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Great Give Program Feature Part 4: Afterschool programming changes lives

For our fourth and final Great Give program feature, we met with Daron Morse, Director of Youth Educational Programs, to learn how afterschool programming makes a difference in the lives of 60 students who call Project Grow home. What are common barriers faced by students your program serves? The children face so many challenges but also […]

April Feels Like Home Projects with Lake Worth Moms and Chen Moore

Two meaningful Feels Like Home projects in less than a week create a welcoming environment for formerly homeless families in Project SAFE. Special thanks to a group of more than a dozen Lake Worth moms who came together to participate in a  Feels Like Home project! The team purchased the family’s wish list items over […]

Great Give Success Story: Introducing Celine J.

We recently caught up with Celine J., an Adopt-A-Family success story from the Senator Philip D. Lewis Center and Program REACH. Celine, can you share a bit about what caused you to fall on difficult times? After my partner and I separated, things began to fall apart. Going from a two-income household to just me, […]

Great Give Program Feature Part 3: Preventing Homelessness in Palm Beach County

For part three of our Great Give program feature series, we caught up with Director of Homeless Prevention Services, Shayene Weatherspoon, to learn more about Adopt-A-Family’s self-sufficiency programs.   What are some of the common barriers faced by families you serve? Our families face a number of barriers—one of the largest being the lack of affordable […]

Great Give Success Story: Introducing Greg H.

The first time Greg H. heard about Adopt-A-Family, his life was in crisis. He was served with a 3-day notice of eviction and knew of no other steps to avoid the inevitable, #homelessness. Greg reached out to Adopt-A-Family’s Housing Stabilization Program and qualified for immediate assistance. “In one word, the program was life-saving,” he shared […]

Great Give Program Feature Part 2: Serving our Community’s Most Vulnerable Families

For part two of our four part Great Give 2017 series highlighting Adopt-A-Family programming, we caught up with Director of Homeless Services, Nydia Sabugo-Marrou. Our second feature focuses on how emergency housing solutions provide a stable foundation for families in crisis. What are common barriers faced by families entering Program REACH and the Lewis Center? […]

United Way of Palm Beach County’s Emerging Leaders Society Gives Back to Feels Like Home

– Brittany S., Wiley Reynolds Gardens Apartments  Words are not enough to describe our gratitude toward the United Way of Palm Beach County’s Emerging Leaders Society (ELS) Steering Committee! The ELS team is the most recent participant in Adopt-A-Family’s new community engagement series, Feels Like Home, which aims to create a welcoming environment for formerly homeless […]

Great Give Program Feature Part 1: Having a Home Makes a Difference

For this year’s Great Give campaign, we will be providing a behind the scenes look at the vital programming you support. Our first feature focuses on housing stability and how it relates directly to our families ability to grow and thrive in life. We caught up with Adopt-A-Family’s Jessica Pagan and Priscilla Carter to learn more. […]

Must Read: Adopt-A-Family Releases 2016 Annual Report

Just Released: Adopt-A-Family’s 2016 Annual Report. Today, Adopt-A-Family released our 2016 Annual Report for digital download. In the past year, we provided access to services to 2,167 Palm Beach County families while ending or preventing an episode of homelessness for 635 families. Most importantly, our programmatic accomplishments could not be possible without our dedicated funders, supporters, staff, and […]

Special Message from the AAF Family to the Great Charity Challenge

View a special message from Adopt-A-Family staff to all involved in the Great Charity Challenge!