Social Services

Interfaith Caregivers of Lee County

Interfaith Caregivers of Lee County is a coalition of social service and religious organizations which provide services including food programs, transport service, outreach, education, minor home repair and student nursing. Funding is donated by churches, social organizations, businesses individuals. ICSL is a 501(c)(3) organization.

ICSL’s partnership with United Way of Lee County has created the Estero United Way House. The ‘House’ under the management of ICSL provides space to FGCU School of Nursing (Community Assessment Program), Bonita Literacy Council tutors and students, Abuse Counseling Treatment (ACT) case workers, and Southwest Florida Addiction Services group and individual counseling. ICSL volunteers deliver Meals-On-Wheels (Community Cooperative Ministries Inc.) in our area. Other programs administered directly by ICSL are: SHARE food co-op, USDA Commodities, a food pantry and day-old-bread distribution, free transportation to medical appointments, utility bill assistance, ACCESS food stamp registration, free notary service, and free-tax preparation for clients.

For more information: 992-8080   PO Box 1417, Estero, FL 33928   icslee@embarqmail.com
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Our Mother's Home

Our Mother's Home is a program keeping teen foster mothers and their children together, breaking the foster cycle, teaching transitioning skills, and overcoming histories of abuse. Their prototype home has 8 mother and 8 babies living, learning and growing in 1 loving home in Southwest Florida.

Over 100 mothers and children have benefited from the program since its inception in 2000, with an 80% success rate of keeping families together, transitioning to self-sufficiency and avoiding re-entry into the foster system. The home raises 40-50% of it's funding privately as a 501(c)3 organization.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.ourmothershome.com