Naples Children & Education Foundation

Aug. 012019

Bruce Sherman: A Grand-Slam Career

Bruce Sherman had a career as one of the most successful money managers in the country. The native New Yorker became a Floridian at heart when he moved to Naples in the ’80s, helping the…

Jul. 242019

Wine festivals in SWFL raise millions for kids mental health, but philanthropic gaps show between Collier and Lee

Construction Underway on new Naples Children & Education Foundation Permanent Headquarters Deepening the Organization’s Roots within the Local Community

The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the highly successful Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), announced that construction has begun on its 15,000-square-foot permanent headquarters and the community is invited to…

Valerie’s House to help grieving kids in Collier County

Valerie’s House is expanding to Naples to help even more grieving kids. The charity has purchased a home in Naples. The Naples Children and Education Foundation, which is part of the Naples Winter Wine Festival,…

Jun. 182019

Valerie’s House Set to Expand in Collier County

Valerie’s House, which offers support services focused on children who have experienced loss, operates three homes in southwest Florida. They recently received a $100,000 grant from the Naples Children & Education Foundation that’s going to…

Jun. 102019

Best of the Gulfshore 2019

Best gifts to our children: Funding so many causes for kids in need here, the events of the Naples Winter Wine Festival raised just over $16 million in January, followed by nearly $2 million by…

SSTRIDE program helps rural-minority students with mentoring, real world experience

It’s graduation week and homework isn’t the greatest obstacle some students face when pursuing an education. Immokalee High School senior Jacqueline Perez dreams of making a difference in her hometown of Immokalee, where she sees…

May. 212019

Teen suicide and mental health: America’s deadly, costly problems that have no end in sight

The nation’s medical system falls far short of meeting the demand for teen mental health services because cases of suicide and psychiatric disorders are skyrocketing, underscoring a public health crisis that is already costing Americans…