Immokalee

The Guadalupe Center in Immokalee is collecting unwrapped toys for a holiday gift shop. And this toy drive has a bit of a twist: Parents get to pick the gifts their child or children really want.

For many hardworking families in Southwest Florida, the challenge isn't just putting food on the table. It's finding the time and opportunity to access available resources while balancing work, family responsibilities, and the rising cost of everyday living.

Buying mined sand is now commonplace throughout Florida, especially on the Gulf Coast where shoals of the easy-to-reach white powder with the pitch-perfect squeak have been all but used up

Residents have been without a full service grocer for 11 months after Winn-Dixie closed.

Nuestra Tierra festival in Immokalee is bringing voter education, community organizing, live music, food and local vendors together on Aug. 22.

About 300 Immokalee children will walk in comfort and style the rest of this summer and to start the new school year, thanks to Laces of Love.

Immokalee’s only homeless shelter will close June 30 as St. Matthew’s House seeks another organization to take over Friendship House operations.

Camp Keis Road south of Immokalee in Collier County reopened after it was closed due to a brush fire caused by plastic debris becoming entangled in power lines.

A teenager from Immokalee will travel to Rome soon to take part in a global initiative for peace. About 40 young people from some of the most troubled places on earth will collaborate on ways to bring peace to their home communities.

An Immokalee assistant director has been recognized statewide for helping first-generation students navigate the path to college.