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Education Challenge
More than 76 percent of Immokalee residents and 43 percent of eastern Hendry County residents over the age of 25 have not earned a high school diploma or General Education Degree.

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Our Mission: "Building Better Lives through Homeownership and Education"

2008 Accomplishments

The Empowerment Alliance of Southwest Florida accomplished the following in 2008:

  • Leveraged $3,182,259 in funding to provide programs and services and provided services to 388 individuals and families;
  • Provided homebuyer education for 259 individuals to educate them on the process of purchasing a home.  Of those, 102 received one-on-one credit or homebuyer counseling, with 10 completing the process and purchasing a home;
  • Rehabilitated 11 homes;
  • Completed the 26-unit subdivision, Milagro Place;
  • Began infrastructure on an 18-unit subdivision and completed permitting for a new 60-unit subdivision;
  • Provided scholarships for 30 individuals to complete their vocational training, bringing the total served to 207; and
  • Provided one-on-one tutoring for 66 students.

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