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  • Residents from the Gordon River Apartments in Naples receive free groceries to from a mobile pantry on Thursday evening. The Coller County Hunger and Homeless Coalition, partnered with Meals of Hope, St. Matthew's House, Collier Harvest, Capital Grille and the Harry Chapin Food Bank offered a hot meal to the Gordon River Park Apartment community and handed out about 50 pounds of groceries to families through a mobile pantry. The organizations are working to offer these free services to different low income communities each week in Collier County. Researchers at the University of Florida were retained by NCEF to update a child well-being study done in 2005 to see where the nonprofit organization has made inroads to improve the health and quality of childrens lives. The 53-page status report on child well-being was completed this past week, just as this years wine festival is set for Jan. 28-30. The reports findings will be studied in detail over the next few months to decide what makes the most sense for future endeavors, especially with multi-year strategic initiatives. For certain, a hunger initiative is on the horizon, according to John Scot Mueller, a trustee and vice chairman of the grant committee. Lexey Swall/Staff  James Klynn has brainstorming session during a Wednesday night get together at his house in Northeast Naples.
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  • Ruth Pierre, 10, right, and others from the Gordon River Apartments, wait in line to receive a box of groceries to from a mobile pantry on Thursday evening. The Coller County Hunger and Homeless Coalition, partnered with Meals of Hope, St. Matthew's House, Collier Harvest, Capital Grille and the Harry Chapin Food Bank offered a hot meal to the Gordon River Park Apartment community and handed out about 50 pounds of groceries to families through a mobile pantry. The organizations are working to offer these free services to different low income communities each week in Collier County. Researchers at the University of Florida were retained by NCEF to update a child well-being study done in 2005 to see where the nonprofit organization has made inroads to improve the health and quality of childrens lives. The 53-page status report on child well-being was completed this past week, just as this years wine festival is set for Jan. 28-30. The reports findings will be studied in detail over the next few months to decide what makes the most sense for future endeavors, especially with multi-year strategic initiatives. For certain, a hunger initiative is on the horizon, according to John Scot Mueller, a trustee and vice chairman of the grant committee. Lexey Swall/Staff  James Klynn has brainstorming session during a Wednesday night get together at his house in Northeast Naples.
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  • Christine Jones, 4, waves to the ice cream man, Larry Ozturk, as he drives in to her community at the Gordon River Apartments. "This area has changed so much in the past couple years," said Ozturk who drives through River Park every day and has watched generations grow up and move out of the area.
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  • A young woman is detained in the back of a Naples Police car after authorities raided a home for drugs in River Park East. When you have young peoples trying different stuff, like drugs, you have to have an understanding person dealing with (them), Pastor Joe Williams says. If theyre going to be abused by the church theyll say Well, I might as well and stay out doing the same thing Im doing. ... You got to know how to deal with people and most important, show them love. Love is great. Love is powerful. Love can stop death.
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  • Rose Tavernier, 9, plays cops and robbers near her home at the Gordon River Apartments. The area is prime real estate based on it's location near the water. Residents of the property often deal with rumors of evictions and raised rents as ownership changes hands.
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  • Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.Members clasp hands during a final song and prayer at Macedonia on Third Ave. N. in Naples. This church started in 1929 near where Crayton Cove is now, a part of town formerly called Ditch Bank. By the 50s, Naples black families left Ditch Bank to make way for development by the Cove, moving to River Park. The churchs current home at 1006 Third Ave. N. opened in 1954, after the Watkins family, owners of the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, donated land.
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  • The ninth of twelve children, Nick Chandler grew up in the River Park Apartments in world of poverty, abuse and drugs. At 17, he went to prison for the first time. He ended up in prison seven times, serving for a total of 22 years. Now in his late 40's, Chandler is trying to turn his life around and wrote a book about his experiences, though he's the first to admit that it's been a struggle. "I started doing coke when I was 16. I went to selling ... and I seen the fast money and I got hooked on that and the coke, and then I had to support my habit. Things just went like that until I wasted 22 years of my life."
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  • Jose Vega, 9, from left, Jonathan Perez, 7, and Vega’s brother, Michael Rodriguez, 6, hang on the fence surrounding the George Washington Carver Apartments in River Park — one of several low-income complexes in the area. A proposed sale of the apartments is a recurring issue, raising questions about the longevity of subsidized housing contracts. Such a sale could change the face of the community and displace hundreds of families.
