DEERFIELD BEACH COMMUNITY CARES INC

THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB IN ORDER TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND THE DEERFIELD BEACH COMMUNITY ON THE ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL VALUES INCLUDE: 1 RESPONDING TO THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY AS WE COMMENCE AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES, AND 2 TO EMBRACE SYSTEM OF CARE, WHICH IS A SPECTRUM OF EFFECTIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH THAT IS ORGANIZED INTO A COORDINATED NETWORK, BUILDS MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND YOUTH, AND ADDRESSES THEIR CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS, IN ORDER TO HELP THEM TO FUNCTION MORE SUCCESSFULLY AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THROUGHOUT LIFE. 3 WE HAVE EMBEDDED THE WRAPAROUND PROCESS IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL FABRIC. WRAPAROUND IS AN INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR YOUTH WITH SERIOUS OR COMPLEX NEEDS. 4. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT TRAUMA IMPACTS THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY. 5 THE ORGANIZATION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM HAS IMPACTED AND CHANGED ALL OF US. EQUITY, AN IMPORTANT CORNERSTONE OF OUR ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY, MEANS THAT, IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE NEED TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL TREATMENT MODALITY IS THE PROVISION OF NATURAL SUPPORT. THIS MEANS THAT WE DO NOT OFFER FORMAL THERAPY. AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND CONNECT NEIGHBORS WITH REQUISITE SERVICES. WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS TO ACCESS SERVICES AND RESOURCES FROM OUR OTHER INITIATIVES. CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH. WE INCLUDE HOMEWORK HELP, LINKAGE TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND MENTORING. NINA'S PLACE IS OUR NEIGHBOR CHOICE FOOD PANTRY. SINCE ITS INAUGURATION ON JANUARY 7, 2023, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 200,000 POUNDS OF FOODSTUFFS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE VALUE ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS EACH SATURDAY, INCLUDING BROWARD HEALTHPOINT, SOUTH FLORIDA WELLNESS NETWORK, WOMEN IN DISTRESS, CENTER FOR HARD OF HEARING, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION, AND OTHERS. WE VIEW EACH GATHERING AS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT OPPORTUNITY IN ORDER TO BRING A VARIETY OF PROVIDERS TO INTERFACE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. BIKE CLUB IS A COMMUNITY-INITIATED ACTIVITY THAT BRINGS YOUTH TOGETHER IN A SAFE RIDING ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN BIKE SAFETY, BIKE REPAIR, AND TO ENJOY A VARIETY OF RIDING EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM HAS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT ITS CORE. ANNUAL COMMUNITY FAIR IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE WHILE BRINGING APPROXIMATELY 100 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ONE CENTRAL LOCATION SO THE COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THEM. ANNUALLY, THE EVENT INCLUDES A FARMERS' MARKET, YOUTH AND SENIOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES, AND HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 DEERFIELD BEACH RESIDENTS. OUR ANNUAL BABY SHOWER REPLICATES THE FORMULA OF OUR COMMUNITY FAIR, WHILE INVITING PREGNANT WOMEN, WOMEN WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF HAVING GIVEN BIRTH, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT SYSTEM. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LEARNING AND SUPPORTS TO WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES TO ADDRESS HEALTHY BABY DEVELOPMENT AND TO ADDRESS AND WARD OFF POST-PARTUM DEGRESSION.