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03 Jun
General, News

STARability Foundation selects Connor+Gaskins as builder for first-of-its-kind innovative and inclusive new campus

Posted by Ashley Nevar
June 3, 2025
NAPLES, FL (June 3, 2025) – STARability Foundation, a leading organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual and de...
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30 Aug
General, News

STAR Participants Return as Assistants During Collier County Football Season

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is excited to announce the return of the ball assistant program for the upcoming 2024-25 Collier County high sch...
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05 Aug
General, News

STARability Named to Top 100 Best Companies in Florida

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is proud to announce that it was recently named one of Florida’s “Best Companies To Work For” by Florida Trend m...
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29 Apr
General, News

STARability Partners with United Arts Collier to Offer Creative Writing Workshop

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is thrilled to partner with United Arts Collier to offer a creative writing workshop for its participants. Led b...
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22 Apr
General, News

STARability Awarded $2,000 Grant from Boston Red Sox to Support Jr. Trailblazer Academy

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Red Sox Foundation to support its Jr. Trailbl...
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18 Apr
General, News

STARability Receives Transformative $5 Million Leadership Gift from Tom Golisano

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation proudly announces a groundbreaking $5 million leadership gift from Tom Golisano toward STARability’s permanent f...
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08 Apr
General, News

STARability Honors CMON as an Exceptional Employer and Valued Vocational Partner

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is excited to congratulate the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (CMON) for being honored as an Exceptional E...
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29 Mar
General, News

STARability Partners with Lake Park Diner to Support Autism Awareness Month

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is excited and honored to partner with Lake Park Diner during the month of April to support Autism Awareness Mon...
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29 Mar
General, News

STARability’s Next Chapter

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
New campus acquisition sets stage for expanded services and growth STARability, a leading organization dedicated to empowering individ...
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13 Mar
General, News

STARability Awarded $7,500 Grant from Suncoast Credit Union to Support Jr. Trailblazer Academy

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $7,500 grant from Suncoast Credit Union to support its Jr. Trailbla...
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11 Mar
General, News

STARability Partners with Florida Gulf Coast University for Occupational Therapy Program

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is excited to partner with the Occupational Therapy Program in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Flor...
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07 Mar
General, News

STARability Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is excited to announce that 2023 marked 40 years of serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilit...
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08 Feb
Events, General, News

STARability’s 2024 STAR Gala: The Adventure Begins Raises Over $2.8 Million

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation’s 6th Annual STAR Gala: The Adventure Begins raised more than $2.8 million to support innovative, life-changing ...
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19 Jan
General, News

STARability Receives $30,000 Grant from Collier Community Foundation

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is pleased to announce it has received a $30,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation to expand its vocat...
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07 Dec
General, News

STARability Receives $35,000 Grant from the Collier Community Foundation for New Wheelchair-accessible Van

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is pleased to announce it has received a $35,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation. These funds will s...
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07 Nov
General, News, STAR Award

STARability Presents STAR Award to Winfield Street Coffee

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation presented a STAR Award to its dedicated vocational partner, Winfield Street Coffee. The award was presented to C...
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13 Sep
General, News, STAR Award

STARability Presents STAR Award to Outback Steakhouse

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation presented a STAR Award to its dedicated vocational partner, Outback Steakhouse. The award was presented to Manag...
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18 Aug
General, News

STARability names board members for 2023-2025 term

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation is pleased to announce its Board of Directors and executive committee for the 2023-2025 term. Jeff Maconaghy, p...
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09 Aug
News

STARability Earns a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
August 9, 2023
STARability Foundation is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency has earned a F...
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26 May
General, News, STAR Award

STARability Presents STAR Award to Stofft Cooney Architects

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation recently presented a STAR Award to its dedicated vocational partner, Stofft Cooney Architects. The award was pre...
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27 Apr
General, News

Tony McClure Named to STARability Board

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
Porter Wright is proud to announce that Tony McClure, a partner in the firm’s Naples office, has been named as a director on the board ...
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21 Mar
General, News, STAR Award

STARability Presents STAR Award to the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
April 24, 2025
STARability Foundation recently presented a STAR Award to its dedicated vocational partner, the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (C...
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15 Mar
Events, News

STARability Hosts Next Semiannual Family Forum on Benefits and Guardianship

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
March 15, 2023
STARability Foundation will host a Family Forum on Wednesday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Collier Community Foundation's me...
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02 Mar
Awareness, News

STARability Receives Proclamations Honoring Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Posted by Rachael D'Eramo
March 2, 2023
STARability Foundation has received proclamations from Collier County and the City of Naples declaring March as Developmental Disabilit...
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