GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN
PO BOX 990531, NAPLES, FL 341166066 www.graceplacenaples.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GRACE PLACE PUTS FAITH INTO ACTION BY PROVIDING PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY BY EDUCATING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR VISION IS THAT ALL FAMILIES IN GOLDEN GATE (COLLIER COUNTY, FL) HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.

BRIGHT BEGINNINGS FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM - 228 PARENTS AND 321 CHILDREN ATTENDED THE BRIGHT BEGINNINGS PROGRAM. THE PARENTAL PORTION OF THE PROGRAM WORKS TO CULTIVATE CONFIDENT, CAPABLE AND LITERATE PARENTS PREPARED TO GUIDE THEIR CHILD THROUGH THE CRUCIAL YEARS OF EARLY DEVELOPMENT. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PORTION OF THE PROGRAM AIMS TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILDREN ARE PREPARED TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN. BRIGHT BEGINNINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BALANCES BOTH TEACHER-DIRECTED AND CHILD-INITITATED LEARNING. PACT TIME PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE NEWLY LEARNED PRACTICES IN THE PRESENCE OF TEACHERS. BY ENGAGING BOTH THE PARENT AND CHILD, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL TO CREATE AN EDUCATION CULTURE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, INTO THE HOME.

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS - 404 STUDENTS (ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL) PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS INCLUDE ACADEMY OF LEADERS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND AP LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THE MISSION OF THE ACADEMY OF LEADERS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM (K-12) IS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP HABITS AND PROVIDE OPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS NEEDED TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. THE AP LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS A COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERED AT-RISK TO ACCESS AND ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO STUDENTS PREPARING FOR APPLYING TO COLLEGE.

ADULT LITERACY - 299 ADULTS WERE ENROLLED IN ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES. ADULT EDUCATION'S PROGRAM MISSION IS TO FURNISH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ADULT LEARNERS TO SUCCEED IN THE ACQUISITION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TO NURTURE THE ASSIMILATION PROCESS TO THE CULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES. COURSES WITHIN ADULT EDUCATION INCLUDE: ADULT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND CITIZENSHIP.

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