This 2.17-acre urban garden, adjacent to the Four Arts Botanical Gardens, features a plaza paved in quartzite, fountains, an open-air pavilion, vine-covered pergolas, flowering shrubs and palms. Bronze figurative sculpture is displayed throughout formal and informal settings.
Services in Palm Springs, offered by Faith Hope Love Charity, for male veterans struggling with mental or physical health issues, addiction, homelessness or other issues
Food programs, pantries and other hunger-related services based in Lake Worth Beach
This city park with 16.75 acres features lighted courts for racquetball and tennis/pickleball, playground, multipurpose field, exercise area, jogging path, little free library and picnic areas with grills.
This historical campus in the heart of downtown is home to the Cornell Art Museum, Crest Theatre, Pavilion amphitheater, Creative Arts School and event space in the Fieldhouse.
Based in Boca Raton, local support for youth caring for an ill, injured or disabled family member
Summer BreakSpot — where children can receive a free meal during the summer
Programs and services for youth to promote health and wellness at locations west of Boca Raton and Boynton Beach
Housing services — local support for families to gain housing, long-term financial empowerment and self-sustainability through free consultation, counseling, homebuyer education classes, matched savings for first-time homebuyers and assistance with closing costs and/or down payments
Justice services — violence prevention and support services, based in West Palm Beach, for at-risk adolescents and those involved in the juvenile justice system, including mentoring, the Intensive Home Detention Program and Back to a Future Youth Reentry Program
State-sponsored health and dental insurance for children through age 18
Advocacy and planning for families facing homelessness
This 12.6-acre beach park features lifeguards, picnic areas with grills and a playground.
This 16,000-square-foot educational center features hands-on exhibits to learn about manatees and the surrounding Lake Worth Lagoon. On cooler winter days, the observation deck is the ideal spot to watch manatees gathering in the warm outflows from the Florida Power & Light Co. plant in Riviera Beach.
Family Health Line, a toll-free hotline with information on community resources related to pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth education, family planning, infants and toddlers
This 65,000-square-foot building features a gymnasium, classrooms, multipurpose room and banquet/meeting rooms.
This facility offers lap swimming, slides and water buckets for play, swim lessons, water aerobics and family events. Lifeguards are on duty, and the pool is heated during the winter.
Enjoy this seasonal (October through February) laid-back event with food, shopping, entertainment — and sunsets! The market is behind the Wellington Community Center along the Town Center Promenade. Hours are from 5 to 9 p.m.
NetSmartz — interactive website that teaches kids and teens how to make safer choices online
A crime-reporting hotline that accepts tips and information from anonymous callers
A faith-based, state-licensed children’s organization based in Palm Beach Gardens providing family-style foster care; family outreach and intervention; maternity care; safety for victims of domestic minor sex trafficking; transitional housing and support services for youth aging out of foster care; housing and support services for homeless families; foster care recruitment and support; support for children and families traumatized by abuse and neglect
National advocacy to protect the civil rights of the LGBTQ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer)
This National Historic Landmark was Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate, known as Whitehall, completed in 1902. Flagler's railroads and luxury hotels established tourism and agriculture as the foundation of Florida's economy. The museum offers self-guided tours, changing exhibitions and special programs.
Community initiative, based in Boca Raton and managed by Unicorn Children's Foundation, to improve access to services and support for people with special needs, with goals such as increasing employment opportunities and expanding housing options
A city park along Atlantic Avenue with an outdoor amphitheater, benches and bicycle rack.
Support, guidance and programs based in Boca Raton to help children in foster care succeed academically
Safe Harbor provides emergency shelter for youth in crisis
Child-sized replicas offer an interactive glimpse of early Florida pioneer life through touch and play for a historical-based sensory learning experience.
This 14,500-square-foot nonprofit organization, located in a historic train depot, offers tours and a viewing area to watch artists in action! The gift shop and gallery feature rotating exhibitions. Classes are offered for adults and children, such as glass blowing and fusing. Directions: Benzaiten Center advises not use GPS. Instead, follow these directions: Exit Interstate 95 at Sixth Avenue South and go east. Take a left at South F Street (at the Kwik Stop store). Take a right on Third Avenue South to the parking lot and enter in rear of the building.
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.
Community Voice — grassroots program with volunteers who share health information to reduce black infant mortality rates
This city park encourages mental challenge and community connection through the game of chess. All ages and levels are welcome from sunrise to sunset. Game sets are available on a limited basis, so you may want to bring your own. Plus, a timer!
Community-based children's choir in West Palm Beach
This initiative of the nonprofit Soil & Soul grows food, cultivates mindfulness, engages in community wellness and educates youth. It teaches regenerative agriculture practices, offers low-cost and free workshops and classes to low-income families, and provides volunteer opportunities for youth. The garden is open to the public during volunteer hours and available for private groups and sessions.
A local nonprofit organization that manages aspects of the child-welfare system, such as foster care, adoption and other youth services
Loxahatchee River Historical Society oversees the 1860 lighthouse and grounds, as well as the museum located in a 1940 World War II Naval housing building. Guided tours, exhibits, all-age programming, outreach presentations and school field trips highlight 5,000 years of regional history.
Manages 104 park properties spanning more than 8,500 acres, including 85 developed regional, district, community, beach and neighborhood parks
This county Intracoastal beach with a lagoon offers a playground, snorkeling, boat ramp, day-use boat slips, saltwater fishing, picnic areas with grills, rental pavilion, the DuBois Pioneer Home and Native-American mound historical/archaeological site.
Toll free-number to connect with emotional support and VA-funded and community-based services for veterans, such as medical care, housing, counseling, legal and employment resources
Learn about ocean conservation at this state-of-the-art facility with an outdoor sea turtle hospital.
Hotline for poisoning emergencies or related information and resources in Florida
Domestic violence program — statewide resources and information. Services include emergency shelter, 24-hour hotline, safety planning and counseling.
Take a peaceful stroll around the city's waterfront oasis, which sports a decorative fountain, docks, picnic tables and walking/biking paths.
A state-of-the-art outdoor amphitheater and concert green at Centennial Park in Town Square that accommodates up to 1,000 people for a variety of events, such as concerts, festivals, fundraisers and family movies.
