For the Children Inc.
"A place where children come first."
Barton Community Beacon Center (BCBC)
1700 Barton Road, Lake Worth, FL  33460
(561) 493-1190 Fax: (561) 721-2954


Mission Statement - To provide school age children and their families with quality education, recreational, and family support services that promote positive, emotional, physical, social, cognitive growth, and development.

Barton Community Beacon Center is operating under For The Children Inc, a non-profit organization created in September 1999.  The motto says it well "A place where children come first."  Ms. Reginale Durandisse, the Founder serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  Ms. Trudy Lowe serves as the Beacon Director since its inception in 2004.  BCBC serves a daily average of 250 children.  BCBC presents four successful programs:
                 Kids Zone - ages 3-4
                 Youth Zone - ages 5-12
                 Teen Zone - Grades 6th - 12th
                 Family and Community Building Zone

The Barton Community Beacon Center provides engaging and age appropriate structured activities.  The needs of our students will be addressed by offering a range of activities in five core areas recognized as important for healthy youth development:
                  Academic Enhancement
                  Life Skills
                  Recreation
                  Career Awareness
                  Family and Community Engagement

Several extra-curricular activities are available to our students.  Some of there programs and/or clubs are:
                  Mentoring: Peer to Peer and Mentoring Across Culture (Integenerational-Adult and youth)
                  Art Club
                  Chorus
                  Light Club
                  Youth Leadership
                  Dance
                  Cooking
                  Gardening
                  Boys and Girls Club
                  Future Educators of America
                Tutorial Programs - Academic/Tutorial Programs are FCAT specific, focusing on reading, writing, math and science.  These programs are designed to raise academic achievement and increase students test taking skills.

The Barton Community Beacon Center provides family and community building services to include the following:
                  Parent University/Mommy and Me/Parenting Classes
                  E.S.O.L.
                  Pre-G.E.D.
                  Computer Training
                  Arts and Crafts
                  Job Search for Non-working Parents
                  Field Trips
                  Parent and child interactive activities/involvement
                  Access to the Healthy Beginnings
                  S.H.A.R.E. Programs
                  V.I.T.A.
                  Florida Access (Food Stamps)
                  Community Action Program (Utility Assistance)
                  Mentoring
                  Community Advisory Council (CAC)
                  Barton Beacon Center Resource Center
                  Family and Community Events, as well as other partnerships with organizations outside of the Beacon Center, Counceling
                  Counseling and Referral to other service providers

Yes! We are The Hidden Jewel in our community!

Check us out at 561-541-6833 or visit us at www.FTC-Osbourne.org or e-mail at Admin@FTC-Osborne.org



Forest Park Beacon Center      
Forest Park Elementary
1201 SSW 3rd Street, Boynton Beach
"Connecting People to Resources"

Bringing businesses, schools and families together to build stronger communities

Pahokee Beacon Center      

Who Are We? :   The Forest Park Beacon Center is one of five centers operating under the auspices of Housing Partnership, Inc., a non-profit community organization located in Riviera Beach, Fl. You can find Forest Park Beacon Center conveniently located within the community that it serves in Boynton Beach at Forest Park Elementary School.   Our diverse multi-cultural team of professionals is well equipped to assist and empower area families and children for the betterment of their family system and the community at large.

What Do We Offer?: Forest Park Beacon Center is open to serve the community Monday through Friday from 8:30am – 7:30pm. We offer assistance on Saturdays throughout the school year by appointment. Summer hours may vary. Forest Park Beacon exists to “meet the community at its point of need”.   Program offerings are designed around feedback received from parents and community members during our Community Advisory Council Meetings (CAC) held monthly from September through May. Take a look at what we have to offer!

·         Free Ongoing Adult Education Classes (ESOL, Pre-GED, Computer)
·         Free Parent Empowerment Series (Addresses topics that are important to children’s 
          academic, physical, and socio-emotional development)
·         Free Parent-Child Interactive Workshops (Quality hands-on activities designed to facilitate 
          healthy communication and education for both parents and children)
·         Free Resource & Referral Services (Parents and community members may visit our Family 
          Resource Center office for referrals and support to community providers for basic needs, 
          family capacity support and healthy beginnings system referrals.)
·         Free Capacity Building Classes are offered to provide families with the most up to date
          information for their health and finances. 
·         Annual Community Health Fair
·         Middle School Summer Camp

Contact Us: Our multi-lingual staff can be contacted by calling 561-292-6921 0r 23 or by visiting us at Forest Park Elementary School 1201 SW 3st, Boynton Beach, Fl 33435.    

Pahokee Beacon Center
Connecting People to Resources

“Connecting People to Resources” - The Pahokee Beacon Center is an established community hub where youth, parents and neighbors have access to services, resources and asset building activities that promote and foster healthy, resilient children and families.

“Parent Capacity and Skill Building” – Our center provides Parent/Child and Family Strengthening activities to support the challenge parents face with spending quality time with their kids. We know that the thing children want the most is YOU.  We provide tools to enhance parent/child relationships with age appropriate, fun, learning activities parents can do with their children. Our Family Resource Center provides access to family activities - games, sports, crafts, music, cooking, literacy and more. Find parenting tips, articles on child development and a variety of new age-appropriate child activities each month. Activities are also offered at three (3) convenient locations within the community - RCMA Child Development Center, Bright Ideas Early Learning Center and O.S.A.Y. Child Development Center.

“Parent Education and Capacity Building” - We offer a comprehensive Family Literacy Program. The goal of the program is to enhance literacy within families and improve parents’ abilities to be the primary teachers of their children by offering parent support and education services.  We also offer monthly workshops on Health/Wellness and Financial Fitness topics.  Weekly Parent Strengthening courses, GED, Computers and ESOL classes are offered throughout the year. Parents participate in our “Lunch & Learn” programs- workshops, seminars and discussion groups- to talk about topics of interest to them. ”Lunch and Learn” helps parents understand how children grow & learn, their rights and responsibilities in schools, and discover strategies to help their children succeed in school. The family literacy program also provides volunteer opportunities through our Parent Teacher Club that help to develop our parents’ leadership capacity.

“Community Services and Support”- The Pahokee Beacon Center partners with its families to improve accessibility to various community services and support agencies.  We understand the importance of providing support to the entire family unit. We provide assistance with access to the Healthy Beginnings Program, Florida ACCESS program, Parent Child Center, Family Central, Prosperity Center, Florida SHARE program and various other community services that support the needs of our local families.  

“Quality After-school Care” – The Pahokee Youth Enrichment Academy provides quality after school care to families children in grades K-5th.  The PYEA serves 140 students daily and satisfies the dual needs of Homework Help and Afterschool Care. Our PYEA after school and summer program incorporates homework support, academic enrichment, recreational clubs, character development and community service into the daily schedule. Participants in PYEA also have the option of participating in our on-site mentoring program via the Mentor Center.