Naples Children & Education Foundation

It’s All for the Kids

As NCEF, the organization behind Winter Wine Festival, prepares for its 20th anniversary, we look at how the foundation exposed child poverty and inequality, rewrote the playbook on local philanthropy inspired a new approach to…

Health Matters: Autism, Supports for Families

They’re common questions families have after their child is diagnosed with autism. “What therapies are you needing? What are the schools expecting? What’s the right placement for them at school, or activities what can we…

Oct. 102019

The NaplesNEXT Ideas Festival Announces Partnership With The Naples Children & Education Foundation

The NaplesNEXT Ideas Festival today announced a partnership with the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, that will bring together distinguished members and elected leaders of Collier County,…

Oct. 082019

Naples Children & Education Foundation Unveils Blueprint Partner Program to Highlight Strategic Initiative Partners that Exemplify Exceptional Efficacy and Accountability

The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the highly successful Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), today introduced its Blueprint Partner program to highlight strategic initiative partners that exemplify the highest levels…

Sep. 302019

Naples Lions Club project against ‘lazy eye’ in children hits high marks

Seven-year-old Luis Garcell says he loves reading and math. Seconds later, after gazing upward and thinking it over, the first-grader at Corkscrew Elementary switches the order: He loves math first then reading. Fortunately, a check…

Sep. 202019

Volunteers pack meals to benefit families in need in Collier County on ‘Give Back Day’

Aug. 162019

Valerie’s House prepares for opening in new Naples space

Valerie’s House is getting ready to open its own space in Collier County, but first, artists are transforming the interior to help grieving children cope with their heartache. Designers and artists are creating themed rooms…

Aug. 152019

Students receive free dental screenings through NCEF Pediatric Dental Center

More than 420 students attending Guadalupe Center’s Summer Enrichment Program and Early Childhood Education Program received free dental screenings through a program funded by the Naples Children & Education Foundation this summer.