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Naples / Collier County, FL: (June 11,2021) St. Vincent de Paul Society, Naples (SVdP Naples), part of a worldwide, privately-funded Catholic lay organization that operates SVDP Naples Meals on Wheels and SVdP Naples Financial, Food & Furniture Assistance, received a $50,000 donor grant from the Community Foundation of Collier County. The $50,000 grant is helping SVdP Naples launch its new Life Skills Program. The SVdP Naples Life Skills Program offers low-income, working and recently unemployed Collier County individuals and families access to a series of 90-minute classes on essential life skills. Current classes include Financial Literacy & Family Budgeting, Credit Use & Repair, Employment Skills & Opportunities, and Everyday Savings. Each Life Skills class is offered twice a month and taught by area professionals from SVdP Naples donor organizations: Financial Literacy/Budgeting by MidWestOne Bank, Credit Use & Repair by WinTrust Banking Center, Employment Skills and Opportunities by Fifth Third Bank, Everyday Savings by SVdP Naples Board President Joe Granda. SVdP Naples plans to add more topics to the curriculum over the coming months. SVdP Naples’ Life Skills classes are 90 minutes in length and designed to help low-income families achieve higher levels of financial and employment self-sufficiency, while also allowing attendees to earn financial assistance and a program diploma. SVdP Naples expects 250 attendees to complete Life Skills classes in 2021. “We greatly appreciate the financial support and encouragement of the Community Foundation of Collier County and its generous donor,” said Kim Schul, SVdP Naples Executive Director. “This grant is helping us provide much-needed life skills education to ‘working poor’ families determined to improve their financial and employment circumstances. The instability of COVID-19 has motivated many lower-income families to broaden their understanding of financial, economic and employment issues, and learn techniques that will ‘help their money and employment skills accomplish more’ for their family. Each year, SVdP Naples provides assistance to hundreds of families working locally in hospitality, retail, restaurants, healthcare, senior-care, and other industries. We thank the Community Foundation and its donor for funding a unique training program designed to help our Collier County neighbors improve their lives.” Individuals interested in attending any or all of the SVdP Naples Life Skills classes can telephone or email Samantha Maturo, Life Skills Program Coordinator, at (239) 775-2907 x1014 or LifeSkills@SVdPNaples.org.
Naples / Collier County, FL: (June 11,2021) St. Vincent de Paul Society, Naples (SVdP Naples), part of a worldwide, privately-funded Catholic lay organization that operates SVDP Naples Meals on Wheels and SVdP Naples Financial, Food & Furniture Assistance, received a $50,000 donor grant from the Community Foundation of Collier County. The $50,000 grant is helping SVdP Naples launch its new Life Skills Program.
The SVdP Naples Life Skills Program offers low-income, working and recently unemployed Collier County individuals and families access to a series of 90-minute classes on essential life skills. Current classes include Financial Literacy & Family Budgeting, Credit Use & Repair, Employment Skills & Opportunities, and Everyday Savings.
Each Life Skills class is offered twice a month and taught by area professionals from SVdP Naples donor organizations: Financial Literacy/Budgeting by MidWestOne Bank, Credit Use & Repair by WinTrust Banking Center, Employment Skills and Opportunities by Fifth Third Bank, Everyday Savings by SVdP Naples Board President Joe Granda. SVdP Naples plans to add more topics to the curriculum over the coming months.
SVdP Naples’ Life Skills classes are 90 minutes in length and designed to help low-income families achieve higher levels of financial and employment self-sufficiency, while also allowing attendees to earn financial assistance and a program diploma. SVdP Naples expects 250 attendees to complete Life Skills classes in 2021.
“We greatly appreciate the financial support and encouragement of the Community Foundation of Collier County and its generous donor,” said Kim Schul, SVdP Naples Executive Director. “This grant is helping us provide much-needed life skills education to ‘working poor’ families determined to improve their financial and employment circumstances. The instability of COVID-19 has motivated many lower-income families to broaden their understanding of financial, economic and employment issues, and learn techniques that will ‘help their money and employment skills accomplish more’ for their family.
Each year, SVdP Naples provides assistance to hundreds of families working locally in hospitality, retail, restaurants, healthcare, senior-care, and other industries. We thank the Community Foundation and its donor for funding a unique training program designed to help our Collier County neighbors improve their lives.”
Individuals interested in attending any or all of the SVdP Naples Life Skills classes can telephone or email Samantha Maturo, Life Skills Program Coordinator, at (239) 775-2907 x1014 or LifeSkills@SVdPNaples.org.