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The governing board of Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County on Thursday tentatively agreed to hold the 2020-2021 millage rate steady – keeping last year’s rate of .6497.

Nearly 400 pregnant women or families with babies opened their front doors this summer to a surprise courtesy of the nurses from the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County.

The new director of Safe Kids Palm Beach County did so much more than just set up her laptop on a dining room table when COVID-19 forced her to work from home.  

Families newly enrolled in Comcast Internet Essentials will receive two months free and CSC’s sponsorship will pick up the costs after that. 

With summer camps closed, Prime Time Palm Beach County put together a schedule of online activities that kept children learning and having fun all summer. Prime Time also offered training and stipends for summer camp staffers who were out of work.

A family in need received a surprise gift card from BRIDGES at Pahokee.

For the last decade, Martha Espinosa has been a calming presence for local pregnant women in her role as a prenatal care coordinator at Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies of Palm Beach County. 

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palm Beach County Food Bank was distributing about 488,000 pounds of food per month. In June 2020 alone, the Food Bank distributed about 2 million pounds.

Family support workers at the Healthy Beginnings Nurses program are doing their best to ensure pregnant women don't feel alone during the COVID-19 crisis.

Despite the COVID-19 shutdown, Healthy Beginnings Nurse Monica Arango has remained a constant presence in her pregnant clients' lives. 

When the COVID-19 shutdown happened, the Palm Beach County Food Bank's weekend feeding program for children dramatically expanded to ensure local families had enough to eat.

An innovative program connecting teens to nature is making Palm Beach County greener.

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County honored for work in supporting early school success.

The Strong Minds Network, launched by Children’s Services Council in 2015, uses research and data to increase the quality of early care and education. 

This model for neighborhood growth engaged high school student-athletes as key decision makers in local investments.

TMW Center conducted a nationwide request for proposals in 2018 to create a population-level effort to show parents how to boost their baby's brain development.  

During this unprecedented crisis, Children's Services Council is providing more than $1 million for COVID-19 relief so our families get the help they deserve.

In the last three years, 13 children have died in hot cars in Florida.

Amid the pandemic, the Council continues to support our community with funding for food, basic needs, direct services and internet access.

Please click here to see our statement condemning racism. 

Stay up-to-date on Children's Services Council's response to COVID-19, and find helpful local resources.

CSC funded co-located mental health providers in the ten highest-need elementary schools in Palm Beach County.

What is Booksgiving, you ask? A creative way to put extra books in the hands of students by way of their teachers.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Time Palm Beach County , which receives funding from Children's Services Council, has re-imagined its model for high-quality summer programming to serve children virtually and help in-person sites and camps. 

From March 15 to April 27, 2020, eight children suffered traumatic bicycle injuries in Palm Beach County, compared to three such injuries during the same period in 2019. Schools in Florida were closed on March 13 because of COVID-19.

At its monthly meeting, the Council approved payments to child care providers through June 30, 2020 and increased emergency grants for local nonprofits.   

Hunger relief, baby and household supplies, and assistance with calls to 211 Helpline are among the programs supported through CSC's COVID-19 emergency funds. 

A limited number of child care scholarships are available to COVID-19 first responders and essential workers.

Children’s Services Council's board approved the use of up to $500,000 for a contingency fund to support nonprofits working to meet the needs of local families.

In response to COVID-19, leading Palm Beach County funders announce the creation of a coordinated relief grant for area nonprofits.