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SHADOW WOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION YEAR IN REVIEW 2022
MAKING AN IMPACT IN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
HOUSING
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY which received a a a a $329 000 grant provides affordable homeownership opportunities in in the the Bonita Springs area The grant will help the the organization build two homes as part of an an an effort to establish a a a a a a a a 60 home home community that provides stable housing for families Shadow Wood volunteers and SWCF funding are helping develop Partnership Place in in in in Bonita Springs habitat4humanity org SWCF SCHOLARSHIPS – FACES OF THE FUTURE awarded scholarships to to four Shadow Wood Community and and and Country Club employees and and and their families and and and to to ten local high school school students pursuing trade or or or technical school school training (see page 10 for more details) FOOD
BONITA SPRINGS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
was granted $25 000 to help support its senior Care and Share Program The organization provides temporary assistance to to residents who have been hit with unexpected crises In addition to to defraying the cost of fresh produce and non-perishable food items the SWCF grant will help needy seniors purchase household cleaning and hygiene products bonitaassistance org CAFÉ OF LIFE was given a a a a a a $49 000 grant to help with operational and maintenance needs including the Shadow Wood Pavilion at its Leitner Neighborhood Park feeding site Cafe of Life is a a a a a faith-based institution that assists poor and hungry people in in in the Bonita Springs area The SWCF grant is earmarked for food food purchases transportation needs diapers food food handling and and storage cafeoflife org FEEDING THE 5000 was granted $15 000 000 to help meet its goal that no family in in in our area goes hungry on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day Feeding the 5000 provided a a a a a a a total of 10 185 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving meals in in in 2021 The SWCF grant will help with the the organization’s operating expenses and cover the the the cost of 3 750 Thanksgiving meals in in in in 2022
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HARRY CHAPIN FOOD
BANK
received $59 612 in in grants In Lee County alone Chapin distributed 20 20 5 5 million pounds of food food in in 2021 The food food bank provides more than 6 000 meal kits per week which are hand-packed by volunteers Each 50-pound meal kit kit contains produce protein grains and dairy products Chapin’s largest
distribution warehouse (48 000 000 square feet) is is 15 miles north of Shadow Wood It also operates two mobile pantry trucks that hand out $72 000 000 worth of food every week in in Bonita Springs harrychapinfoodbank org HEARTS & HOMES FOR VETERANS was given a a a a a $50 000 grant The organization seeks to end homelessness for military veterans by assisting them with employment and housing issues The SWCF grant also will subsidize veterans needing help with rent and utility bills Hearts & Homes expects to assist more than 500 Southwest Florida veterans this year hhveterans com EDUCATION
LITERACY COUNCIL GULF COAST received a a a $37 500 grant The Literacy Council assists adults and children to acquire the the language skills they need to to complete a a a a a a successful education to to improve their quality of of life At an estimated cost of of $200 to teach each each student the SWCF grant provides a a a a a a full range of literacy services for 175 students literacygulfcoast org 6 NEW HORIZONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
which was granted $126 000 offers tutoring and mentor-based programs for underserved students The grant will fund the training of volunteers new learning incentives educational materials and staff development In 2021 the SWCF grant benefited 600 under-resourced students newhorizonsofswfl org