The Housing Alliance, a nonprofit formed to provide information, education and advocacy for accessing and developing attainable housing solutions in Collier County, was awarded a $200,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation to fund operations in 2025. The funds will be used to expand office space in Naples and Immokalee, enhance reporting and fundraising capabilities and continue and expand the scope of work of The Housing Alliance. CCF commissioned the Collier County Community Needs Assessment in 2023, showing that 65% of respondents cited affordable and workforce housing as the county’s top priority, up from 45% five years earlier. As a result, CCF made housing affordability a top priority for its funding initiatives and played a key role in advocating for the creation of The Housing Alliance, uniting key stakeholders and community members to form a housing hub for information, education and resources surrounding workforce housing in the County.