An article in the Boca Raton Observer shared how Palm Health Foundation and partners (as well as other nonprofit organizations) have helped residents through the pandemic.
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“Rapid Response Team” is Rekindling Spirit of Neighbors Helping Neighbors During Pandemic
Through the Rapid Response Team, Dr. Fontaine Timmer, director of the Palm Beach Atlantic Volunteer Nursing Corps, had a second chance to give a hand up to a formerly homeless mother she had first encountered in 2018.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund is Answering Prayers of Those with COVID-19
Janette “Garcia” of Lake Worth Beach never believed COVID-19 could happen to her. She never believed she would be so sick she couldn’t work and provide for her family. And she never believed she would have to consider living on the street.
Palm Health Foundation Leads Collaboration to Provide Relief to Boynton Beach Family in Crisis During COVID-19 Pandemic
As Palm Health Foundation and its partners continue to collect the personal stories of Palm Beach County residents during COVID-19, more community members in crisis are receiving the help they need through the new Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund.
Black Leaders: Charlene Farrington
Delray Beach native Charlene Farrington is on a mission to share the history of Palm Beach County’s Black communities with residents young and old. As the executive director of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach, she oversees programming that seeks not only to present this information in an effective manner, but to preserve it for future generations and use it as a teaching tool to promote understanding, equity, and unity.
Stories Displayed in Delray Museum
Stories of COVID-19 experiences hang on a wall of a Delray Beach museum, as part of a gallery comprised of different perspectives on the pandemic. In the exhibit, each story lends a different view from a Palm Beach County resident, but the common denominators are the same – survival and hope.
Public Launch of COVID-19 Story Collection Project Shares Personal Experiences of Fear, Hope and Resilience
The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum created a virtual gallery exhibit to share the community’s stories of COVID-19.
Sun Sentinel: Museum’s Virtual Gallery Shares COVID-19 Stories
The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach is set to open a
virtual gallery exhibit on Wednesday, June 3, to share the community’s
experience during the crisis.
Along with the stories, the museum will also feature musings, thoughts,
prayers and other recollections in the virtual gallery at spadymuseum.com.
WPTV News: Palm Beach County pregnant teen gets help after journaling her struggles
A pregnant high school senior journaled her story online through Palm Health Foundation’s SenseMaker Story Collection Project. WPTV News reports on the organization’s response.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund Launches with Car Donation to Mom Committed to Bettering Her Family
A recent letter to the editor in The Palm Beach Post inspired a local resident to anonymously donate his car to Palm Health Foundation’s new Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund.