Community Health Center — medical and mental health services and health screenings based in West Palm Beach. The Community Outreach Team travels throughout Palm Beach County to provide services where people work and live.
A subscriber-based, mobile text messaging service for parents and caregivers of children up to age 4, supported by the Florida Grade-Level Reading Campaign. Two to four messages per week include information about wellness, early childhood growth, education and developmental milestones. To enroll, complete a short form at the link below:
Mental health services in Palm Beach Gardens for families, specializing in play therapy for children who've experienced trauma
Provides job placement, recruitment assistance and money for skills training. Centers in West Palm Beach and Belle Glade offer workshops for job search and career development.
This 8.2-acre city park is home to an outside amphitheater, fitness paths, basketball and racquetball courts and playgrounds.
This 23-square-mile wetlands ecosystem, which serves as a regional water supply, is home to tree islands, forested hammocks and a variety of native wildlife. A nature center offers hands-on environmental educational programs for all ages. Other features are a boardwalk, miles of hiking and biking trails, guided canoe and hiking experiences, merit badge programs for Scouts and free field trips for local schools.
This nonprofit two-plot parcel urban retreat, ripe for exploration and play, nurtures eco-consciousness in children with elements like a veggie garden labyrinth, fish and turtle pond, banana forest, fairy garden, sandbox, tree ladders and a chickee hut for classes, celebrations and gatherings.
This venue offers art exhibitions in three galleries and events such as Family Saturdays. It supports local artists and promotes cultural events throughout the county, featuring a great list of upcoming events on its website.
Community Policing Units — a partnership between the citizens, other agencies and the Sheriff’s Office that strives to addresses the root of problems, rather than the symptoms, at 34 sites
This free hands-on science center in Sugar Sand Park caters to children ages 5 to 12 with interactive exhibits, programs and camps that bring the physical sciences to life through its permanent collection and traveling exhibits.
Birthline/Lifeline — support and free pregnancy care at centers in Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach
Campsites offer water views with full RV and tent hookups along the shores of Lake Okeechobee, plus a swimming pool, hiking on the lake rim, fishing, bird-watching and airboat rides.
Services, information and intervention related to eating disorders
Teen Outreach Program, a youth development program known as TOP that builds self-esteem, confidence and goal-setting among middle and high school students in Palm Beach County
A temporary residence in West Palm Beach for families with a child being treated at a nearby medical facility
This recreation center complex, equipped with kitchen facilities, offers meeting room and pavilion rental, playground, seven lighted lawn bowling courts, 16 lighted shuffleboard courts, paved paths, gazebo, picnic tables and grills.
This 7-acre village park features a playground, community garden, multipurpose activity building, two outdoor lighted basketball courts, two lighted baseball fields, four racquetball courts, two outdoor handball courts and three batting cages.
You and your family can help maintain the farm with interns, youth and other volunteers. It is managed by nonprofit Operation No Food Gap in partnership with the city. The goal is to ensure access to fresh produce in underserved communities and create systems of sustainable agriculture. Volunteers build playhouses and hold children's activities like art therapy classes in the garden.
Supporting cradle to career pathways for children and young adults with special needs, such as autism, ADHD and other learning challenges, including the Unicorn Village Academy, the Unicorn Connection Center and virtual program services
This city park features lighted softball fields, two half-court basketball courts and Ninja-Warrior-style playground.
Local residential and outpatient services in West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce for youth with problems related to substance abuse and/or juvenile delinquency
A crime-reporting hotline that accepts tips and information from anonymous callers
A helpline providing information, assessment, referral, telephone counseling, crisis intervention and suicide prevention, as well as online chats from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
Parent Infant Program — free early intervention, family centered programs for children up to age 5 with visual sensory loss in Palm Beach County, as well as Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Okeechobee counties
Eat at Turtle Café or picnic at tables and pavilions with grills at this city beach park. A playground offers separate areas for tots and ages 5-12. Adults can work out in a fitness area next to the playground. Cabanas, lounge chairs and umbrellas are available for rent. Beach wheelchairs are available.
Non-governmental, nonprofit organization offering local safety programs, services and education materials to reduce health hazards and prevent injury for both personal and economic loss, including information for teen drivers and child safety
Crisis counselors offer intervention, information and referrals to emergency and support services 24 hours a day
School health services — responsible for medical oversight, consultation and education for school health program staff
Palm Beach County operates these 120 acres, featuring the Seabreeze Amphitheater, tennis and pickleball courts, bocce courts, 20-station exercise course, saltwater fishing, picnic pavilions, playground, volleyball sand court and softball field. It's also home to Lazy Loggerhead cafe and Jupiter Civic Center.
NetSmartz — interactive website that teaches kids and teens how to make safer choices online
This 15,000 square-foot space, rehabilitated by the city of Delray Beach's Community Redevelopment Agency, is on Artists Alley in the Pineapple Grove district. The arts incubator, which is home to studio artists, offers gallery exhibitions, visual art workshops, professional development opportunities, educational lectures and special events. For example, youth See & Do sessions give tours of the exhibitions and studio hallways, followed by an artist-led project.
This state-of- the-art venue with a colonnade and concert green is operated by Boca Raton and accommodates 4,200 people. It's a social, cultural and educational center for south Palm Beach County residents and draws audiences from throughout South Florida. Programming includes a variety of community events, city events and commercial concerts.
A collective impact initiative of Palm Beach County organizations focused on ensuring college access and success for all students in Palm Beach County. United Way of Palm Beach County serves as the backbone agency for this countywide effort.
Healthy Beginnings Entry Agency — provides free child development and social-emotional/behavioral screenings to Palm Beach County children through age 5 to determine if they're eligible for services funded by Children's Services Council
A free Florida literacy program that mails a new book to each eligible, enrolled K-5 grade student in Florida each month for free. The goal is to help students read on grade level, while providing families with support and materials to build reading confidence. Books available in English, Spanish and Haitian-Creole. The initiative is sponsored by Lastinger Center for Learning at University of Florida and Scholastic.
Provides emergency and community services, such as fire safety and carbon monoxide education, child passenger seat installation, smoke alarm installation and more
A national training program to educate the public on the different kinds of bleeding and how to stop it in an emergency
This 12.6-acre beach park features lifeguards, picnic areas with grills and a playground.
State Health Online Tracking System – free statewide, centralized immunization registry that helps parents, health-care providers and schools track immunization records
