CHARITIES WE SUPPORT

Every dollar donated to The Joy of Giving goes 100% to providing holiday gifts for the children. Joy of Giving has no paid staff, and all administrative costs are through in-kind donations.

Many ICCCF board members, advisors and volunteers donate money as well as their time to functions and events that support the community.

ICCCF 2025-2026 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Joy of Giving
Helping make the holiday season brighter for local children and families in need by providing clothing, toys, and other holiday gifts.
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Books for Collier Kids
Providing Tommie Barfield Elementary School students in kindergarten through second grade with a new book each month throughout the school year, encouraging reading and helping children build their own home libraries.

Laces of Love
Providing 200 pairs of new shoes to children in need attending Marco Island schools, helping ensure students have comfortable, properly fitting footwear for school and everyday activities.

Marco Dementia Respite
Supporting the Memory Assessment Center (MAC), which connects individuals and families affected by dementia with assessment, caregiver support, and other essential resources, regardless of their ability to pay.

Marco Island Academy
Supporting the “Food for Thought” program, which provides free lunches to at-risk and economically disadvantaged students, helping ensure that every student has access to a nutritious meal during the school day.

Marco Island Center for the Arts
Supporting the “Every Child Deserves Art Initiative,” which expands access to arts education through the Collier County High School Digital Art Show and Competition, children’s summer art workshops, youth summer theater, and art-supply distribution.

Marco Island Charter Middle School
Supporting the “Eagles Eat Food Program,” which provides breakfast, lunch, and after-school snacks to students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

Marco Island Fire Rescue Foundation
Supporting the Monte Lazarus Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides educational assistance for undergraduate, postgraduate, and vocational education.

Marco Island First Responders
Supporting the summer “Back to School” event, which brings students from Marco Island schools together with local first responders in a fun, welcoming environment that builds positive relationships within the community.

Marco Island Historical Society
Supporting the Marco Island Pioneer Era Ferry Gear Conservation Project to professionally conserve and stabilize two historically significant ferry-landing gears, helping preserve an important part of Marco Island’s pioneer history.

Marco Island Police Foundation
Supporting the MPF Scholarship Fund, which provides educational scholarships for eligible Marco Island Police Department personnel and their dependents.

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry
Supporting the Marco Island Summer Food Program and year-round hunger-relief efforts that provide food assistance to individuals and families in Marco Island and throughout Collier County.

Tommie Barfield Elementary School
Supporting the PTO Literacy Fund through the purchase of reusable literary and informational books aligned with Florida’s B.E.S.T. English Language Arts Standards. These resources strengthen shared and independent reading, small-group instruction, classroom discussion, vocabulary development, critical thinking, history, and civics.

YMCA of Collier County
Providing financial assistance for children participating in early-learning, after-school, and summer-camp programs, helping reduce childcare and out-of-school-program barriers for working families, including Marco Island residents and children of local service workers.