United Health Group aids foster family in need

Release date: 1/17/2012

Forty members of the United Health Group Government Affairs Team painted the home of a Children’s Home Society of Florida foster family. After three hours of work, the exterior of home, living room and children’s bedroom had a fresh coat of paint. The volunteers also provided the family with holiday gifts and decorations.
Due to the economic hardship the family had encountered, they had been unable to maintain the appearance of their home. The foster family has provided a safe and loving home for more than three years to many children in foster care. Recently, the family opened their home to a newborn baby boy and adopted a 2-year old-girl they had been caring for since she was a newborn.

“We are so grateful for the philanthropic support the Government Affairs Team has shown today,” says Regine Cordon, Executive Director of Children’s Home Society of Florida, Intercoastal Division. “It is amazing what has been accomplished today. This was a wonderful way to bring holiday cheer to all involved.”

Created in 1902, Children's Home Society of Florida is the oldest and largest statewide private not-for-profit provider of services to children and families in Florida. The Intercoastal Division, established in 1967, serves 5,000 children and families in the Broward County area each year through a full spectrum of prevention and intervention programs. Services include foster care, adoption, child development, emergency shelters, residential group homes, independent and transitional living for teens, parent education, counseling, mentoring, treatment for developmentally disabled children, and more. Children’s Home Society of Florida, which served more than 198,000 children and families throughout the state last year, is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., and offers services in more than 100 locations by more than 1,900 staff members dedicated to providing child-focused, family-centered care. For more information about Children's Home Society of Florida, please call (954) 453-6400 or visit www.chsfl.org.

No clients shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Clients needing accommodations for a disability and/or clients with special communications needs should contact their Children’s Home Society of Florida worker or make their request for accommodation at the time of admission into a Children’s Home Society of Florida program.

CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA, REGISTRATION #CH180, IS REGISTERED WITH THE STATE UNDER THE SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACT. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.