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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 in total followed in their homelessness for good,” stated Moore, director of The
struggles to combat footsteps to make this Fortin Foundation of Florida.
homelessness seem so campaign a success. The multifaceted campaign is allowing The Lord’s
daunting, The Lord’s Thanks to a generous Place to expand services – including job training and
Place announces it and additional donation employment, social enterprise, outreach and engagement,
crossed the $20 million from Diana Barrett and and reentry; increase its supportive housing inventory by
threshold for its Home Bob Vila on January 13, constructing a multigenerational facility in Lake Worth
for Good Campaign. “We have crossed the to be known as Burckle Place III; and sustain funding
The agency launched threshold of $20 million to ensure more individuals and families get Home for
i t s l a r g e st - e v e r for the campaign,” Good. The expansion includes finishing the construction
campaign in 2019 with announced Board Chair of a new 25,000-square-foot client service center on
a goal of $20 million in Cornelia Thornburgh. Australian Avenue, replacing the 9,000-square-foot
a bold effort to expand Thornbur gh facility that was demolished in September 2021.
services and break the Diana Stanley, chief executive acknowledged and “We are so thrilled that we are going to be able to
cycle of homelessness officer of The Lord’s Place, and applauded the lead increase, expand, and sustain the life-changing programs
for an increased number Danielle Moore, president of The donors – Mann de here at The Lord’s Place,” commented Diana Stanley, chief
of men, women, and Mary Alice Fortin Foundation Peyster and Palm Beach Anna Mann De Peyster with executive officer, “Our community has come together to
children in Palm Beach Mayor Moore – for their Diana Stanley at the 2019 Ending provide this gift to those who are poor and without a home,
County. Understanding the necessity of The Lord’s “foresight and belief to Homelessness Breakfast but our work for our community will never be finished
Place’s mission and work in our community, Anna Mann launch the Home for until every person has a roof over their head.”
de Peyster gave a $3 million launching contribution Good Campaign. Their support made all the difference For more than 40 years, The Lord’s Place has been
and Danielle Moore of the Fortin Foundation of Florida in our confidence to know we could move forward with finding solutions for the most vulnerable and neglected
stepped forward with a $4 million lead gift. 166 donors our first-ever capital raising initiative.” members of our community. In 2021 alone, the agency
“When giving to The served more than 1,700 individuals. The work and mission
Lord’s Place, we are to break the cycle of homelessness continues. Hidden in
confident the funds are truly the shadows of Palm Beach County’s paradise is the reality
being used to transform that on any given night there are an estimated 3,000 men,
lives by providing the best women, and children who do not have a safe place to call
solutions to both prevent home. With the funds raised in this campaign, The Lord’s
and end homelessness for Place can help bring more of these individuals home for
one individual at a time good.
in Palm Beach County. It “On behalf of all the people that we serve, thank you.
takes the entire community Thank you to this community that continues to believe
– foundations, corporations, in our work and to share our vision to make certain that
and individuals alike – to every single person who walks through our door has a
step forward and support place to call home,” added Stanley.
financially responsible and To learn more about the Home for Good campaign and
Rendering of Burckle Place III, a multigenerational facility for women being built in Lake ethical charities like The giving and naming opportunities to perpetuate The Lord’s
Worth and scheduled to open in 2023 Lord’s Place to end local Place work, visit thelordsplace.org/commemorative-
giving.

northern noteS

Maintenance Is The Key

By Katie Roundtree, Director of Finance and Administration, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District

We all know that the the future needs of each
best way to keep our car, area that we serve. The
our air conditioning and plan is used to forecast
even our lawnmowers future projects based on
running at peak efficiency priority and budgetary
is to have them serviced considerations. The plan Left to right: Anna Mann De Peyster, Cornie Thornburgh
regularly. This is a specifically identifies (The Lord’s Place Board chair), Diana Stanley, and Danielle
principle that people try projects in excess of $10,000 and categorizes them into Moore at the 2019 Ending Homelessness Breakfast where the
to live by because, in the maintenance or capital depending on the funding source. Home for Good campaign was publicly launched
long run, it saves us time Maintenance projects are typically funded through the annual Photos by David Scarola Photography
and money. It is also one budget where capital projects are typically funded through the
of the principles on which issuance of debt. This document is updated annually during
Northern operates every day. the budget process and is used as a tool for scheduling and
Northern’s staff perform regular inspections and servicing budgeting projects. The plan is intended to be a working
of the various improvements we own and operate. They document and is revised periodically to reflect the changing
are part of a planned program and each staff person knows dynamics of the district.
the schedule for the improvements under their care. These Northern’s staff works hard every day to ensure that the
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