An entirely new group of people have found themselves in uncertain positions because they are unable to afford to feed their families. Due to inflation, the price of food has risen drastically, and many families are working hard to put food on the table. In response to the high need and new client base, Community.

Warrior Homes of Collier, a local nonprofit dedicated to eradicating veteran homelessness in the county, has announced more than $400,000 in recent donations from nearly a dozen local philanthropic groups.  The recent contributions will enable Warrior Homes of Collier to provide additional shelter and support, said Dale Mullin, the organization’s founder and president.  Beyond housing, Warrior.

Four Sanibel non-profit organizations have partnered to launch a new outreach campaign with a goal to broaden public awareness and appreciation of natural resources and wildlife on the island. Called “The Sanibel Wild Mile,” the initiative includes organizations with shared values of education and conservation, and are located within about one mile from each other.

A year after the New Year’s Eve shooting death of Zach Ludwig at Port of the Islands, the ex-Marine’s family is keeping his memory – and his passion – alive on behalf of a pair of local nonprofits that helped turn the Afghanistan War veteran’s life around after he struggled returning to the home front..

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has been named The Community Foundation’s 2024 Nonprofit of the Year through its annual ENPY Awards program. The Community Foundation’s Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly (ENPY) Awards recognize the accomplishments of Southwest Florida nonprofit organizations, as well as their leaders, advocates, supporters and volunteers. This year’s award winners were selected.

A local nonprofit dedicated to eradicating veteran homelessness in Collier County has received a $5,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation to support donor outreach and management. The contribution will enable Warrior Homes of Collier – which recently received a $500,000 pledge from an anonymous donor, its largest ever – to better manage and coordinate.

Every year, the Harvard Club of Naples offers a scholarship to an executive education course at the Harvard Business School for nonprofit CEOs making an impact throughout Collier and Lee counties. This year, that award went to Dr. Nadine “Deanie” Singh, founder and CEO of a nonprofit mobile health clinic that brings essential medical care.

Guadalupe Center has added Katie Valentin as director of marketing and communications to raise awareness, generate donations and cultivate volunteer support for the Immokalee-focused nonprofit. In this role, Valentin oversees internal and external communications with a focus on developing brand awareness. Guadalupe Center is an education-focused organization that provides high-quality education programs to more than.

The Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) created in 2018 by a group of concerned citizens who saw the damage done by Hurricane Irma to already substandard trailers and shacks rented by farmworkers, essential workers and other low-income families in Immokalee. The IFHA mission is for these families to have access to secure,.