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Youth Haven awarded $3,000 grant from Bailey and Friends

Youth Haven, Inc. announced it is a recipient of a $3,000 grant from Bailey and Friends. Bailey and Friends was established by the Golisano Foundation in November 2019 to support animal welfare for cats and dogs in Western New York and Southwest Florida. The funds received from Bailey and Friends will benefit Youth Haven’s Animal-Assisted Therapy Program, a key element of Youth Haven’s therapeutic program.

Youth Haven, founded in 1972, supports children and teens ages 6 -19 that have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, abandonment or are homeless. Youth Haven began its Animal Assisted Therapy Program in 2010. “Youth Haven’s two therapy dogs, Houston and Champ, play a significant role on our therapeutic campus, helping our children and teens feel happy, safe and loved. We’re so grateful for the Golisano Foundation’s support and we’re proud to be a recipient of a grant from Bailey and Friends,” said Jinx Liggett, Youth Haven executive director.

Healthcare Network grant extension to continue free mental health support

Healthcare Network has been awarded a grant extension from the medical aid organization Direct Relief to provide essential workers and their families up to three free mental health sessions. The grant, supporting a total of 500 visits, has been extended from Nov. 14 to March 31, 2021.

The holiday season coupled with the uncertainty of the pandemic brings anxiety, fatigue and worry to an unprecedented and stressful time. By providing these free sessions, Healthcare Network aims to equip essential workers and their family members with coping tools and strategies to help combat the mental health impacts of COVID-19, the unusual holiday season and other upcoming challenges through visits with a behavioral health provider. Essential frontline workers include and are not limited to healthcare workers, protective service and first responders, grocery and retail workers, agricultural workers, janitors and maintenance workers, and truck drivers in Southwest Florida.

Essential workers who are interested in making appointments with a Healthcare Network behavioral health provider should call 239-658-3000. Appointments are available via telehealth or at a Healthcare Network location. Learn more at HealthcareSWFL.org/Direct-Relief.

John R. Wood Properties bringing holiday cheer to children, senior citizens

John R. Wood Properties and its 650 associates are helping to bring the warmth and happiness of the season to underprivileged children and senior citizens in the community. In addition to collecting donations, the company has “adopted” 75 children and 50 senior citizens and will provide gift cards for them as part of its “Naples Cheer Program” in partnership with the Salvation Army.

Due to COVID-19, the Salvation Army is only able to accept monetary donations. Instead of purchasing toys to donate, John R. Wood Properties employees are making monetary contributions to adopt a child or senior citizen for $55 each.

Each child will receive a Walmart gift card for $35 and their family will receive a $25 gift card to Publix or Walmart toward a holiday meal. Each senior citizen will receive a Walmart gift card for $35 and a $20 Publix or Walmart gift card toward a holiday meal. Gift cards will be distributed in time for the holidays.

The donation drive concludes on Friday, Dec. 4. Contributions may be made at any John R. Wood Properties office; visit www.johnrwood.com/getagent/ to find the location nearest you.

Collier awarded federal grant to enhance drug court program

David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health announced that through a Bureau of Justice Assistance 3-year federal grant, Collier County Community and Human Services received $500,000 for the Collier County Drug Court program. The funds were made possible through the BJA Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program, which provides financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government and tribal governments to develop, implement and enhance Drug Courts and Veterans Treatment Courts. BJA grants help fight the addiction crisis looming over the United States, dramatically impacting crime victims, children, families, first responders and communities at large.

Since 1999, Collier County has partnered with DLC in collaboration with the 20th Judicial Circuit State’s Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office, Florida Department of Corrections, Circuit Court, Office of Court Administration, and Collier County Sheriff’s Office to implement the Collier Drug Court program.

Immokalee Foundation receives Schulze Family Foundation grant

The Immokalee Foundation has received a generous $125,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to support the foundation’s Immokalee Readers and Career Pathways programs. Immokalee Readers is an early intervention literacy tutoring program that utilizes trained, paid high school students from The Immokalee Foundation — many of whom are interested in pursuing careers in education and human services. This in-demand employment sector is part of the foundation’s Career Pathways program, which provides services, educational opportunities, and resources to middle and high school students to help them achieve professional careers of their choosing.

Immokalee Readers targets low-performing student readers in local elementary schools, who gather after school in small groups to work with their high school tutors on reading skills and comprehension. The tutors are paid an hourly wage and supervised by a certified teacher. The program serves hundreds of students at Immokalee’s five elementary schools, as well as at the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County and RCMA Immokalee Community School. ¦

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