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Adopt-A-Family Staff Honors John Castronuovo for Dedicated Service

Last week we honored long-time board member John Castronuovo, who has been involved with Adopt-A-Family for nearly two decades. Adopt-A-Family CEO, Matt Constantine, had this to share about John’s dedication: “We are incredibly fortunate to have John as part of our family here at Adopt-A-Family. He always leads with such humility and generosity. When I […]

Team Celedinas Insurance Group Wins AIG Private Client Group Invitational – Raising $62,000 for AAF!

As announced earlier this summer, Team Celedinas Insurance Group (led by Joe Carron, Damien Barr, Michael Katzenberg, Cachi Velez, and Gary Pohrer) selected Adopt-A-Family as their “Charity of Choice” while a participant in AIG’s Private Client Group Invitational. After winning the regional tournament held at PGA National Resort and Spa, the Team qualified for the […]

Summer grants build stronger Adopt-A-Family community

We have three high-impact summer grant awards to share with our Adopt-A-Family community! Continued funding support from Bank United benefits Service Enriched Housing On July 20th, the tremendous BankUnited team visited Adopt-A-Family for a check presentation in support of Service Enriched Housing. The $8,500 grant provides general operating support for one of the county’s most […]

A Project Grow Alumni success story – introducing Pete Cabrera

 Project Grow has a positive, and lasting impact on the students who graduate the program. Adopt-A-Family recently caught up with a successful alumnus of Project Grow, Pete Cabrera, who took time out of his busy academic schedule to give insights into how the program made a difference. Q 1: As a Project Grow alum, what […]

The Honda Classic grants Project Grow $10,000 in support of innovative afterschool programming

We cannot thank The Honda Classic enough for their continued support of Project Grow. We are but one, of the MANY philanthropic efforts The Honda Classic Cares supports, year after year! This afternoon, members of the tournament’s grants committee, tournament leadership, and Executive Director, Ken Kennerly visited Adopt-A-Family for a check presentation and a tour […]

Adopt-A-Family Thanks The Benjamin School for Record-Setting Partnership

On May 16, 2016 we presented our amazing friends from The Benjamin School with an award recognizing their efforts on an unforgettable community service partnership during the 2015-16 school year. It was an honor to partner and collaborate with everyone from The Benjamin School – from the students and parents, to faculty and administrators – […]