OPPORTUNITY, INC. CURRENT NEEDS $100 - Teaching supplies $750 - Laptop computer or iPad for online portfolio and assessment $1,000 - Playground upgrade
Cecilia St. Hilaire Finance and Development Director 1713 Quail Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33409 561-712-9221
Ranked among the best early education programs in Palm Beach County, Opportunity, Inc. has a 75-year tradition of excellence. In giving the children of lowincome working families a solid opportunity to improve their futures, this nonprofit delivers a five-star early childhood education and intervention program designed to “break the cycle of poverty.” By working with children before age five, this nonprofit fosters the social, academic and emotional development that leads to improved academic performance and positive educational outcomes that transform both individuals and the community. Opportunity, Inc. is leveling the academic playing field with school-readiness training that promotes learning through enriched play, instills a “can-do” attitude through consistent encouragement and opens the door to new experiences in the arts, recreation, health, nutrition and social development. Through the years, the ability of Opportunity, Inc. to reach deep into the community and touch the lives of young children and their families has provided a solid foundation for hundreds of graduates to build successful professional careers. www.extraordinarycharities.org/opportunitypbc
RESOURCE DEPOT, INC. CURRENT NEEDS $125 - Provide a school or organizational membership for instructional support and supplies $250 - Give Choose2Reuse or Create2Educate workshops to a school group $1000 - To help furnish our reuse ronderland with additional shelving
Jennifer O’Brien, Executive Director 3680 Investment Lane, Suite 1 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 561-882-0090
Resource Depot provides a true win-win-win situation for Palm Beach County students, educators and the entire community. By promoting the classroom use of recycled materials, Resource Depot helps children learn to use their imagination and problemsolving skills. At the same time, teachers, daycare and aftercare instructors can stretch their limited budget by obtaining free classroom supplies. Meanwhile, the entire county benefits from a highly effective recycling program. Last year, more than 614,000 local residents took advantage of Resource Depot’s initiatives like Choose2Reuse, Create2Educate, and This2That. Through shopping memberships, student field trips, community events and public workshops, Resource Depot was able to distribute about 214,000 pounds of the 226,000 pounds of clean, safe and reusable donated materials that would usually end up in the landfill. Founded in 1999, Resource Depot is a powerful collaboration with the county’s Solid Waste Authority, Children’s Services Council, SunFest, FPL, Palm Beach County School District and United Way that helps to preserve the region’s environment and high quality of life. www.extraordinarycharities.org/resourcedepot
S.B. IDEA, INC. CURRENT NEEDS $300 - School supplies for 10 families for one year $1,000 - Administrative computer and printer $2,500 - Literacy testing materials
Patricia Rowland, President/CEO 629 West Drive Delray Beach, FL 33445 561-350-0786
What if someone created a family literacy academy where young children and their parents could learn to read together? Wouldn’t that be a simply brilliant idea? Thanks to S.B. Idea, low-income families throughout Palm Beach County can now build their reading and writing skills together. Founded in 2008 by the mother-daughter team of Patricia and Kelly Rowland, S.B. Idea coordinates National Family Literacy Day and offers highly regarded educational programs free of charge through three family literacy academies. At S.B. Idea’s academies, children can learn to read while their parents take ESOL (English as a second language) and adult basic education classes, or prepare to take the general educational development (GED) test. In addition, the S.B. Idea academies strengthen parenting skills and promote positive parent-child experiences like reading books together, empowering the entire family. By fostering the English and literacy skills needed for Palm Beach County residents to be strong, selfsufficient members of the community, S.B. Idea is carrying out a simply brilliant idea! www.extraordinarycharities.org/sbidea
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