of Directors has unanimously approved the selection of Lära Fisher as our next Chief Executive Officer effective October 19, 2020. The Board and leadership team at Grace Place are confident that Lära is the right person to lead our [...]
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 [...]
We are pleased to announce our reopening for early childhood, youth and adult education summer programming. Grace Place summer programs include a nine-week Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) class which began on June 8, a six-week elementary and middle school summer program beginning June 15, a five-week virtual high school program beginning June 15, and a combination [...]
Celebrating our #GracePlaceHeroes We’d like to spotlight some of our amazing teachers - Mr. Josiah, Miss Rebecca, Ms. Tatiana, Miss Quela, and Ms. Henri. They have spent days and weeks constructing new materials in new formats for online instruction. They’ve created innovative approaches to teaching and continue to spend vast amounts of time answering questions, working with students [...]
Bill Fox has volunteered with the high school LEAD program and has served as a Grace Place mentor for the past several years. Karen Rodino, LEAD Program Site Coordinator, eagerly shared “Bill is always smiling, he has boundless energy, and his enthusiasm is infectious. Bill treats everyone with respect and dignity and takes the time [...]