This Mother’s Day Celebrate all “Moms”

“There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child – and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own.” – Robert Brault

The Relative Caregivers Project is just one program the Town of Palm Beach United Way currently funds at Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. This project provides legal advice and representation to adult caregivers who are caretakers for relative minor children (grandchildren, nephews, nieces). The services provided are designed to assist with the unique legal problems faced by relative caregivers raising minor children such as temporary legal custody, adoption, guardian advocacy, access to public benefits and health care, housing and children’s educational needs. The following story helps show how Legal Aid Society helped a grandmother taking care of her three grandchildren.

Seagull Industries for the Disabled is Making a Difference

Seagull Industries for the Disabled facilitates improving the quality of life of developmentally challenged individuals. They do this through advocacy and a variety of educational, social, vocational and residential programs designed to encourage achievement, self-reliance and economic independence.

Feeding South Florida is Making a Difference

The current economic climate has forced many families to make difficult decisions, such as whether to pay for bills or food. Many who often assisted those in need are now struggling to make ends meet, and must now ask for assistance themselves. Feeding South Florida recently assisted one such family.

The Literacy Coalition is Making a Difference

LITERACY.

The ability to read and write, to read the newspaper, write an email, read your child a book, prepare a resume. Seems like a small thing…. And to most, it is. Many of us take it for granted. But for many, right here in Palm Beach County, the ability to read and write is a foreign idea and often seems to be an unattainable goal.

The Center for Family Services is Making a Difference

At the Town of Palm Beach United Way, we hear inspiring stories everyday about agencies and programs that really make a difference throughout our community.   For a frightened child, a safe place and someone to confide in is a big deal. One family found just that through The Center for Family Services’ SAFE Kids program.

The Caridad Center is Making a Difference

Health is such a basic need. It impacts every aspect of a person’s daily life – whether it is a neighbor without health insurance, a victim of abuse, or someone struggling with mental illness or an addiction. A child with a toothache is unable to concentrate in school and succeed.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County are Making a Difference

Amidst the current social and economic stresses, many youth yearn for a safe place to call their own – a place where they can learn and grow as individuals, and where they feel cared for. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County offers that and much more! The following story illustrates how a young lady’s experiences through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County has not only enriched her life as a child, but how it will continue to do so throughout adulthood.

Opportunity, Inc. is Making a Difference

Opportunity, Inc., a Town of Palm Beach United Way member agency for more than six decades (and a recent recipient of a Five-Star-Plus rating from Quality Counts), offers affordable, quality preschool childcare, educational programming and parent support to low-income families, single parent families and families in crisis.