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$20 Million Campaign Threshold Crossed

To Bring More Community Members ‘Home For Good’

The Lord’s Place Is

Expanding Services To

Combat Homelessness

In a time where the
struggles to combat
homelessness seem so
daunting, The Lord’s
Place announces
it crossed the $20
million threshold for Anna Mann De Peyster with
its Home for Good Diana Stanley at the 2019 Rendering of Burckle Place III, a multigenerational facility for women being built in Lake
Campaign. Ending Homelessness Breakfast Worth and scheduled to open in 2023
The agency
launched its largest- For more than 40 years, The Lord’s Place has been finding “On behalf of all the people that we serve, thank you.
ever campaign in solutions for the most vulnerable and neglected members of Thank you to this community that continues to believe
2019 with a goal our community. In 2021 alone, the agency served more than in our work and to share our vision to make certain that
of $20 million 1,700 individuals. The work and mission to break the cycle every single person who walks through our door has a
in a bold effort to Diana Stanley, chief executive of homelessness continues. Hidden in the shadows of Palm place to call home,” added Stanley.
expand services and officer of The Lord’s Place, and Beach County’s paradise is the reality that on any given night To learn more about the Home for Good campaign and
break the cycle of Danielle Moore, president of The there are an estimated 3,000 men, women, and children who giving and naming opportunities to perpetuate The Lord’s
homelessness for an Mary Alice Fortin Foundation do not have a safe place to call home. With the funds raised Place work, visit thelordsplace.org/commemorative-
increased number of in this campaign, The Lord’s Place can help bring more of giving.
men, women, and children in Palm Beach County. these individuals home for good. Photos by David Scarola Photography
Understanding the necessity of The Lord’s Place’s
mission and work in our community, Anna Mann de
Danielle Moore of the Fortin Foundation of Florida Every Attention Problem Is Not ADHD
Peyster gave a $3 million launching contribution and

stepped forward with a $4 million lead gift. 166 donors
in total followed in their footsteps to make this campaign By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., ADD moment. Thus, if your child has difficulty remembering
a success. School Psychologist verbal directions you might think he is not paying attention
Thanks to a generous and additional donation from Not all kids with when the root cause is not remembering what you said.
Diana Barrett and Bob Vila on January 13, “We have attention problems have Other kids have slower cognitive processing speed so
crossed the threshold of $20 million for the campaign,” ADHD. We test kids of they hear but it takes extra time to register and process.
announced Board Chair Cornelia Thornburgh. all ages because parents In our fast-paced society people have limited patience for
Thornburgh acknowledged and applauded the lead are concerned about their dawdling so kids that process slower are frequently being
donors – Mann de Peyster and Palm Beach Mayor Moore child’s lack of attention or told to hurry up. Some kids have underlying language
– for their “foresight and belief to launch the Home for high activity level. ADHD processing weakness so they hear your verbal directions
Good Campaign. Their support made all the difference occurs from mild to severe but, despite their best effort, the words don’t always make
in our confidence to know we could move forward with and it can be diagnosed in sense. These weaknesses can mimic attention problems.
our first-ever capital raising initiative.” children as young as 5. The We can match the correct support when we test
“When giving to The Lord’s Place, we are confident the most common age range for testing is 6 to 16. and identify your child’s root problem. If your child’s
funds are truly being used to transform lives by providing Testing provides answers so you have understanding to memory is weak you can strengthen it through activities
the best solutions to both prevent and end homelessness know if your child’s attention difficulty is due to behavior or strategies. If attention is the cause then you can consider
for one individual at a time in Palm Beach County. It takes or a weak processing system. Attention is highly related to nutrition, supplements, or discussing medications with
the entire community – foundations, corporations, and memory, processing speed, and language processing. Your your medical doctor. If it’s language processing then it
individuals alike – to step forward and support financially child’s attention struggle could be a weak memory system. could be helpful to work with a speech therapist.
responsible and ethical charities like The Lord’s Place to Think about yourself. If you place your car keys in a different We help parents help children and offer ADD/ADHD,
end local homelessness for good,” stated Moore, director spot each time you return home, you frequently might be dyslexia, learning disability, anxiety, and IQ testing. Learn
of The Fortin Foundation of Florida. searching for them. That’s a memory weakness and not an more at JimForgan.com or call (561) 625-4125.
The multifaceted campaign is allowing The Lord’s
Place to expand services – including job training and
employment, social enterprise, outreach and engagement,
and reentry; increase its supportive housing inventory by
constructing a multigenerational facility in Lake Worth
to be known as Burckle Place III; and sustain funding Palm Beach Beauty Salon
to ensure more individuals and families get Home for
Good. The expansion includes finishing the construction
of a new 25,000-square-foot client service center on
Australian Avenue, replacing the 9,000-square-foot
facility that was demolished in September 2021. 10%
“We are so thrilled that we are going to be able to
increase, expand, and sustain the life-changing programs
here at The Lord’s Place,” commented Diana Stanley, chief
executive officer, “Our community has come together to OFF
provide this gift to those who are poor and without a home,
but our work for our community will never be finished
until every person has a roof over their head.” Tues.

New clients only

Susan

Swafford

formerly with Beauty To Go
561-312-0457

Left to right: Anna Mann De Peyster, Cornie Thornburgh 4595 Northlake Blvd., Suite 113 Products starting at 69
$
(The Lord’s Place Board chair), Diana Stanley, and Danielle Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Moore at the 2019 Ending Homelessness Breakfast where the
Home for Good campaign was publicly launched