Greater Lakeland

Local FedEx office reaches out to help

Employees of the Lakeland FedEx Internal Audit department recently donated a wide array of items to help local children and families in the Greater Lakeland area, meeting the most basic of needs. Hygiene items, diapers, clothes and more were brought to the office and generously donated. Pictured below are Garth Allen (3rd from left), Naomi Gordon-Fulse (2nd from right) and Sherry Wichert (far right) of FedEx, along with members of the CHS Greater Lakeland team who happily accepted the items.

FedEx team with gifts

We are grateful to all of our community partners who see the need in our area and choose to act! If you or your company are interested in helping in a similar way, please contact Eliza McCall-Horne at 863-413-3126.

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Greater Lakeland Division officially open!

We’re pleased to share that Children’s Home Society of Florida’s growth has led us to open the Greater Lakeland Division to serve children and families in Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties. While these counties were previously part of our Gulf Coast Division, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to focus more closely on the children and families in “the Heart of Florida” so we may continue to meet growing and changing needs in our community.

Our rich history in this area actually began in 1927 when generous donors established a home in Polk County to find loving adoptive parents for children whose own families were unable to care for them. Changing times eventually decreased the need for our services in this region, and good stewardship of contributed resources demanded more efficiency, prompting us to integrate local services into the Gulf Coast Division.

However, over the past decade, the need for our services in Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties has continued to grow, and we now serve thousands of children and families annually throughout this tri-county region. Children who have suffered abuse or neglect rely on us for safety, healing and hope, and youth who long for the stability and love of a “forever family” look to us to make their dreams come true through adoption.

We’re excited to intensify our focus on serving children and families in the Greater Lakeland area, and we look forward to further connecting with you so, together, we may help more children grow up safe, healthy and prepared for life.

Kind Regards,

Eliza McCall-Horne
Executive Director - Greater Lakeland

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