Naples Children & Education Foundation

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.

Pos. SWFL: The YMCA is preparing kids for the future

School starts next week, and we’re getting you more on an afterschool program that’s not just about fun and games.

Guadalupe Center students receive free dental screenings

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 (NCEF) this summer. One by…

Horses are helping kids heal at the Naples Therapeutic Riding Center

Kids with troubling pasts or disabilities are learning how caring for and riding horses can help them heal. The Naples Therapeutic Riding Center makes it possible, though these children from Youth Haven never dreamed that…