First Horizon Provides Grant to The Immokalee Foundation

The Immokalee Foundation announces the receipt of a generous $20,000 grant from First Horizon to support its award-winning Career Pathways program.

The Foundation provides high-quality educational services with an impressive 100% high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment rate. Foundation students continue their success after high school with a 92% postsecondary completion rate. 

What begins as student success ultimately translates into career success, with an impressive 83% of Foundation alums working in their field of study.

Career Pathways is a critical starting point for Foundation students, many of whom never considered college a realistic option. The program provides highly customized educational and professional development support for Immokalee's best and brightest—from middle school through postsecondary education. Specific components include mentorship, paid internships, field trips, ACT prep, scholarships, and more.

An outgrowth of a study of economic data and collaboration with area educators and employers, Career Pathways enables students to explore and choose from four unique professional pathways: Business Management & Entrepreneurship, Education & Human Services, Engineering & Construction Management, and Healthcare.

"I am especially grateful when our community's financial leaders recognize our work," said Noemi Y. Perez, President and CEO of The Immokalee Foundation. "First Horizon's support echoes the sentiment I hear from so many in the Southwest Florida business community: The Immokalee Foundation's students are not just our future leaders; they are future customers, borrowers, consumers, and donors. Their support promises to help even more students find their pathway to success."

"The Immokalee community is important to First Horizon," said First Horizon Naples Market President David Gordley. "As a leader in the community, we are proud to invest in the education of the children that call the Immokalee community home."