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underprivileged and at-risk children in Collier County

T he Naples Children & Education issue at a time. Each NCEF beneficiary is travel and wine experiences during
Foundation (NCEF), the founding fully vetted and many utilize that process an electrifying live auction. Since its
organization of Naples Winter as a “Good Housekeeping Stamp of inaugural event in 2001, the NWWF
Wine Festival (NWWF), has Approval.”The Blueprint Partner program has raised nearly $245 million, making
invested over $22.6 million builds upon that process. a profound difference in the lives of
in close to fifty non-profit hundreds of thousands of children.
agencies supporting “Each NCEF Initiative organization
underprivileged and at-risk and Blueprint Partner exemplifies ∞ ABOUT NAPLES CHILDREN &
children in Collier County. the highest levels of efficacy and EDUCATION FOUNDATION
accountability,” said NCEF Chief
This tremendous Executive Officer Maria Jimenez-Lara. The Naples Children & Education
investment in future “These private and public charitable Foundation, the founding organization
generations includes funding organizations collaborate to optimize of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, is
traditional grants of $5.6 funding, avoid duplication and develop improving the educational, emotional,
million and $11.7 million innovative programs to deliver high- and health outcomes of underprivileged
for NCEF multi-year quality programs and services to children and at-risk children. Through its annual
strategic initiatives that fill in our community.” grants and strategic initiatives, NCEF
fundamental gaps in local has impacted more than fifty of the most
children’s services, plus another $5.3 ∞ ABOUT NAPLES WINTER effective nonprofits in the community,
million in funding for future grants and WINE FESTIVAL providing more than 275,000 children
strategic initiatives. with the services and resources they
The Naples Winter Wine Festival, need to excel. NCEF’s unique approach,
“The 2022 NWWF was an amazing one of the world’s most prestigious which emphasizes collaboration between
success as we welcomed everyone back charity wine auctions, offers a weekend organizations and bridges public and
under the big tent for an in-person of unforgettable memories. Guests private resources, has become a blueprint
celebration and raised the highest proceeds enjoy world-class food and wine during for how to transform a community, one
ever,” said John Walter, 2022 NCEF Grant intimate dinners in private homes and issue at a time.
Committee Chair. “We are pleased that are invited to bid on once-in-a-lifetime
every dollar raised in our live auction goes
right back into the community, improving
the lives of the most vulnerable children in
Collier County.”

This year, the number of organizations
receiving traditional grants totaled thirty-
four, plus fifteen other agencies that help
fill critical needs in the community by
taking part in NCEF’s multi-partner,
multi-year strategic initiatives focusing
on the well-being of the whole child.
Initiatives receiving funding this year
include early learning, hunger, mental
health, oral health, out-of-school time,
and vision.

NCEF’s unique approach, which
emphasizes collaboration between
organizations and bridges public and
private resources, has become a blueprint
for how to transform a community, one

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