Better Together receives $1,000 from Lee County Bar Association Foundation

FORT MYERS, Fla. - March 21, 2025 - PRLog -- Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, has received a $1,000 donation from the Lee County Bar Association Foundation to support its Better Families program in Lee County.

These funds will support Better Together's efforts to build strong families and prevent the need for foster care by empowering parents with meaningful connections, work opportunities, mentoring and short-term care for children.

"We want to thank the Lee County Bar Association Foundation for supporting our mission," said Megan Rose, CEO of Better Together. "These funds will further our efforts to help families overcome challenges, prevent the need for foster care and empower them to thrive."

The mission of the Lee County Bar Association Foundation is to promote provision of legal aid to the indigent, support and participate in charitable endeavors benefiting youth and/or benefiting the underprivileged population, encourage and promote education and community awareness of the law and provide for the establishment of scholarships. To date, the Foundation has been able to provide over $200,000 in grants to area charitable organizations and causes.

Better Together – a volunteer-driven, privately funded nonprofit – prevents the need for foster care by building strong families and communities. When a parent needs support – due to homelessness, a medical emergency, or other crisis – Better Together volunteer host families provide a safe, loving home for the children short term, while staff and mentors empower the parents to secure employment, housing and other needs. 76% of families served by Better Together can trace the root cause of their struggle to job loss. Better Together's workforce program provides opportunities for all job seekers through relational job fairs and volunteer job coaches. Together, the programs build strong families and strong communities.

Established in Southwest Florida in 2015, the nonprofit's programming has rapidly expanded to reach families in six regions of Florida, which span 48 counties. To date, Better Together has helped 10,000 children and kept 98% of children served through mentoring and hosting out of foster care, while its jobs ministry has helped nearly 40,000 job seekers find employment through church-based job fairs across 24 states.

To learn more about Better Together and its mission, visit BetterTogetherUS.org.