Our Programs
Nine ways we reach a classroom.
From a surprise gift card on a Monday morning to kits in every kindergarten in the county, the Foundation funds the parts of public education that tax dollars don't reach. Explore the whole picture below.
Programs, as a cluster
Every program
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- Weekly Teachers First Anyone in the community can nominate a teacher or staff member who goes above and beyond. Those selected are recognized weekly with gift cards from local restaurant partners.
- Featured Adopt-A-Class We match you with the teachers and classroom projects that need it most, across St. Lucie County's public schools.
- Class of 2026 Scholarships 48 graduating seniors. $52,000. Every spring, at Scholarship Night, funded by a community of local scholarship donors.
- Early literacy Play with Purpose Kindergarten kits that fold structured, purposeful play into early reading and social-emotional growth.
- Free books · VPK–5 New World's Reading Florida's free at-home reading program. Families with a VPK through 5th-grade child can receive free books and reading activities, mailed home.
- Home internet Internet Essentials Reliable, affordable home internet for families who need it, so learning doesn't stop when the school day ends.
- Students in AI Project 001 A hands-on challenge for St. Lucie high schoolers: use AI, machine learning, and programming to help solve local traffic.
- $232K in 2025-2026 Teacher Grants Through Working Together for Success, the Foundation funds creative classroom programs the school budget doesn't cover — $232,000 in 2025-2026.
- Classroom projects Fund-A-Project Investing directly in the creativity and commitment of our schools is one of the best ways to improve student learning and achievement.
By the numbers
What the programs add up to.
- $170K
- in grants distributed to classrooms Form 990 Schedule I, FY2023
- $52K
- in scholarships to 48 graduating seniors Scholarship Night, spring 2026
- $846K
- put toward our mission FY2025 Form 990
- 36 yrs
- serving St. Lucie students and teachers Established 1990
Sponsor a program. Adopt a class.
Every gift goes to a named program and a real classroom in St. Lucie County. Pick the one that speaks to you.