Mission
GRACE PLACE PUTS FAITH INTO ACTION BY EDUCATING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY. OUR FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS SERVE 1,300 STUDENTS IN GOLDEN GATE CITY, WHERE LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND POVERTY LIMIT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREERS. (CONTINUTED ON SCH O)GOLDEN GATE CITY IS HOME TO 35,000 RESIDENTS FACING COMPLEX CHALLENGES: HIGHER POVERTY RATES THAN ANY NAPLES COMMUNITY AND A LARGE POPULATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO REQUIRE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO ATTAIN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND FUTURE ECONOMIC SUCCESS. GRACE PLACE IS A VITAL RESOURCE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BRINGING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ADULT EDUCATION FOR 20 YEARS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT JUST SERVICES - THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION THAT STRENGTHENS NAPLES, COLLIER COUNTY, AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.