Grace Place worked with a community partner to serve as a conduit between an exciting new opportunity and our students. Chuck Garrity, a long time Grace Place enthusiast, recently visited campus to present two MicroGrants to select Grace Place alums. Yazmin Hinojosa, a single mother of two, has been involved with Grace Place for many [...]
Alex at his internship at Algenol "Working for a Bio-Tech company is definitely not something that the majority of teenagers will ever do; I get to set up experiments for ACTUAL scientists!" -Alex, AP Leader We are getting reports back from many of our rising senior AP Leaders on the exciting opportunities they [...]
This week takes our Academy of Leaders Summer Program to The Von Liebig Art Center for week long collaboration with Naples Art Association. Students are enjoying painting, pottery and craft classes instructed by some of the community's finest art educators! THE BENEFITS: The arts have the power to influence and mold a child's development on [...]
We are pleased to announce Trisha Hare, Vice President, Key Private Bank, as our new Chair of the Board of Directors. Hare was appointed to the position, which carries a two-year term, on October 28, 2013, during the Annual Meeting of the Board. She previously served a two-year term as Treasurer on the Grace Place [...]
Eight Grace Place students were invited to attend the 2013 Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida's Business Leadership Hall of Fame. The Business Leadership Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the economic development of Collier County while adhering to high moral and ethical principles. The students had the opportunity to [...]
At Grace Place, we focus on breaking the cycle of poverty by teaching literacy, language and life skills, but there is an undeniable need for mental and physical wellness to support the healthy development of a child. Therefore, Grace Place works with community partner, Health Under Guided Systems (Collier H.U.G.S.), to provide screening, prevention/education and [...]
Over 77 families came to celebrate Grace Place's "Building Literacy" day, the first Family Literacy Day of the new school year. Along with our community partners at HOME DEPOT, families enjoyed a day of fun and educational projects, games, snacks, crafts, storytelling and more! One of the foundational values of Grace Place is the importance [...]
In Southwest Florida, there is a hidden danger in the form of hundreds of swimming pools, beaches, canals, lakes and other waterways that can be fatal for children if they do not know how to swim. The threat of drowning is higher for children in families with low incomes, as they don't have many opportunities [...]
[Financial education]... can help to inculcate individuals with the financial knowledge necessary to create household budgets, initiate savings plans, and make strategic investment decisions. Such financial planning can help families meet near term obligations and maximize their longer term well being and is especially valuable for populations that have traditionally been underserved by our financial [...]
The United Arts Council of Collier County has joined our Bright Beginnings program this week for the first in a series of “Art & Stories.” This social and intellectual enrichment activity introduces a new classic children’s book every week; one with a strong message and visual component! After the story’s been read aloud and discussed [...]