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Fort Myers honors Path to Freedom and Valerie's House; SalusCare and Calusa Nature Center deliver annual reports
Summary
Council proclaimed January Human Trafficking Awareness Month and heard reports from Path to Freedom, Valerie's House (10th anniversary), SalusCare and the Calusa Nature Center; nonprofits highlighted service counts, shelter capacity shortfalls and a 50‑year municipal lease at $1/year with a $210,000 purchase option.
The Jan. 20 Fort Myers council meeting included proclamations and annual reports from several local nonprofits working on trafficking recovery, grief support and behavioral health.
Jill Palmer, director of development for Path to Freedom Inc., accepted a proclamation recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and described the group's two safe houses serving adolescent survivors and transition housing. Palmer said…
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