This year Grace Place has added a schedule of special visits and field trips to the Early Childhood Education component of the Bright Beginnings program. Most recently, the children enjoyed a visit from the Humane Society of Naples. The children spent the week before the visit learning about pets. They learned about the characteristics [...]
Dear Friends, Our hearts go out to all the families affected by hurricane Irma. While the Naples area repairs and rebuilds in the storm's aftermath, many of the families in the Golden Gate community we serve continue to face life-threatening challenges. We are grateful to the many of you who have reached out, given funds, [...]
Dear Friends, We would like to start by saying we hope your families stayed safe during and after hurricane Irma. We are deeply grateful to report that our staff and their families survived hurricane Irma without injury, and that our educational campus did not suffer any significant damage. Our hearts go out to all the [...]
Dilia first came to Grace Place nine years ago to attend Beginnings 101 classes once a week and to enroll her eldest son Jose, who is on the autism spectrum and was then one year old, in Early Childhood Education. The pair attended for three or four months before illness forced them to stop. Dilia [...]
Name: Henderson Heussner Age: 19 School: Estero High School (Graduated), I will be attending Yale University in the fall Team: School Age Programs Why did you want to intern at Grace Place? I wanted to gain valuable work experience in an environment that is geared towards achieving a goal I find necessary and gratifying. What [...]
Yefri Figueroa grew up in Golden Gate city. His mother and father emigrated here from Honduras in search of better lives for themselves and for their young children. His family gave up much to come to this country, including his mother’s career as a pharmacist. “My mom has always expressed the importance of education to [...]
It’s another beautiful morning in Naples, Florida. Celia and I sit on a bench in the Grace Place playground as her three-year-old daughter, Jazmin, runs in circles around us. Our attention shifts as Jazmin begins to loudly sing her A, B, C’s while she skips along, first in English, then in Spanish. I examine Celia’s [...]
Grace Place for Children and Families is looking for an Early Childhood Education Teacher Assistant for its three-year-old classroom. For more information, check out our listing on website.
In honor of #GivingTuesday, a special day designed to kick off the charitable season, you can help support the Grace Place team that works so hard to ensure the success of our organization’s programs and families through a gift to “Meet the Overhead” drive. Meet Helga Reinisch…our finance and data associate at Grace Place, who multi-tasks [...]
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, a special day designed to kick off the charitable season.This year you can help support the Grace Place team that works so hard to ensure the success of our organization’s programs and families through a gift to “Meet the Overhead” drive. Meet Helga Reinisch...our finance and data associate at Grace Place, who multi-tasks [...]