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Please read a statement regarding the passage of Amendment 3, from Dr. Lisa Williams-Taylor, CEO of Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County.

Palm Beach County saw an estimated $6 return for every $1 Children’s Services Council invested in local children and families, according to a 10-year analysis by an external research consultant.

Forty years of serving our community’s children and families calls for a celebration! Campers from the Boys and Girls Club at Canal Point Elementary and the nonprofit Digital Vibez collaborated on a song to honor 40 years of Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County. Watch the official video as well as a behind-the-scenes video. You can download the song from the Apple App Store and Spotify.

“The findings show that CSC Palm Beach Children’s Services Tax has generated substantial, measurable economic value over the past 10 fiscal years."

A woman’s health before and during pregnancy is vital to the health of her baby. Join Lisa Williams-Taylor, CEO of Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, as she talks with Dr. Colette Brown-Graham, a local OB-GYN, and Lee Hutchinson, director of maternal health at the Florida Department of Health – Palm Beach County.

In the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, the Council will fund programs that support its mission, so the community’s children are born healthy, grow up with safe and nurturing families, are ready to learn when they enter school and are successful as they enter adulthood. 

If finalized later this month, the Council’s ad valorem tax revenue will allow CSC to continue implementing its strategic plan.

"What makes you feel healthy, safe and strong?" That question would spark children's imaginations and lead to a gym wall at the Greenacres Community Center becoming a canvas documenting their vision of what the "Healthy, Safe and Strong" motto to Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County means to them.

The Great Ideas Initiative is a unique funding opportunity for Palm Beach County nonprofits working closely with the community that have operating budgets of less than $1 million. 

TOP® is an evidence-based positive youth development program designed to support teens’ academic success and strengthen life skills while promoting healthy relationships and decision-making.

CSC staff released a Request for Proposals in March for programs that support positive youth development. The Council received 66 applications, of which 57 passed the initial fiscal health assessment and advanced to the rating/review phase. 

The program provides free, in-school swim lessons to elementary school students at Pioneer Park Aquatic Center in Belle Glade. Schools in Pools removes barriers to access and delivers critical water safety education to hundreds of students, including those with disabilities. 

At its April Council Meeting, the board approved nearly $2.1 million in additional funding for fiscal years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. 

Today, CSC is one of the largest funders of programs for children in the county. Last year alone, CSC directly served more than 52,000 Palm Beach County children. And more than 725 local organizations that employ more than 1,400 people, including child care providers and afterschool programs, receive financial support annually from CSC.

CSC provided about 81 percent of the total $5.02 million invested in scholarships. 

Staff assessed programs based on specific targets and measures, with some programs evaluated on direct child/family outcomes and others evaluated on whether they met strategic objectives. 

The funding will expand youth mentoring services, administered by United Way of Palm Beach County, allowing for recruitment and training of 200 new mentors, thereby reducing the current waitlist. 

This year alone, staff told the board at its December meeting, CSC funds leveraged an additional $49.5 million from other federal, state and local sources. 

Three Palm Beach County children drowned within a five-month span from September 2022 to January 2023. The deaths prompted Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County to take a closer look at drownings involving children with autism in the county.

From a mural in the heart of Pahokee to picnic benches in Lake Worth Beach, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County supports public art projects that pair children with teaching artists. Hear their stories. Learn about the amazing work funded by Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County through the "At the Heart" video series.

In total, CSC has invested more than $5.1 million in 150-plus local nonprofits with operating budgets of less than $1 million. 

In the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, the Council will fund programs that support its mission, so the community’s children are born healthy, grow up with safe and nurturing families, and are ready to learn when they enter school. 

Twenty-seven children worked on the mural this summer, guided by a team of teaching artists. The mural, facing the football practice field, is a collaboration of the City of Pahokee, football coaches and Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County.

The Council’s ad valorem tax revenue would rise by about $10 million, allowing it to focus on implementing its new strategic plan.

New picnic tables in Pahokee are more than just spots for eating. They are works of art bursting with imagination. More than 30 Pahokee children participated this summer in a community art project that brought six, brightly-colored picnic tables to Pahokee city parks and the Pahokee Marina. The project was sponsored by Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach.

These services will strengthen children’s social-emotional and behavioral wellbeing, while also supporting staff who work directly with young children and their families. 

The team’s workshop focused on CSC’s experience in implementing a broad community engagement effort to support early care and education strategic planning.

In Florida, a state where water abounds from beaches to backyards, over 100 children who had autism or were being evaluated for it have drowned since the start of 2021, according to the Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County.

Organizations across Palm Beach County celebrate the month with events, proclamations and campaigns that spread the word about local and national resources. To

More than $132,000 invested by CSC provided children who have cerebral palsy, down syndrome, autism, developmental delays and rare genetic disorders with such durable equipment as wheelchairs, strollers, orthotics, communication devices and adaptive tricycles.