Often the only help available is through organizations like the Alzheimer's Support Network. In the past 19 years, countless families have sought and received help from the Alzheimer's Support Network. Currently the organization serves 3,000 families in Southwest Florida. Funding for the Alzheimer's Support Network is entirely through individual and corporate donations. One hundred percent of funds raised stay in the community and is used for direct service.
All administrative work is done by volunteers.
St. Matthew's House hopes to begin to bridge this chasm by constructing forty-six apartments, providing a maximum capacity of 124 beds. The residents will live for up to two years in a drug-free, structured community with the guidance and support of the St. Matthew's House staff and case management workers. A capital fund drive is underway to raise the rest. An agreement with Payless Shoes initiated the St. Paul's Shoe Voucher Program wherein tennis shoes in various sizes were purchased for Shadowlawn and individual shoe vouchers given to needy children and families. The clothing garnered through the ingathering for Shadowlawn at the end of last school year was delivered last week and will be distributed on an as needed basis.