Community Resources

As a family-owned organization employing 2,400 people, The Breakers' sense of social responsibility extends to our team, our environment and our community.

The community is also here for you.

Local organizations offering support and services:

Resource Categories (jump to) 

• Domestic Violence
• Education
• Elder Care
• Financial Stability
• Hunger Relief
• Kids Programs
• Legal
• Medical
• Mental Health

Domestic Violence 
 

Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence - Extended Shelter 
WEBSITE | (561) 265-3797 

Offering life-saving services while promoting violence-free, equitable relationships and creating the social changes necessary to end domestic and dating violence.  

Education 

El Sol - English as a Second Language 
WEBSITE | (561) 745-9860 

The mission of El Sol is to improve the quality of life for the community of Jupiter by providing labor, education, community health, food and nutrition, and youth services to day laborers and their families. 

Step Up For Students 
WEBSITE | (877) 735-7837 

A state-approved nonprofit scholarship funding organization that helps administer four scholarships for Florida schoolchildren:

• Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program (FTC) for lower to middle income families
• Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) for lower to middle income families and students with unique abilities
• Hope Scholarship for public school students who experienced bulling or violence
• Reading Scholarship Accounts for public school students in kindergarten through fifth grade who struggle with reading

Elder Care 

Alzheimer’s Community Care - Family Nurse Navigators 
WEBSITE | (561) 683-2700 

Alzheimer’s Community Care is dedicated to promoting and providing community-based, family-centered care for patients and their caregivers living with neurocognitive disorders, through the belief, where there is help, there is hope. 

Alzheimer’s Community Care - Specialized Day Care 
WEBSITE | (561) 683-2700 

The Specialized Alzheimer's Day Care Program is part of a holistic model of care that equips families with resources to care for their loved one with Alzheimer’s throughout the disease progression. The program provides comprehensive dementia-specific patient care at 8 centers across Palm Beach County that lessen the impact of behaviors associated with Alzheimer's disease, while family caregivers receive respite from the challenges of 24/7 care giving. 

Financial Stability  

Adopt-A-Family - Program REACH
WEBSITE | (561) 253-1361  

At Adopt-A-Family, their mission is to strengthen families with children in their efforts to achieve stability and self-sufficiency by providing access to all-encompassing services. Since 1983, Adopt-A-Family has grown into the largest service provider for homeless families in Palm Beach County - providing access to services for more than 2,000 families with children per year. 

Adopt-A-Family - Housing Stabilization 
WEBSITE | (561) 253-1361

Adopt-A-Family’s Housing Stabilization Program prevents homelessness for lower-income Palm Beach County families who can’t pay their rent because they’re enduring an unanticipated crisis – typically an illness, injury, or job loss. By providing short-term rent/utility assistance augmented by case management, the program provides a safety net while families return to self-reliance. 

EAP - VITA tax prep 
WEBSITE | (561) 375-6600 

United Way of Palm Beach County has partnered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide free, confidential, and secure preparation and e-filing of tax returns to qualified taxpayers.  

To qualify, taxpayer’s household income must have been $75,000 or less in 2023. 

Hunger Relief 

Boca Helping Hands 
WEBSITE | (561) 417-0913 

Boca Helping Hands provides food, job training, access to healthcare and financial assistance to help individuals and families improve their quality of life and build financial stability. They have a hot meal program, a pantry, and deliver meals to homebound seniors. Boca Helping Hands provides limited financial assistance to qualifying residents in crisis. Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Care vouchers are available to qualifying, uninsured individuals in Palm Beach County. Boca Helping Hands also provides limited financial assistance to parents/guardians for childcare costs. They also offer opportunities for non-native English speakers to practice and learn.  

Kids Programs 

YMCA of the Palm Beaches 
WEBSITE | (561) 968-9622 

At the Y, strengthening community is their cause. Every day, the Y works side by side with its neighbors to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.  

