In the United States alone, a person dies by suicide every 16 minutes. September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, and you can make a difference. By taking 5 minutes to get involved and become informed you will be part of a national movement to save lives. More...

Help build the first Habitat for Humanity home ever to be built in the Glades! This home will be built by the family receiving the house and community volunteers like yourself working under the guidance of Habitat’s professional builders. No experience necessary. More...

Think Green! Resource Depot is a non profit orgnaization that collects and redistributes safe, reusable materials throughout Palm Beach County . Resource Depot fosters creative & positive learning experiences while helping to preserve the environment. More...

Children who live in poverty can lose up to two reading grades in the summer because they lack proper nutrition and appropriate mental stimulation. Our solution?The Children's Read & Feed Program...providing food, books and educational opportunities to children ages 5 to 17 whose families are struggling to regain hope for their lives. More...

June 24-United Way of Palm Beach County recently held its Annual Meeting and Campaign Awards Breakfast which was quite a celebration! Close to 400 corporate supporters, donors, and partner agencies joined the festivities and celebrated the news that the campaign goal of $13.8 million was surpassed and that $14,100,719 was raised! More...

The Children's Services Council of Martin County annual report for 2009-2010 has been posted on the website. More...

DCF has released its quarterly newsletter, Circuit 15 Update. Read about the number of children in foster care; how the community is joining together to prevent child abuse and looking before you lock to prevent kids being left in hot cars. These and other stories are available in this update. More...

211’s website makes it easy to find Haitian Relief Resources Simply click on the “Haitian Relief Resources” button to connect to relief efforts underway. NOW, locally, 211 is responding to individuals arriving from Haiti who are in need of essential services. If you or someone you know is in need of help, or would like to help, dial 2-1-1 or visit www.211palmbeach.org or www.211treasurecoast.org to find the latest in Haitian relief efforts and available local resources. More...

The goal of the Perspective 211 report is to spotlight the daily issues people face in our community and to subsequently bring these issues to the attention of the health and human services network and the community leaders of Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties. More...

Nationally and internationally recognized accrediting body, the Alliance of Information & Referral Systems (AIRS), has awarded professional certifications to ten outstanding 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast (PBTC) staff who recently participated in its rigorous certification and examination process. Seven of the ten individuals join an elite group of only 92 other Certified Information and Referral Specialists (CIRS) across the state of Florida and 1554 across the entire United States. For the remaining three staff the award was an additional credential – CIRS-A, for specifically demonstrated competencies in the field of aging which successfully resulted in dual certifications held by only 44 other individuals in the entire state of Florida. More...