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Becoming an approved adoptive parent includes attending a 10-week preparation
course; obtaining local, state and federal background check clearance; providing documentation of a current physical exam; and completion of a home study. This takes approximately
eight months. Case managers supervise the placement for at least 90 days to help with the
transition.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THESE AGENCIES:
Florida Department of Children and Families, myflfamilies.com/service-programs/fostercare, 813-558-5500, 866-762-2237; Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, childnetswfl.
org/adoptive_parents.php, 239-226-1524, [email protected]. To view all the children eligible
for adoption in Florida, visit adoptflorida.org.
QUIETLY, YET DILIGENTLY, SERVING THE COMMUNITY
FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS
SINCE 1977, THE NAPLES DISTRICT COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
has been helping those in need and providing others with an opportunity to serve, right in
our own communities, with the help of hundreds of dedicated volunteers and the support
of many generous donors.
We are committed to providing help
— quietly and humbly — to alleviate suffering and need and to promote the dignity and integrity of all those in need.
Among the services the Society offers to our neighbors in need are meals
for the homebound, personal assistance,
scholarships for students attending Catholic schools and the resources of two
thriving thrift stores.
We as a society are always brought
back to our mission, which sta