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  • Joe Williams, center, talks privately to a girl who grew up in the neighborhood on a recent afternoon in front of his River Park East home. Williams is approached daily by people in the community asking for advice. Should I fight a foreclosure? What major should I choose? Should I terminate this unwanted pregnancy?
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  • Eric Porter, 3, is being raised by his grand parents and great-grandfather in River Park. His mother, Shaniqua Williams, 22, was shot and killed in front him and his siblings in 2008. Eric, the youngest, doesn't speak his mother or the incident.
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  • Rev. Warren Adkins, background, who has been a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church for 58 years and its pastor for 36, sings The Lords Prayer over Kamora Johnson, 15, as she is held by members of the church, Alma Williams, left, and Barbara Denson during a Sunday service. Macedonia is Naples' oldest black church and is located in River Park. The church is central to many in the community and offers several youth programs for area kids.
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  • "Mother" Annie Mae Perry, then 96, leads more than 200 people in a processional to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tree in River Park East. Mother Perry, as she is affectionately known by the community, was a matriarch of River Park. A midwife for 25 years, she delivered 514 babies. I felt just like they was mine, she said. Felt just like my children. Mother Perry was a leader by example for the community, working to make sure her children had an education in an age of segregation. She was a founding member of the Naples NAACP.
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  • Tyquasia Morgan, 18, right, sits on the porch with Rev. Joe Williams, a regular evening occurrence. Morgan lives with her grandma and great grandma who have been neighbors with Williams since 1963. Morgan, like many in the neighborhood, calls Williams granddad.
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  • Brothers Eric Porter, 3, right, and Keylijah Williams, 5, center, get a drink after dinner in the home they share with their great-grandfather Joe Williams. The boys and their other brother have lived with Williams and their grandparents, Shirley Williams and Charlie Byrd, since their mom was killed in Lehigh Acres in October 2008. "They're lovable kids," said Williams. "I look at them and feel sorry because of their mother - she loved her kids." The three boys were in the house when their mom and her friend were shot.
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  • Joe Williams places his hand on his great-grandson Charlie Porter, 4, one day while hanging out together on his porch in Naples. "The Bible say if you want to be loved, first you got to show love," Williams said. "And when you show love, you gain love."
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  • A lot of peoples forget where they come from and that is one thing that you never should do, said Rev. Warren Adkins, pastor of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. We never should forget where we come from, because you may have to go back that route again. In the lifetime of this church, race relations have shifted from forced segregation to legally mandated integration  and now the Sunday bulletin includes a quote from the countrys first black president.
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  • A member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church prays for her community during worship service in Naples. Macedonia started serving the black community in Naples in 1929.
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  • Earline Avant, second, from left, daughter of Annie Mae Perry, is held up by her family as she looks in to the casket of her mother during Perry's funeral. "She's the best earthly friend I ever had," said Avant about Mother Perry when she addressed the crowd of more than 500 people. Mother Perry died at the age of 98. Her funeral lasted three and a half hours.
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  • Rev. Joe Williams, 73, watches over the neighborhood from his porch, a daily activity, with his great-grandsons Eric Porter, 3, left, and Charlie Porter, 4. The boys, and their older brother, have lived with Williams since 2008 when they witnessed their mother get shot and killed by her friend's ex-boyfriend. Williams has lived in his home since 1963 and raised several of his grandchildren. He jokes that he sits on the porch with the phone in his hand so he can call the cops if anyone starts "aggravatin'" him.
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  • "Mother" Perry is greeted by family during her 98th birthday party as her daughter Pearline Dixon, left, sits nearby in case she needs anything. Mother Perry is the head of five generations of her family.  A midwife for 25 years, she delivered 514 babies. I felt just like they was mine, she said, contralto voice deepening with her smile. Felt just like my children.
