LAKE WALES, Fla. – A non-profit in Polk County is at risk of closing its doors because of a lack of financial support.
Circle of Friends Ministry, Inc. helps people with special needs achieve independence and life goals and has been blessed to serve the community for more than 25 years. They provide a day program at almost no cost for individuals with developmental disabilities where they can learn job skills, life skills, self-empowerment, independence, and more.
Melissa Biggs is one of 20 students currently and has been in the program for a long time. It has helped her to make new friends and to get jobs.
“I like staying here because if we’re not here then we’re at home doing nothing, being bored,” said Biggs. “So it’s good for us to be here.”
The nonprofit sold their old building in downtown Lake Waleslast year and bought a new building on Lime Avenue. The building had …