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Boca West Children’s Foundation from page 2 Spirit of Giving’s Back to The Faulk Center for Counseling to help fulfill its mission
School Bash helped thousands to promote emotional well-being through a variety of free and
talk show host and stand-up comedian Jay Leno. Funds were of economically disadvantaged low-cost programs for counseling, therapy, and support.
also raised through raffle ticket sales and donations. children and their families Florence Fuller Child Development Center, American
This Summer The Foundation Added Funding For Five New prepare for academic success Association for Caregiving Youth, Sweet Dream Makers,
Projects That Help Local Kids: by providing backpacks with Caridad Center, and the Youth Activity Center, to which the
The Adolph and Rose Levis JCC runs Camp K’vod, the school supplies as well as foundation is providing direct financial aid, food, and emotional
premier day camp for kids with special needs in South Florida. shoes, socks, school uniforms, support for those out of work and caring for young or old at risk.
The eight-week camp serves children and teens with special school physicals, haircuts, lunch Grandma’s Place, which provides children who have been
needs ages 3 through 22. As the largest special needs camp in and snacks, dental and vision abused or neglected to have a place where they receive 24-hour
Palm Beach County, with more than 150 participants, they are screenings and more. The Back care in a safe home-like environment; including many children
able to provide low staffing ratios (1:1 if needed) with highly To School Bash was held on with disabilities or developmental delays.
credentialed and experienced staff so each child’s individual August 1 at the Village Academy in Delray. KidSafe Foundation, which launched LearnSafe online
needs are met. programming for families schooling from home and pods.
The Boys & Girls Place of Hope, JAFCO, SOS Children’s Villages and
Clubs of Palm Beach HomeSafe, which have direct care responsibility for more than
County has launched 1,000 at-risk children within the dependency system.
Farm to Family. The Unicorn Children’s Foundation for its “virtual” Unicorn
program’s mission is to Connection.
connect local farms and Viner Scholars to provide South Palm Beach County High
their produce to support School students with four year scholarships to colleges and
the neediest children in universities in the State of Florida public educational system.
Palm Beach County. YMCA of South Palm Beach County for drowning
Due to the COVID-19 prevention classes for children with special needs and day camp
pandemic, children who for children of First Responders.
typically rely on meals About Boca West Children’s Foundation
at school and from The Boca West Foundation was launched in November of
afterschool programs 2010. It came about as a desire by the thousands of volunteers
will not have normal from the Boca West Country Club to give back to Boca Raton
access to these daily meals now that schools are closed. The Farm Other Programs That Received Funding This Summer and the South Palm Beach County communities. The foundation’s
to Family program is different than most traditional hunger-relief Include: mission is to identify and fund projects to assist children and their
programs because the quality and nutritional value of the fresh Best Foot Forward, which pairs program participants in families in need in the area. Since its inception, the foundation
produce will keep families healthy and local farms working. the dependency system with an academic or graduation coach has funded more than $10 million for specific programs of more
from kindergarten to college. Through one-on-one support, each than 30 charities.
coach provides a range of educational planning and monitoring For more information, visit www.bocawestfoundation.org,
to ensure academic success. call (561) 488-6980 or email foundation@bocawestcc.org.
Boca Helping Hands, one of the largest community service
agencies in Palm Beach County, which is being asked to
maintain its critical services and provide additional support as
part of a coordinated response to the ongoing crisis. They have
also starting to offer distance-learning options for professional
development and the job training program.
The Education Foundation of Palm Beach County to help
provide computers for the underserved kids who have none and
will need to be home schooled for the foreseeable future.

The Center for Family Services program SAFE Kids (Stop
Abuse by Family Empowerment) is a mental health program
that serves children who have been affected by crime and their
families. The program treats victims of sexual abuse, physical
abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, and other crimes.
Their experienced clinicians provide individual and family
therapy, support groups, psychoeducation on the prevention
of abuse and violence, safety planning, and case management.
SAFE Kids’ services are free and available in English, Spanish
and Portuguese.

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