FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROGRAM MANAGER   Jane Billings Jessica Goodall Naples, Fla. – Mar. 4, 2013 - The Board of Friends of Foster Children, SWFL (FFC) is delighted to announce that Jane Billings, Executive Director, and Jessica Goodall, Program Manager, joined the Friends of Foster Children as of Mar. 1,… [Continue Reading]

Naples, FL October 3, 2012—Friends of Foster Children of SWFL Inc. (FFC) is pleased to announce they are now accepting vehicle donations through a partnership with Naples Auto Donation Center Inc. (NADC). NADC is a local charitable vehicle donation program that simplifies vehicle donation processing for Collier County non-profits. “Non-profits are often hesitant to accept… [Continue Reading]

Today was Tempur-Pedic Mattress Day! Tempur-Pedic donated more than 100 twin size mattresses to FFC families! Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers that assisted and to William C. Huff Moving & Storage for a fantastic job moving all the mattresses and strapping them safely on vehicles! A big thanks to Jim Henderson, FFC… [Continue Reading]

First National Bank of the Gulf Coast made a $5,000 donation to Friends of Foster Children to sponsor the 7th Annual Lynn’s Picnic. On September 8th, more than 100 Collier County foster children and their caregivers attended the picnic at Cambier Park in Naples. Lynn’s Picnic is in honor of the late Lynn Schultzel, the… [Continue Reading]

The last trip of the summer was a blast! Walter Schacht, FFC board member, took a group of children to the wakeboarding park.  It took some kids a while to get the hang of it, but to others wakeboarding came naturally.

First National Bank of the Gulf Coast is holding a “Back to School” supply drive now through August 16th at each of the banking locations in Collier County. All supplies collected will be distributed through Friends of Foster Children of Southwest Florida to foster children in both Collier and Lee Counties. Donations may be dropped… [Continue Reading]