Guadalupe Center will host its annual fundraising gala, Elevate, on Jan. 10 at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón. This year’s theme, Elevate the Dream, reflects Guadalupe Center’s goal of creating endless possibilities for students in Immokalee by providing access to a high-quality education and life-changing academic opportunities. “As educators, we encourage students to dream big and.
Guadalupe Center will celebrate its third annual Seeing the Bigger Picture event on Nov. 14 at HobNob Kitchen & Bar in Naples. This highly anticipated fundraiser aims to highlight the significant impact of the nonprofit’s educational programs while raising crucial awareness and support for its mission. With the support of presenting sponsor Dee & Associates,.
Jeanette Fuentes knows how overwhelming it can feel when you layer first-day-of-school jitters on top of a new home in a foreign land where your teachers speak an unfamiliar language. The Pinecrest Elementary School pre-kindergarten teacher, a child of migrant farmworkers turned first-generation college graduate, was once in their shoes. And it’s what drove the.
Immokalee High School graduate and Guadalupe Center’s Tutor Corps alumna Islande Victorin has returned to the nonprofit as the coordinator of a new program tailored specifically to support middle school students. The new program, known as RISE, focuses on character development and academic achievement as a means to success: RISE stands for Resilience, Inspiration, Support.
Guadalupe Center is collecting notebooks, folders, writing utensils and other items for Immokalee students through Aug. 9 as part of the nonprofit’s 32nd annual School Supply Drive. School supplies will be distributed to students in Guadalupe Center’s After-school Tutoring Program, which serves approximately 760 students in kindergarten, first and second grades. The program provides academic.
Retired retail executive Darlene DeMichele has joined the Board of Trustees at Guadalupe Center, a nonprofit celebrating its 40-year history of creating endless possibilities for Immokalee students and families through the power of education. DeMichele devoted nearly half of her professional career to QVC, which offers omnichannel shopping experiences across linear TV, e-commerce sites, digital.
With summer break on the horizon, more than 100 soon-to-be kindergartners in Immokalee will benefit from an academic head start in the coming school year after completing the first step in their educational journeys. Those 104 students – graduates of Guadalupe Center’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program – will enroll in the fall at Highlands, Pinecrest,.
From FGCU to the Ivy League, dozens of soon-to-be high school graduates from Immokalee are poised to begin their higher education journeys – and once again, Guadalupe Center’s Tutor Corps Class of 2024 can count on millions of dollars in financial support from community supporters, college partnerships and their own hard work. The 31 Tutor.
Guadalupe Center President and CEO Dawn Montecalvo has joined the board of directors for the Florida Association for Education of Young Children (FLAEYC), an organization that nurtures young minds and supports educators. FLAEYC’s board of directors champions equitable access to quality early education for all children and advocates for the respect, support, skill development and.
Leaders from Southwest Florida social services agencies, government organizations and local businesses gathered April 18 in Immokalee to dedicate the new Guadalupe Center Resource Hub, a centrally located storage and distribution center to support families in need. The 3,200-square-foot warehouse, adjacent to Guadalupe Center’s Monaghan Family Early Childhood Education Campus, was purchased with a $300,000.