For more than twenty years, Grace Place for Children and Families has stood as a steadfast beacon of hope in the heart of the Golden Gate community—just beyond Interstate 75, in the most densely populated neighborhood of English Language Learners in all of Collier County.
Since opening its doors in 2004, Grace Place has upheld a mission that is both simple and profound: to provide pathways out of poverty by educating children and families together. Today, the organization operates on a 4.5-acre campus with over 120 dedicated staff, supporting children and adults across a continuum of programs.
At Grace Place, learning is not something that happens in a single classroom, nor is it reserved for one age group at a time. Instead, education is a shared journey—one that strengthens entire families, creates opportunity that lasts, and lifts the wider Collier County community.
Each year, more than 1,300 students, children and adults, participate in Grace Place programs, forming a continuum of educational programs that begin in the earliest years of childhood and continue into adulthood…