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"To help protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect, abandonment, and exploitation."

Explore Adoption is a statewide adoption initiative aimed at promoting the benefits of public adoption and urging families to consider creating or expanding their families by adopting a child who is older, has a medical condition, or is a part of a sibling group. Through public education, expanded partnerships, and social media, Explore Adoption invites Floridians to find out more about the children immediately available for adoption right in their home state. The initiative puts a new face on public adoption by telling many stories of families who have enriched their lives by adopting Florida's children. Since the beginning of Governor Scott’s administration, Florida has reduced the number of children available for adoption without an identified family from 850 to 750 on any given day. Florida will never give up on finding an adoptive family for a child.

The Pregnancy Counseling program provides services and advocacy for women experiencing unplanned pregnancies and for their families. Our services are designed to help preserve and protect the life of the child, provide care and nurturing for women and children, and assist in building up families as a woman decides whether a plan to parent or an adoption plan is the best choice for her child and for herself. Our goal is to assist, encourage, and accompany women in making positive and life –affirming plans for themselves and their unborn child. Our experienced counselors will help you learn more about your options and the community services available to you.

It may be very difficult to identify yourself as a battered woman, but it is an important first step. No one has the right to hit you, threaten you, or harm your children. Violence at home does not simply "go away". No amount of care in your housekeeping, child rearing, or personal habits will halt the violence. It is not your fault. If you feel trapped in an abusive relationship, call Peaceful Paths Crisis Line today at 352-377-8255 or 1-800-393-SAFE (7233). Become informed about your rights and talk to the people who can support your decisions.