For the last four weeks, our 7th and 8th graders in our Academy of Leaders program have participated in the Crowning Daughters for Success leadership course. The students covered topics on building a strong character for effective leaders, making good choices, staying in a positive mindset in negative situations, and developing practical skills to be [...]
Seven students from the LEAD (Leaders Empowered to Achieve Dreams)high school college and career readiness program were recently recognized for their successful completion of The Vault, a financial literacy program offered in partnership with Youth 4 Orphans. The students had the highest scores in the financial literacy course in addition to having perfect attendance. They learned about [...]
For the days she does not have the Grace Place LEAD program after school, it’s a 37-minute walk from Golden Gate High School to Jovania’s house in Golden Gate city. When Jovania participates in weekend LEAD (Leaders Empowered to Achieve Dreams) high school program activities at Grace Place or volunteers in the food pantry, it’s [...]
This spring, Grace Place alumna, Rebecca Paul, will celebrate an early graduation from Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) – with honors. She will be “debt-free,” thanks to the incredible gift of a full-tuition scholarship she received three years ago. No easy feat for any young adult these days, as the average student loan debt for recent [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At the start of the year, our middle school students were busy creating kindness rocks. Their intention- to spread kindness and love to our elementary students. Kindness Rocks are rocks or stones that are painted with inspirational messages or sayings. Our students shared words of wisdom and comfort before sharing them with our elementary students. [...]
Meet The Bosschers When Pat and Jim Bosscher made Naples their winter home in 2014, they planned to relax and enjoy the sandy beaches, pristine waters, serene nature preserves, and championship golf courses. But, it wasn’t until they discovered Grace Place through the Missions Fair at their church that they realized there was much more [...]
