Over 77 families came to celebrate Grace Place's "Building Literacy" day, the first Family Literacy Day of the new school year. Along with our community partners at HOME DEPOT, families enjoyed a day of fun and educational projects, games, snacks, crafts, storytelling and more! One of the foundational values of Grace Place is the importance [...]
In Southwest Florida, there is a hidden danger in the form of hundreds of swimming pools, beaches, canals, lakes and other waterways that can be fatal for children if they do not know how to swim. The threat of drowning is higher for children in families with low incomes, as they don't have many opportunities [...]
[Financial education]... can help to inculcate individuals with the financial knowledge necessary to create household budgets, initiate savings plans, and make strategic investment decisions. Such financial planning can help families meet near term obligations and maximize their longer term well being and is especially valuable for populations that have traditionally been underserved by our financial [...]