YWCA of Palm Beach County - Child Development Center 
WEBSITE | (561) 640-0050 

The YWCA Child Development Center is a school readiness program that provides free, quality childcare for children ages 3 to 5 years of age from low to moderate income families. The Center is nationally accredited and provides year-round services for a full 10 hours a day. 

YMCA of the Palm Beaches - Adaptive Swim 
WEBSITE | (561) 968-9622 

The adaptive swim program consists of 8 private one-on-one swim lessons per session aimed at providing adults and children with varying mental and physical abilities a chance to learn how to swim. Trained instructors tailor each session to provide the best learning experience for each individual. 

Legal 

Legal Aid Society - Medical Legal Partnership 
WEBSITE | (561) 655-8944 

The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County is committed to providing high quality civil legal advice, representation and education to the disadvantaged of Palm Beach County in order to protect their personal safety, enhance their opportunities and living conditions, and promote self-sufficiency. Legal Aid helps clients deal with many of life’s most basic needs: a safe home, enough food to eat, a quality education, and protection against exploitation and discrimination. 

Medical  
 

Caridad Center - Health Clinic 
WEBSITE | (561) 737-6336 

Since its founding in 1989, Caridad Center has become the largest free clinic in Florida. The clinic serves 5,000 uninsured, economically disadvantaged Palm Beach County residents. Patients receive medical, dental, vision, specialty and mental health services from Caridad's staff and 700+ medical volunteers. 

Sari Center 
WEBSITE | (561) 578-5900 

Sari Center is a non-profit comprehensive cancer support center working to ensure that all patients and families have access to proven integrative therapies that can help improve symptoms, side effects, and overall quality of life. 

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies - Circle of Moms 
WEBSITE | (561) 665-4500 

The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County is a nonprofit organization improving birth outcomes through the compassionate and equitable delivery of early prenatal care, education, and support for all pregnant women across our communities. 

Clinics Can Help - The Lending Closet
WEBSITE | REQUEST FORM | (561) 640-2995 

Clinics Can Help maintains a large Lending Closet that includes a wide variety of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) that is available for short and long-term loan. We also maintain an ever-changing inventory of single-use medical supplies that may be appropriate for your needs. 

Mental Health 

Families First - Healthy Families 
WEBSITE | (561) 721-2887 

For over three decades, Families First has been providing a hand up to families so they can find their way back to self-sufficiency and provide safe, loving homes for their children. Our services are directed toward family strengthening, health, behavioral health, and housing. Many of the 51,000 children and family members served through our prevention and early intervention services since 1990 have returned to being contributing, self-sustaining members of our communities – saving taxpayers millions of dollars in dependency and criminal justice services, special education, homeless services, and financial aid. 

Families First - KIN Support 
WEBSITE | (561) 721-2887 

KIN Support provides comprehensive social work case management and care coordination to kinship families residing in Palm Beach County. Families are linked to essential services and resources that address family needs, including behavioral health, counseling and support groups. 

Center for Child Counseling - Fighting ACEs 
WEBSITE | INTAKE FORM | (561) 244-9499

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health has been the foundation of their mission in Palm Beach County since being founded in 1999. They focus on promoting young children's mental health, well-being, and resilience. Research shows that this period of life is one of critical importance, providing the foundation for health and wellness throughout the lifespan. They are fighting the immediate and lifelong impact of exposure to abuse and violence on children. Their programs and expertise are grounded in research about brain development and the impact of trauma. They bring the science to practice, with interventions that have been proven. They know that in the absence of healthy relationships, violence and abuse in childhood can change the developing brain. 

Alpert JFS 
WEBSITE | (561) 684-1991

Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service of Palm Beach County, Inc. (Alpert JFS) is a nationally-accredited and recognized leader providing services supporting seniors, adults, children and their families. Serving Palm Beach County since 1974, Alpert JFS is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization with a reputation for delivering high-quality, professional care to help members of the community during challenging times in their lives.