Volunteer Income Tax Assistance- make your appointment today!
Did you know Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) offers FREE tax filing services for working individuals and families with household income of $66,000 or less?
Schulze Family Foundation – College Scholarship NOW OPEN!
The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation College Scholarship Program is accepting applications from Jan 2, 2019 to Mar 1, 2019.
Attend a FAFSA Completion Event!
Calling all high school seniors! Need help with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
Looking for some fun activities to do over winter break?
While residents of Southwest Florida may not be “trapped indoors” due to extreme weather, you may still be looking for fun activities to do with your young one (or older one with some clever adapting!) during the winter break!
Youth Leadership Collier™ Applications are now open!
Are you a high school junior? Do you have interest in furthering your knowledge about Collier County and community leadership?
If you answered YES to both of these questions, you should consider applying for Youth Leadership Collier™!
Kindergarten Readiness Toolkit
A community-wide goal of Future Ready Collier is to ensure all children are Kindergarten ready. Future Ready Collier network partners compiled a resource kit to help your child be prepared for Kindergarten.
To download your own Kindergarten Readiness Toolkit, click here.
NOW AVAILABLE in Spanish (click here) and Creole (click here).
Early Literacy Book Recommendations
Through the Future Ready Collier Early Learning Workgroup, literacy and program leaders in our community developed a list of recommended books for children ages 0-5.
This list was developed to address significant gaps in resources and provide support in literacy for our community’s youngest learners. Now Available in three languages!
To download your copy of the book list, click your preferred language: English, Spanish, and Creole.
Volunteer Opportunities
Want to get involved and be part of this effort? You can volunteer with several of our partner organizations. To see the complete list of opportunities, click here.
Five Ways to Raise a Reader… Starting from Birth
Did you know there is research showing benefits of shared reading begin at about 6 months old? Check out a great article from Zero to Three that talks about the importance of reading to your child at an early age. To read more, click here.
