Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County provides the Parent Education Program. This program offers voluntary community parenting classes and comprehensive in-home, group, and online court-ordered parenting classes.

Parenting Education Focuses on:

• Understanding the appropriate developmental expectations of children
• Developing empathy for their own needs and the needs of their children
• Appropriate discipline strategies
• Understanding appropriate parent-child roles
• Developing a child's age-appropriate power and independence

Please call or visit website for more information.

Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County provides Therapy Services. They offer specialized treatment for children who are victims of abuse, as well as their families through a combination of group, family, and individual counseling.

Therapy Services Provide:

• Prompt intake services
• Multidisciplinary assessments
• Individualized treatment planning
• Specialized individual and group therapy for child survivors, siblings, and non-offending caregivers
• Crisis Intervention
• Personal safety education
• Peer support
• Community resources and referrals when appropriate
• Proven therapeutic strategies that work
• Early Childhood Court partner

Please call or visit website for more information.

Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County provides the Child Team Protection program. When child abuse is suspected, their Child Protection Team is there to help. The team includes a medical director, a forensic interviewers, and licensed psychotherapists. This team works closely with the local Sheriff's Office, the local Police Departments, the Department of Children's and Families, and the State Attorney's Office.

Child Protection Team Provides:

• Medical diagnosis and evaluation
• Child and family assessments
• Clinics
• Multidisciplinary staffings
• Psychological assessment
• Specialized and forensic interviews
• Expert court testimony
• Training for emergency room staff and other medical providers about how to identify abuse

Please call or visit website for more information.

Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County provides the Family Safety Program. This program allows for safe managed exchange and supervised visitation of children between parents with a history of, or potential for, domestic violence.

Family Safety Program Provides:

• Safe, neutral site for regular custody exchanges to spare children from witnessing ongoing strife and further victimization
• Staggered arrival and departure times
• On-site security
• Risk assessments

Please call or visit website for more information.

Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc. provides Immigration and Refugee services to those in need.

Assistant services include:

• Consulting attorney who can provide staff training and oversight
• Application preparation, support documentation, and referrals
• Reuniting separated families
• Permanent residency adjustment
• Work authorization
• Consular processing
• United States Citizenship

Please call or visit website for more information.

This group runs the Family Counseling Center. It provides mental health services. The services are for adults, children, and families. They are offered in English and Spanish. Counselors are available to help resolve a range of mental health issues. Fees for services are based on a sliding scale fee. Please call for more information.

Collier Senior Center has services for older adults and caregivers. They help low-income seniors with basic needs. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Help Includes:

• Convenient Access to Case Managers
• Information
• Programs
• Seminars
• Socialization

This group runs the Guadalupe Social Services program. It serves the rural community of Immokalee. These services work to alleviate suffering. They focus on meeting basic needs. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs & Services:

This group offers non-medical financial aid. The help is for children and adults battling cancer. It is only available while the patient is undergoing treatment. Please call or visit the website to learn more.

Assistance Can Include:

• Car Payments
• Gas
• Rent Payments
• Utility Payments