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October 2023 Nonprofit Member Spotlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month – The Promise Fund of Florida The Promise Fund of Florida works tirelessly every day to ensure that underinsured and uninsured women have access to timely and quality breast and cervical cancer treatment and resources. In Palm Beach County (PBC), almost half (45%) of cervical cancers…

September 2023 Nonprofit Member Spotlight Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight – Hispanic Human Resources Council Hispanic Human Resources Council (HHRC) provides close to 300 children a year with education, nutrition, health, and mental health services in their preschools.  The agency also offers programing for families and works with businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies to uplift children…

August 2023 Nonprofit Member Spotlight Communities in Schools of Palm Beach County, Inc. Communities In Schools of Palm Beach County, Inc. has served more than 400,000 students, giving them additional resources and support to help them succeed in school. The nonprofit is now working to get students prepared for the coming school year. We asked…

August 2023 Nonprofit Member Spotlight Milagro Center The Milagro Center helps underserved and academically at-risk children and youth through cultural arts education and other programs. The Delray Beach nonprofit also places youth involved in the juvenile justice system in individual or group mentoring matches. We asked President and CEO Barbara J. Stark to explain how…

July 2023 Nonprofit Member Spotlight Disability Awareness Month: Coalition for Independent Living Options (CILO) Coalition for Independent Living Options helps people with disabilities learn life, social, and job skills as well as get rent and utility payments, food delivery, and  trauma counseling.  The nonprofit also uses donations to modify homes for seniors, including installing ramps…

June 2023 Nonprofit Member Spotlight Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month – Palm Health Foundation 1. Tell us about your mission and cause… Palm Health Foundation’s mission is to inspire and fund solutions for better health in Palm Beach County through community collaboration. Through our fundraising and grantmaking, we support health initiatives that promote the adoption…

May Member Spotlight – Mental Health Awareness Month: 211 Palm Beach the Treasure Coast In more than 50 years of service, 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast has answered more than three million requests for help from people in our community. The local community helpline and crisis hotline helps people connect to important resources and services.…

May Member Spotlight – National Pet Month: Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary April Member Spotlight: Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary provides sanctuary for elderly animals and educational services to students in Palm Beach County. The agency saw the number of animals in its care triple during the pandemic,…