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Lee County Choose Life License Plate Fund 

Facing an unplanned pregnancy?

Considering adoption?

Are you a resident of Lee County?

We can help!

If you have an unplanned pregnancy and decide that you cannot give your child the life he or she needs, please consider adoption. If you are willing to give your baby to a loving family, we can offer financial assistance during your pregnancy. Here are some ways we can assist:

• Medical bills

• Temporary housing

• Utility bills

• Food

• Transportation

• Maternity clothing

• Similar expenses of infants

How to contact us:

Agencies in Lee County assisting pregnant women who are willing to make an adoption plan are encouraged to contact the lead agency that is administering the fund:

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc.
1000 Pinebrook Road, Venice, FL 34285
Phone: 941-484-9543 ext. 3052
Fax: 941-486-4756 or 941-486-4759
Email: lasorsa@DioceseofVenice.org

Individuals who are not currently working with an agency can contact Project Gabriel at 239-939-3016.

General information about the fund can also be obtained by contacting the Diocese of Venice Respect Life Department, 1000 Pinebrook Road, Venice, FL 34285 or by calling them at 941-484-9543.

Take a stand for life…

Today, there are hundreds of thousands of loving couples that desire to share their love with a child. They seek to adopt children into their family, but very few are available to adopt.

Many women with unplanned pregnancies are choosing to offer a gift of life and love through adoption to families who have not been able to conceive a son or daughter of their own. This loving but difficult choice can be very expensive.

Funds generated by Florida's Choose Life specialty license plate will assist these women with the expenses of a full-term pregnancy. Funds may also be expended on infants awaiting placement with adoptive parents.

About the license plate…

In 1996, Marion County Commissioner Randy Harris had an idea to create a license plate to raise funds, and awareness, in support of women in crisis pregnancies who would commit to having their babies and placing them for adoption rather than opting for abortion.

After many years and thousands of volunteer hours, Governor Jeb Bush signed into law America's first official license plate designed to encourage women with unplanned pregnancies to consider adoption as a choice. Every tag sold raises $20 to help organizations, such as maternity homes, pregnancy resource centers and certain non-profit adoption agencies, which are helping women committed to making an adoption plan for their child.

Choose Life.... A Simple Statement