'09 Grant Recipients
ABLE Academy
$125,000
ABLE Academy provides intensive behavioral, social and academic instruction for Collier County children living with developmental disabilities, including autism.
Boys & Girls Club of Collier County
$1,000,000
BGCCC provides daily after school and summer enrichment programs for children throughout Collier County. This years $1,000,000 grant will support summer programs in Immokalee and Naples which will serve over 1000 Collier County Children.
Catholic Charities
$110,000
The mission of Catholic Charities is to provide direct services for, advocate in behalf of, and to convene the people of Southwest Florida. A 2010 investment from NCEF will fund counseling services for abused children 3-8 years old in collaboration with Children's Advocacy Center and other referring agencies.
Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
$125,000
Children's Hospital is Southwest Florida's only children's hospital. CHSWF's mission is to continue to meet the health care needs and improve the health status of the children of Southwest Florida. An award of $125,000 will allow the hospital to continue the Children's Health, Advocacy, and Prevention (CHAP) which delivers parenting education, prevention of child abuse, child safety seat Program, school based health education at the Title I Schools, Guadalupe, and RCMA after school programs.
Collier Child Care Resources
$150,000
CCCR's mission is to support the needs of Collier County’s children, families, and early learning professionals by providing high quality education, resources and child care services.. A grant of $150,000 will provide funds to continue operating resource vans which will deliver learning materials and fund professional staffing for the vans. Additionally, a portion of the this years grant will be used for scholarships for children to attend the NCEF Early Childhood Development Center on Edison State College Campus in East Naples.
Collier County Child Advocacy Council, Inc./CPT
$460,000
CAC/ CPT provides medical and social diagnosis of children suspected of child abuse and neglect. The 2010 grant in the amount of $460,000 will support services for over 1500 child victims of sexual and violent crime in Collier County.
Eden Florida
$125,000
A $125,000 grant will help to continue the Early Intervention Program for children living with autism birth to five years old.
ELLM Program
$350,000
ELLM engages early literacy and reading skills to children 3 to 6 years old. This year, a grant of $350,00 will assist in the continuation of equipping classrooms with literacy materials and to provide a research based coaching model for teachers in Pre-K classrooms reaching 1000+ children.
Foster Care Council of Southwest Florida
$245,000
FCC enriches the lives of children who are temporarily or permanently removed from their home due to abandonment, neglect, physical, or emotional abuse. The continued support of NCEF by way of a 245,000 grant will support enrichment activities and tutorial services to over 600 Foster Care Children in Collier county.
Fun Time Early Childhood Academy
$105,000
Fun Time Early Childhood Academy is an educational day care center for children of low income and working class families. A grant in the amount of $105,000 will allow 75 children access to early learning services in the River Park district of Naples.
Guadalupe Center of Immokalee
$750,000
Guadalupe Center of Immokalee by providing educational, social, and other support programs and resources to help break the cycle of poverty. serves disadvantaged poor of Immokalee with interim help and long term programs that promote self sufficiency and social change. A $750,000 investment in the center will allow the new Jim Near Wing to operate harmoniously with the existing Moorgrdige building in serving 260 six week-4 year old children, and allow hundreds of school age children the opportunity to attend after school, Summer Programming, and out of school holiday academic camps.
Immokalee Child Care Center
$175,000
ICCC provides subsidized childcare for children of migrant and working parents in Immokalee. A $200,000 award will underwrite infant and Toddler Voluntary Pre K scholarships.
Immokalee Housing & Family Services
$145,000
Formerly Immokalee Non Profit Housing, Immokalee Housing & Family Services has only improved thier service delivery prorgam with the change of thier name reaching more children than ever before. IHFS provides year round out of school educational programs with working class poor in a low income housing development. A $145,000 will support year round out of school programs for 100 children from low income families.
Marco Island YMCA
$200,000
The Marco "Y" provides out of school programming and aquatics programs that build strong mind, body, and spirit for the children in their community. This $200,000 gift will provide financial assistance scholarships for children in the Manatee district to attend summer programming.
Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA)
$295,000
RCMA provides quality child care and early education for children of migrant farm workers and rural, low-income families throughout Collier County. A pledge of $295,000 will help support children's scholarships at the RCMA Day Care located on the Youth Haven campus and continue to support RCMA Early Childhood programs throughout the community.
Shelter for Abused Women & Children
$305,000
The shelter provides safety, intervention, education, and support to victims and survivors of domestic violence. A grant of $305,000 will fund therapeutic counselors for child victims of domestic violence in Immokalee and Naples.
St. Matthew's House/St. Matt's Kids Camps
$25,000
St. Matt's Kids Camps provides summer scholarship funding for children living in the emergency homeless shelter and subsidized housing development. NCEF's $25,000 grant will allow dozens of homeless children to attend summer camps and after school programs.
Tutor Corps
$70,000
Through employment in the Tutor Corps approximately 100 high school students assist younger students, contribute to their family’s income, earn scholarships for college, and benefit from the services of a professional academic counselor.
YMCA of the Palms
$385,000
The YMCA of the Palms is Naples largest non profit early childhood development center with 275 children enrolled at thier North Naples campus. The YMCA is of the Palms ia non profit organization committed to building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. A $385,000 grant will provide subsidy for over 200 pre-school children from low income families.
Youth Haven
$175,000
Youth Haven remains the only emergency shelter for children in Collier County. A $175,000 grant will compliment a $258,000+ federal grant for homeless prevention which would serve an expected 180 children over the next year.
For more information contact Todd Foege at 239-514-2239 or via Email: todd@napleswinefestival.com
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