Mini Grants

The Be Well Do Well mini-grant program continues to provide grant awards for innovative ideas to improve behavioral health and wellness for Palm Beach County neighbors most in need. Nine awardees received grant awards up to $5,000 to implement creative programs and five awardees received funding to develop their own 4-episode podcast series with a professional podcast coach and producer (new to the grant process this year!).

Reflective of Palm Beach County’s diverse communities, many of the awardees’ ideas incorporate population-specific programming to respond to the unique needs of individual communities, including:

• A mental health campaign for children with Hispanic/Latino immigrant parents

• An online and in-person chair yoga program for African American, Latino, and Afro-Caribbean senior residents with mobility challenges in the Glades

• A rites of passage program for boys ages 15-19, focused on brotherhood, self-determination, community, accountability, integrity, and responsible success

Other programs focused on outreach and awareness, including a mental health and the church conference and support services for returning citizens.

2022 Mini-Grants

• 91 applicants

• 14 awardees, including 5 podcast awards

• Grants from $1,000–$5,000

• $50,660 awarded

Click on the photos below to learn more about our mini-grantees and their projects.

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BeWellPBC hired Deon, a 2020 awardee, to offer mentorship and capacity-building opportunities to 2022 grantees. Deon has been facilitating bimonthly meetings for awardees to encourage networking and to celebrate their progress. He has also been presenting a 5-part series of workshops open to all to all residents to learn from local experts about growing their ideas and programs. He also expanded the circle of support by inviting back former grants navigator Tessie Watts, and mentoring youth coordinator, Dantona Leger.

In January 2023, BeWellPBC is reviewing our first ever youth grants through Level Up! Mini-Grants process made possible with generous support from the Merrell Family Foundation. Applicants are between the ages of 15-18 years old and are presenting ideas that will benefit their peers across the county. Please visit www. bewellpbc.org/mini-grants/ to see the awardees when they are announced in February.