For many families and seniors in Collier County, the holidays arrive with a utility bill they cannot cover, a rent increase they did not expect, or a long quiet stretch with no one checking in. The need does not pause for the season. It sharpens.
Your gift funds what CRC does every day: information and referral that points a neighbor to the right agency, case management and advocacy when the path is not simple, warm connections to trusted providers, and the follow-up afterward. In 2025 that work reached 2,018 neighbors — the most in our history.
Because we connect people to resources that already exist across more than 300 partner organizations, a gift here is multiplied many times over in real assistance secured. And 100% of it stays in Collier County.
Our work spans generations
A home she can weather the winter in
Margaret, who turns 90 in April, lives in a manufactured home in East Naples where the air conditioning and heating unit had stopped working. She could not afford the repair. CRC worked with Collier County's Services for Seniors to access funds for a new unit. "I don't know how I would have made it another summer," she told us — and this winter she is warm.
The youngest neighbor we have served
At three months old, Ja'Ron is the youngest client in CRC's history. His mother works two jobs and there was no money for Christmas gifts for him or his four older siblings. Through a partnership with Beverly's Angels, the younger children received gifts, and a donation to CRC covered presents for the older ones and a holiday meal.
Help us reach $25,000 by December 31
Any amount moves a neighbor closer to the help they need. However you give this season, thank you for making sure no one in Collier County has to figure it out alone.
Give to the Holiday Appeal →With gratitude,
Ashley Jones, MSW
Executive Director, Collier Resource Center