PAST GRANTEES = $462,000 To Date

$108,000 

"Hurricane Ian Relief efforts"

Legal Aid Collier County:  $15,000

To help fund a full-time, experienced Housing & Consumer Unit attorney to meet increased demand

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Collier County:  $20,000

To support extended hours at its Sarah Ann Drop-In Center, where clients receive practical assistance and participate in support groups

Collier Resource Center: $15,000

To support increased needs as a result of Hurricane Ian, such as housing, FEMA applications, medical assistance and more. 

River Park Community/NAACP of Collier County:  $8,000

To support Hurricane Ian relief, recovery and home rebuilding efforts in the River Park community

Bonita Springs Assistance Office:  $15,000

To provide food and financial services to survivors of Hurricane Ian, with plans to expand their services to include mental health services, money management programs and WIC

Lee County Legal Aid Society:  $20,000

To provide general funding for increased needs to provide free legal aid for low-income residents in navigating FEMA and insurance claims process as well as home and business rebuild strategies, including increased outreach efforts.

Cafe of Life, Inc.: $15,000

To fund the increased need to support clients with food, rent, utilities and medical/prescription costs.

$109,000 

"Teenage and Young Adult Women who are at risk"

Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.:  $20,000

To increase the number of victimsand survivors served in the Counseling and Therapy program

Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL:  $29,000

To purchase period supplies for those in need

Dress for Success of SWFL: $10,000

To help fund a program coordinator and a program facilitator who oversee all 4 programs, the presenters, coaches and mentors plus educational materials, program space, Uber or bus passes, meals, and graduation. 

Our Mother’s Home of Southwest Florida:  $15,000

To purchase a car used to transport the young mothers and their children to medical appointments, the hospital, school pickup and outings.

Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee:  $15,000

Funds for the Pace Life Coaching and Healthy Transitions Program to bolster support to girls who have moved into their first year of transition services after leaving Pace. 

Project HELP, Inc.:  $20,000

Funds to purchase supplies used during therapy sessions, to support the healing process and to acquire an ADA forensic bed to ensure victims receive a forensic exam. Plus transportation to and from court, to provide shelter if adequate and safe housing if unavailable at the local shelter and to offer a language line service for clients not fluent in English. 

$87,000 

"Women and Families severely impacted by COVID"

Legal Aid Service of Collier County:  $20,000

To Maintain Current Staffing 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Collier County:  $15,000

Emergency Funding for HUGS Program

Youth Haven: $11,000

Help with Increased Need for On Campus Care

Naples Senior Center at JFCS:  $15,000

The "Just Checking In" Program

New Horizons:  $11,000

Funding for Education Programming 

Bonita Springs Assistance Office:  $15,000

Providing Rental, Mortgage and Utility Payment assistance

$87,000

"Senior Health and Support Services"

Dr. Piper Center for Social Services:  $20,000

Senior Companion Program

Legal Aid Society of Collier County:  $20,000

Gray Light Senior Health and Supportive Services Legal Project

Parkinson's Association of SWFL:  $16,120

Exercise Your Muscles with Parkinson's Disease

Naples Senior Center at JFCS:  $10,000

"Just Checking"

Collier Senior Resources:  $13,000

Direct Assistance for Needy Seniors

Bonita Springs Assistance Office:  $7,800

Incontinence Products for Senior Women Currently Assisted by Care and Share Program

 $83,000

"Health and Mental Wellness"

Multiple Sclerosis SWFL:  $23,000

Client Care Coordinator

Naples Therapeutic Riding Center:  $20,000

NTRC Equestrian Therapies for Children and Youth

Florida Lions Eye Clinic:  $25,000

Gift of Sight to Women and Their Families

STARability:  $15,000

Trailblazer Academy Program

$61,000

"Hurricane Irma Impact"

Bonita Assistance:  $16,000 Backpacks of Love and Emergency Financial Assistance

JFCS of Southwest Florida: $15,000 

Case Management for Frail Elderly Impacted by Hurricane Irma

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Collier County: $15,000 

Outreach to Those in Need of Mental Illness Services

Youth Haven:  $15,000 

Homeless Teen Transitional Program, and the "Rapid Rehousing" Program for Homeless Children and Families"

$55,550

"General Focus"

Wings of Shelter:  $13,500

Residential Safe House Start-up for 

Human-Trafficked Girls

Dress for Success SWFL:  $15,000

Women Empowered Through Employment (WETES)

Sunlight of Collier County Inc.:  $3,600

Financial Awareness and Planning for Mothers

Legal Aid Services of Collier County:  $13,000

Victim's Sexual Assault and Abuse Paralegal Services

Literacy Volunteers of Collier County Inc.:  $10,400

Children and Parents Reading Together

$46,000

"General Focus"

Alzheimer's Support Network:  $6,000 

 "Ladies Club" Respite for Caregivers

Collier Senior Resources: $4,000  

Psycho-educational Support Group for Senior Women

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI of Collier County):  $10,000

HUGS (Health Under Guided Systems) Bilingual Ambassador

New Horizons of Southwest Florida:  $7,000  

Super Girls Club for 4th and 5th Grade At Risk Girls

Our Mother's Home of Southwest Florida:  $4,000  "Crowning Daughters for Success" Life Skills Programs for Foster Teenage Mothers

Women's Fund of Southwest Florida:  $5,000  "Stop Sex Trafficking SWFL" for Website Development 

Youth Haven:  $10,000 

 "Rapid Rehousing" for Homeless Children and Families

$22,500

JFCS of Southwest 

Florida:  $5,000  

"Women for Women" Support Group for Senior Women

Immokalee Child Care Center, Inc.: $2,000 

 "START RIGHT" Literacy Program for Parents

Literacy Volunteers of Collier County: $5,500  PACT: Parents and Children Together Literacy Education

PACE Center for Girls in Immokalee - Collier County: $2,000  

Spirited Girls Self Esteem and Etiquette Program - Crowning Daughters

PACE Center for Girls in Lee County: $5,000 

 "Invest in the Future" Enrichment Series

Sunlight of Collier County: $3,000  

In-House Birthing and Parenting Classes for New Teenage Mothers

$10,000

Neighborhood Health Clinic: $2,800 

Healthy Lifestyles Programs for Obese Patients

Our Mother's Home of Southwest Florida: $2,500 

 "Crowning Daughters for Success"  Life Skills programs for Foster Teenage Mothers

The Women's Fund of Southwest Florida: $4,700  

Southwest Florida Regional Center for Human Trafficking:  Public Awareness Campaign to Raise Awareness of Center's Purpose

$10,000

Pace Center for Girls of Lee County: $4,200  

"Invest in the Future" Enrichment Series for Teens and Parents

The Shelter for Abused Women and Children: $5,800 

 Partial Salary for Emergency Advocate for Abused Women