Trailer enables mentoring through community bike repair clinics and rides in Dunbar, bringing together law enforcement, community and at-risk youth to build mutual respect and understanding As part of its…
Goal to transform Southwest Florida’s workforce by 2025 FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 13, 2016) –The FutureMakers Coalition recently reached a major milestone by setting its regional outcomes. The goal of…
The iWill Mentorship Foundation (IWMF), a FutureMakers Coalition partner, is hosting its Color Me Confident 2016 Youth Summit on May 7, 2016 at 10am at the Stars Complex at 2980…
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation, a FutureMakers Coalition partner along with Lumina Foundation, has awarded the Glades Education Foundation a $15,000 grant. The grant will be used to support the…
The power of the force not only applies to the Star Wars movies but also to what is happening throughout Southwest Florida through the work of the FutureMakers Coalition, which recently met with The News-Press editorial board.
Spearheaded by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, the goals of the coalition are to improve post-secondary graduation rates and technical school certifications to give the area workforce what it wants: better prepared students capable of handling today’s career demands.
BY CHRISTINA VEIGA It’s that time of year when high school grads start heading off to college to chase their passions. Their parents probably hope those passions lead to degrees…