Elite DNA Behavioral Health, a comprehensive behavioral and mental health care provider, is partnering with the Children\u2019s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida to collect school supplies for students ahead of the new school year. The drive is underway and will continue through July 29.<\/p>\n
In Southwest Florida, Elite DNA is collecting supplies at eight locations from Port Charlotte to Naples and is calling on the community for support. Elite DNA is requesting items for children of all ages, with a special focus on supplies for younger students. Accepted items include backpacks, pencils, crayons, scissors, dry erase markers, wired headphones, glue sticks, index cards, Kleenex, notebooks, paper, hand sanitizer, folders with pockets and prongs and more.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs families prepare for a new school year, many parents face financial challenges that make it difficult to provide their children with the supplies and resources they need to succeed,\u201d said Elizabeth Dosoretz, LCSW, founder and CEO of Elite DNA Behavioral Health. \u201cWe understand the stress this can place on families and the impact it can have on a child\u2019s confidence and well-being. Through this back-to-school drive, we hope to help students start the year feeling prepared, supported and excited to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Children\u2019s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida is a child-focused, trauma-informed organization that provides comprehensive services to children who have experienced abuse, neglect or other forms of trauma. It offers a safe, supportive environment where children and their families can receive the help they need.<\/p>\n
To support the center in their efforts to prepare local families for the new school year, the community is invited to drop off donations of school supplies at participating Elite DNA locations between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. Participating Elite DNA locations include:<\/p>\n
Cape Coral: 418 SW 47th\u00a0Terrace, 239-673-9034<\/p>\n
Estero: 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, 3rd\u00a0floor, 239-676-0601<\/p>\n
Fort Myers \u2013 Metro: 4310 Metro Parkway, Suite 205, 239-690-6906<\/p>\n
Fort Myers \u2013 Occupational Therapy, Speech and ABA Clinic: 6714 Winkler Road, 239-215-1025<\/p>\n
Lehigh Acres: 2913 Lee Blvd., 239-491-8204<\/p>\n
Naples: 2230 Venetian Court, Suite 1, 239-236-5448<\/p>\n
Port Charlotte: 3191 Harbor Blvd., Suites A-B, 941-883-4518<\/p>\n
Port Charlotte: 1777 Tamiami Trail, Suite 201, 941-249-4354<\/p>\n
For more information, visit\u00a0EliteDNA.com.<\/a><\/p>\n About Elite DNA Behavioral Health<\/p>\n Elite DNA Behavioral Health was founded in 2013 by Elizabeth Dosoretz, a licensed clinical social worker and mother of three, with the goal of providing accessible, affordable mental health care to everyone. Her clinical work is shaped by her personal experience with postpartum depression and the challenges of accessing quality care. The name Elite DNA honors Dosoretz\u2019s three sons, Dylan, Noah, and Asher, and reflects the company\u2019s belief that mental health is unique to everyone.<\/p>\n Today, Elite DNA is one of the fastest growing behavioral health providers in the Southeast, offering in-person and virtual services across Florida, Virginia and Alabama. Services include psychiatry, psychotherapy, medication management, couples counseling, trauma therapy, family therapy and group therapy. Elite DNA accepts more than 500 insurances, including Medicaid\/Medicare and has a self-pay sliding scale for established patients. For more information, visit\u00a0EliteDNA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elite DNA Behavioral Health, a comprehensive behavioral and mental health care provider, is partnering with the Children\u2019s Advocacy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-316982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}