Youth Peer Mentoring Program — encourages independence by providing education, support and assistance to help teens with a mental health condition meet their full potential

Early Head Start/Head Start — provides education to children up to age 5 whose families earn at or below federal poverty guidelines, or who meet other criteria. Also offers family services, disability assistance, and health and nutritional services.

Services, support and medical services, based in Delray Beach, for those coping with addiction

Project Access — medical assistance for low-income, uninsured county residents, including free preventative and wellness care services, mental health screenings and early detection of diabetes, hypertension and heart disease

A nonprofit organization that provides substance abuse treatment, counseling and the Batterers' Intervention Program, with most services available on a sliding fee scale

Family Health Line, a toll-free hotline with information on community resources related to pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth education, family planning, infants and toddlers

Safe Harbor provides emergency shelter for youth in crisis

Provides emergency and community services, such as fire safety and carbon monoxide education, child passenger seat installation, smoke alarm installation and more

Support and services, based in Lake Worth Beach, for Palm Beach County's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community

Programs and services to assist minorities in empowering youth, promoting financial stability, providing housing and counseling, encouraging community development and preventing crime

Support and services in West Palm Beach for families facing homelessness, including housing, job training and employment

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.

Palm Beach County locations

Center for Families & Children — support services for struggling families, including career assistance, domestic abuse education, financial assistance and special needs outreach

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

SMART Couples — free programs to strengthen marriages and relationships, including premarital classes

Information and support for teen runaway issues, including a hotline, live chat service and online forum

State-sponsored health and dental insurance for children through age 18

Hotline and online chat service to help teens prevent and end abusive relationships

Residential treatment program in Palm Beach Gardens for men struggling with addiction

Mentor Center — support and services for mentoring organizations, as well as mentor matches

Nonprofit non-residential centers for at-risk middle- and high school-aged girls across Florida, including Palm Springs, encouraging a path away from the juvenile justice system

Nurse-Family Partnership, a program for first-time mothers at risk for poor birth outcomes

NetSmartz — interactive website that teaches kids and teens how to make safer choices online

Palm Beach County location in West Palm Beach for adoption, foster care, counseling and other children's services

Community Services Department — support for health and human services and community initiatives, including online assistance with rent, housing, utilities, homelessness and transportation

A nonprofit organization providing health-care services, including dental and mental health, for all economic levels in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach. Patients without insurance are billed on a sliding scale.

Summer Camp Scholarship Program — provides full tuition and fees for children in low-income families

An organization that reintroduces children to their incarcerated parents to create positive memories and bonding experiences

An organization that trains volunteers to become court-appointed advocates for children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected

Adoption services

National information on gender roles and gender identity

Services and programs for families facing emergencies

Drug and alcohol addiction recovery program with numerous South Florida locations

National advocacy to protect the civil rights of the LGBTQ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer)

Abuse hotline

A program of the National Safe Place Network that provides immediate help and support to teens in crisis who need safety and shelter. The community initiative designates schools, fire stations, libraries and other youth-friendly organizations as Safe Place havens that display the yellow-and-black sign.

Teen Outreach Program (TOP), a free development program to build self-esteem, confidence and goal-setting among middle and high school students

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.

Collaborative community campaign and countywide website of local resources for supporting Palm Beach County children's healthy growth and development

Services and supports for neurological and developmental disabilities, including in-home respite care, afterschool programs, summer camps, adult day training and group homes

24-hour hotline, live chat service and website of crisis resources to support people in distress

A crime-reporting hotline that accepts tips and information from anonymous callers

ACCESS Florida (Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency) — application for food assistance, Medicaid and other government benefits

Based in Boca Raton, local support for youth caring for an ill, injured or disabled family member

Local residential and outpatient services in West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce for youth with problems related to substance abuse and/or juvenile delinquency

Based in Lake Worth Beach, crisis intervention, planning, assessment, support, resources and therapy for victims of domestic violence and their children

Family-to-Family — free 12-session course for caregivers of family members with severe mental illness