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  • The U.S. Coast guard docks their boat after patrolling the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • The U.S. Coast guard prepares to dock their boat after patrolling the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • BM2 Steven Klika and  Executive Petty Officer Jeff Ritter, left, of U.S. Coast Guard, patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • BM2 Steven Klika and  Executive Petty Officer Jeff Ritter, left, of U.S. Coast Guard, patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Senior Chief Brian Kuhar and a crew with the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • The U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Senior Chief Brian Kuhar and a crew with the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Senior Chief Brian Kuhar and a crew with the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • BM2 Steven Klika and  Executive Petty Officer Jeff Ritter, left, of U.S. Coast Guard, patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • The U.S. Coast guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • The U.S. Coast guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • U.S. Coast Guard Seaman  Adam Garloch looks out for another vessel on as they patrol the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Executive Petty Officer Jeff Ritter, right, and a crew with the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Executive Petty Officer Jeff Ritter, center, Senior Chief Brian Kuhar, right, and a crew with the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Executive Petty Officer Jeff Ritter, second from right, and a crew with the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Senior Chief Brian Kuhar, right, and a crew with the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • The U.S. Coast Guard patrols the Potomac River as a part of security measures taken for the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.
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  • Spectators cheer for Pres. Barack Obama during the inauguration parade on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Patrons of the WIllard Hotel exit on to F Street during at the inauguration ceremonies of Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • President Barack Obama waves from the car during the inauguration parade on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Members of the media travel on trucks in front of the presidential motorcade during the inauguration parade on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Members of the media travel on trucks in front of the presidential motorcade during the inauguration parade on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Spectators cheer for Pres. Barack Obama during the inauguration parade on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Spectators watch the inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • People wait for the inauguration parade to begin for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Security stands watch on the roof of the Department of the Treasury before the inauguration inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • People wait for the inauguration parade to begin for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • For hours people waited on the bleachers for the inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Alida Yath, arrived to the with her own American flag for the inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Yath, originally from Guatemala, became a U.S. citizen in August specifically so she could vote for Pres. Obama. "I want better immigration laws, affordable education, health care and no more weapons," Yath said.
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  • Alida Yath, foreground, and her family arrive to the parade route with their own American flag before the inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Yath, originally from Guatemala, became a U.S. citizen in August specifically so she could vote for Pres. Obama. "I want better immigration laws, affordable education, health care and no more weapons," Yath said.
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  • Alida Yath, from right, and her family Francisco Ventura, 14, Kevin Huang Ventura, 9, Ingrid Huang Ventura, 11, Roxanne Ventura and Ingrid Ventura, arrive to the parade route with their own American flag before the inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Yath, originally from Guatemala, became a U.S. citizen in August specifically so she could vote for Pres. Obama. "I want better immigration laws, affordable education, health care and no more weapons," Yath said.
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  • Security stands watch on the roof of the Department of the Treasury before the inauguration inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Patrons of the WIllard Hotel exit on to F Street during at the inauguration ceremonies of Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • People wait in line to enter the parade route area during the inauguration ceremonies for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • People wait in line to enter the parade route area during the inauguration ceremonies for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • People wait in line to enter the parade route area during the inauguration ceremonies for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Patrons of the WIllard Hotel exit on to F Street during at the inauguration ceremonies of Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Valaur Dickerson, 37, brown from left, Stacy Peebles, 38, Kynedra Ogunnaike, 37, all from St. Louis, arrive to the line for the parade route in a run by Tom Ball on 14th Street during the inauguration ceremonies for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Valaur Dickerson, 37, brown from left, Kynedra Ogunnaike, 37, Stacy Peebles, 38, all from St. Louis, arrive to the line for the parade route in a run by Tom Ball on 14th Street during the inauguration ceremonies for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Patrons of the WIllard Hotel exit on to F Street during at the inauguration ceremonies of Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Attendees of the Inaugrual ceremonies for Pres. Barack Obama stand for the National Anthem while in line to get in to the parade route January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Washington, D.C. resident "Holy Word" Leon Ali preaches as people stand in line to the parade route during the inauguration ceremonies for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Toronto, Canada residents Jennifer Kay, 47, left, and her niece Cailey Bonikowsky, 22, to a prayer over the loud speaker as they sit outside of the parade route along Pennsylvania Ave. during the inauguration ceremony on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Kathryn Parham, 68, right, of Atlanta and Judith Marea, 67, of Atlantic City, listen to the speech given by Pres. Barack Obama during as they stand outside of the parade route along Pennsylvania Ave. on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Pedestrians have their photo taken with members of the military near the waterfront before the inauguration ceremony for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Spectators wait for the parade to go by at the inauguration ceremonies of Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Jake Proctor, 22, stands for a portrait as he sells commemorative newspapers on the street before the inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Nia Mercer, 10, and others stand outside of The Willard before the inauguration parade for Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Patrons of the WIllard Hotel exit on to F Street during at the inauguration ceremonies of Pres. Barack Obama on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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