WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2015 GRANT RECIPIENTS:

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1 WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2015 GRANT RECIPIENTS: 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast To underwrite the purchase of new a new software program called ServicePoint. Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches To underwrite and install security cameras and lighting, as well as repair security gates at the agency s three housing complexes. Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc. To purchase items for the new Emergency Shelter. Autism Project of Palm Beach County To purchase a food truck to be used in the micro business program for adults with ASD. Big Heart Brigade To purchase turkeys and other food items used to serve Thanksgiving dinners for needy South Florida residents. Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County, Inc. To underwrite computers for a technological learning center at the Indiantown club site. Caridad Center To underwrite the purchase and installation of hurricane-proof windows and doors. Center for Child Counseling, Inc. To purchase new laptops and software. The Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County, Inc. To partially underwrite the purchase of a box truck for Pat Reeves Village. Child Protection Team of Palm Beach, Inc. To soundproof the exam room and to replace carpet chairs. The Children s Healing Institute To underwrite the purchase of portable cribs, preemie car beds and educational materials for the Nurturing Skills for Families program. Children s Home Society of Florida To underwrite the purchase of a 7-passenger van for the Nelle Smith Residence for Girls.

2 Clinics Can Help To purchase 50 adaptive transit wheelchairs to serve children with special needs. Community Back to School Bash, Inc. To purchase school supplies for the 2015 Community Back to School Bash. Community Health Center of West Palm Beach To implement an Electronic Medical Record system as well as underwrite improvements at the Clinic. Dunbar Center Inc. To underwrite the purchase of new air conditioning and heating roof units. El Sol To purchase and install a speaker system as well as replace tables and chairs in the main hall. Faith*Hope*Love*Charity, Inc. A pledge towards the construction of a commercial kitchen in the planned Village of Valor comprehensive residential program for veterans. Families First of Palm Beach County To underwrite the purchase of laptops and desktops. Farmworkers Childrens Council, Inc. To sponsor children attending the 2015 Campo Alegre summer camp programs. Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing To provide scholarships for eligible undergraduate and graduate nursing students in need of financial assistance as well as stipends for doctoral students. Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park, Inc. To underwrite phone and internet access upgrades at the park. Grandma s Place, Inc. To purchase and install a generator and propane tank. Gratitude House To underwrite facility repairs and renovations.

3 H.A.C.E.R. Ministry Corp. To partner with other funders in purchasing a multi-family complex to expand the agency s affordable housing project in Palm Beach County. Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County To join with other funders in constructing two homes within the Jupiter Revitalization Project. HomeSafe To assist with the purchase of a new 12-passenger van. House of Hope, Inc. To underwrite the purchase of pantry equipment and computers for the Hobe Sound and Indiantown sites. Housing Partnership, Inc. To purchase electronic tablets for administrative staff and case workers. Jack The Bike Man, Inc. To purchase new industrial fans as well as a ramp for the new bike shop. Junior League of the Palm Beaches To update eye and ear medical test equipment as well as purchase toys for the treasure basket. Kids Cancer Foundation, Inc. To purchase gift cards for families, purchase computers and software for the Support Programs as well as items for play therapy and medical education. Lake Worth West Resident Planning Group, Inc. To replace flooring and paint in the main building and purchase furnishings for the preschool education program. Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. A grant to fund a data security package. Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum & School of Art To underwrite the construction of an ADA compliant handicapped restroom. Loggerhead MarineLife Center To underwrite field trips, virtual field trips and in-school outreach programs for students attending Title 1 schools

4 The Lord s Place To purchase a 12-passenger vehicle and a compact car to support the residents of Family Campus and Operation Home Ready Program. Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Inc. To fund theatrical arts scholarships for 15 students to attend a full semester in the Maltz Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts. Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches, Inc. To secure a paid driver for times when volunteers ae unable to cover the areas needed for meal deliveries. Muscular Dystrophy Association To provide scholarships for children with neuromuscular diseases to attend Gold Coast Camp in Lake Worth during the summer of Palm Beach School for Autism To purchase a new 14-passenger bus Place of Hope, Inc. To partner with other funders in the construction of the Berlin Family Foundation Education and Enrichment Center. Riviera Beach Family Resource Center To renovate, equip and furnish the new Family Resource Center. Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services To purchase food and supplies for the Jacobson Family Food Pantry in Delray Beach Seagull Services To fund renovations at the full-functioning teaching kitchen classroom at SAIL Academy, the agency s charter school. The Soup Kitchen To underwrite the purchase of a cargo van. South Florida Science Center and Aquarium To purchase a water table exhibit, a Light Brite art wall and fund interior upgrades within the new Grow Up Great Early Childhood Education Center. Speak Up For Kids of Palm Beach County, Inc. To fund a full time child advocate position for the Guardian ad Litem program.

5 St. George s Church and Center To purchase and install hurricane-proof doors and windows at the Center. St. Vincent de Paul of St. Peter s Church Jupiter To support the Temporary Emergency Cash Program Street Beat, Inc. To renovate an existing space to provide an arts and education program. Sunset House Inc. To install air conditioning units and to purchase computers and a copy machine. Urban League of Palm Beach County To purchase laptop computers for high school graduates attending college. Urban Youth Impact To underwrite the purchase of a new phone system, laptops, furniture and supplies. Vital Flight, Inc. To underwrite fuel costs and general operations for Flights of Compassion. West Jupiter Community Group/Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center To underwrite the purchase of projector screens, tables and chairs and partially fund the purchase a 30-passenger bus. Young Singers of the Palm Beaches To underwrite the purchase of microphones, projectors, whiteboards, IPads, laptops and speakers. Youth Recreation Association To underwrite expenses associated with the 2015 Girls Basketball Program. YWCA of Palm Beach County To underwrite the cost of a new roof, hurricane proof windows, a video surveillance system and back-up generator at the West Palm Beach Child Development Center.