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County Human Services Moves to New Location
Mar 9, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ann Arnall, Lee County Human Services COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT MOVES TO NEW LOCATION FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 9, 2005) - The main office for Lee County's Department of Human Services has moved from North Fort Myers to its new location in downtown Fort Myers. The new location is at 2440 Thompson Street, next to the Lee County Constitutional Complex and across Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from the main offices of The News-Press. The new telephone numbers are: General Information - 239/533-7900 The 18,700-square-foot building formerly has housed the Tax Collector's Office, some Community Development divisions, and the county's Purchasing Department. It has been remodeled in a motif of red brick, columns, and green awnings that mirrors the county's Public Works/Community Development Building and County-City Annex Building, both in downtown Fort Myers. The County-City Annex recently received a 2004 "Pinnacle" Award from the Lee Building Industry Association for "Best Commercial Project Design." Lee County Human Services provides a complement of integrated services to low-income families and disadvantaged neighborhoods, including emergency financial assistance, housing assistance, counseling services, housing rehabilitation, neighborhood infrastructure improvements and neighborhood building, and services for the homeless. The department employs 47 people and has a Fiscal Year 2005 budget of $21.6 million. The Department's Family Self Sufficiency Program is located at the Career and Service Center, 4150 Ford Street Extension, Fort Myers, Florida. The Department will host an Open House at the new location in April. |