The Education Foundation Of Collier County Inc

Educator programs:educator programs are designed to value, empower, and support our educators to experience professional success. Classroom grants and golden apple are our two educator programs that work with over 400 educators in traditional public, charter, and private schools in collier county. Classroom grants aim to provide funding for supplies, classroom items, and enrichment activities not included in the school's budget. Golden apple is a highly competitive program that identifies high impact teaching practices, celebrates the profession, and provides continued professional development for educators.

Community engagement:engaging and energizing our community is critical to our mission to serve as a catalyst for educational success by investing in collier's students and educators. Champions for learning is the backbone organization for future ready collier, a collective impact initiative, of more than 60 organizations, designed to build an educational pipeline for college, career, and life readiness. As a volunteer driven organization, we rely on more than 400 volunteers to support student and educator success, equaling to more than 7,500 volunteer hours in support of the mission.