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The Glades Initiative Will Be Closed Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 for Labor Day
The Glades Initiative office will be closed Monday, September 7, 2020 for Labor Day. We will re-open with normal hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
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Open to All: Food Distribution Every Wednesday at The Glades Initiative
For the past year and a half, and continuing into the future, The Glades Initiative offers weekly food distribution to anyone in need. Those coming in cars are asked to line up beside the office for drive-through pick-up on Wednesdays from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM. Both drivers and walkers will receive food bags on a first-come first-serve basis.
Our staff and volunteers will wear personal protective gear as we handle and distribute the food bags. We ask that drivers and their passengers remain in their vehicles and practice social distancing measures to keep everyone safe.
WHEN: Every Wednesday | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: The Glades Initiative, 141 SE Avenue C, Belle Glade, FL 33430
CONTACT: For questions, call us at 561-996-3310
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Walk-Up Testing at C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic at Lakeside Medical Center
C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic at Lakeside Medical Center is offering COVID-19 walk-up testing for residents. Testing is by appointment only for any age; patients need not be symptomatic.
WHEN: Monday-Friday (by appointment only) | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics at Lakeside Medical Center, 39200 Hooker Hwy, Belle Glade, FL 33430
CONTACT: 561-642-1000
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Webinar: Inter-Agency Meeting
Attend a meeting of the Inter-Agency Network of Palm Beach County this Tuesday.
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept 1, 2020 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Webinar: Talk About Talent With Rita Barreto Craig
There's no doubt that COVID-19 has affected every aspect of your organization. The fact is, it all begins and ends with talent. Have you thought about the changes you will have to make to your talent management plan?
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept 1, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Philanthropy Tank: Do You Have What it Takes?
If you are in Grades 8-12 and have a social service, activism, or community impact idea, join a virtual workshop to learn how to structure a competitive application.
Virtual Application Workshop Dates:
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 12, 16, 26, 30 & Oct. 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 2020 | Wednesday workshops start at 2:00 p.m.; Saturday workshops start at 10:00 a.m.
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Webinar: Wednesday Conversations with the League
"Wednesday Conversations with the League" is an interactive video session hosted by LWVPBC President Ken Thomas and our Healthcare Committee. This will be an opportunity to discuss firsthand, how the Coronavirus is affecting our local community along with other topics of interest (e.g. voter information, school, and emergency planning, etc.). Please join as Dr. Vassilia Binensztok talks about isolation, self-quarantining, and the effects of continuously focusing on the impacts of this virus in our daily lives.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 | 6:00 p.m.
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Grant Opportunity: Impact the Palm Beaches
Please join Impact the Palm Beaches for this free information session as it reviews the 2021 grant guidelines, explains the application process and answers questions about a high-impact grant from Impact the Palm Beaches. In 2021, high-impact grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to nonprofit applicants in one or more of the following focus areas: Arts and Culture; Education; Environment; Family; Health and Wellness.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept 3 or 8, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. (Sept 3); 10:00 a.m. (Sept 8)
CONTACT: Please email Jacquie Stephens at [email protected] by August 21 with the following information: Name(s) of participant, Organization, Email address(es) and which training session you will be attending.
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Webinar: Starting an Online Business for Next to No Money
There has never been a better time to start a business online than right now. Find out everything you need to know to launch the dream, including:
- The Shoestring process
- The different types of online businesses you can start
- Finding the money
- Making money
- Business nuts-and-bolts, and more!
WHEN: Thursday, September 10, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Zoom: PATCH Monthly Meeting
P.A.T.C.H. (Planned Approach To Community Health) will resume via Zoom. If you serve the Glades, please join us and share what and how you are helping during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | 9:00 a.m.
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Food Distributions in the Glades
The Glades Initiative Food Distribution Every Wednesday (Open to Everyone)
For the past year and a half, and continuing into the future, The Glades Initiative offers weekly food distribution to anyone in need. Those coming in cars are asked to line up beside the office for drive-through pick-up on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM. Both drivers and walkers will receive food bags on a first-come first-serve basis.
Our staff and volunteers will wear personal protective gear as we handle and distribute the food bags. We ask that drivers and their passengers remain in their vehicles and practice social distancing measures to keep everyone safe.
WHEN: Every Wednesday | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: The Glades Initiative, 141 SE Avenue C, Belle Glade, FL 33430
CONTACT: For questions, call us at 561-996-3310
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Palm Beach County Food Finder Map
An interactive tool using Google Maps to help people easily locate free food and hot meals in Palm Beach County. This online tool was created to connect individuals seeking food resources to sites near them. Information is English, Spanish, and Creole. United Way updates the information listed on this map weekly. However, locations and hours of distribution may change. Please consider calling the site prior to visiting to verify information listed. Please note that sites may have specific requirements such as ID.
CONTACT: To access the United Way of Palm Beach County's Food Finder map, click here
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Flipany Grab 'n Go Sites (For Ages 18 and under)
Attached is a list of locations for Grab 'n Go Feeding Sites in the Glades.
WHEN: Monday - Friday | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Click here for more information about site locations
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School Sites Free Meal Distribution Tuesdays & Thursdays (For Ages 18 and under)
Free Meal Distribution Continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 52 school locations throughout the summer. Distribution is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Each day, parents and guardians who pick up food will receive a kit with three days' worth of meals for each child. Meals are FREE to anyone 18 years of age and younger (22 years of age and younger for ESE students), regardless of financial need. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the summer heat, beginning Tuesday, July 7, distribution times will be 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at all open feeding sites. Parents who pick up meals next week will be notified about this change.
WHEN: Tuesdays & Wednedays | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN THE GLADES:
- Belle Glade Elementary, 500 NW Ave L, Belle Glade, FL 33430
- Glade View Elementary, 1100 SW Ave G, Belle Glade, FL 33430 (Starting Thursday)
- Gove Elementary, 1000 SE Ave G, Belle Glade, FL 33430
- Pahokee Elementary, 560 E Main Pl, Pahokee, FL 33476
- Rosenwald Elementary, 1321 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, South Bay, FL 33493
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Hunger Relief Update - August 17, 2020
Below you will find (1) information about the Palm Beach County Food Finder Map (2) a list of food resources (3) additional food resource news and (4) resource and stakeholder updates from DCF.
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Youth Services and Early Learning Coalition Provide Child Care Scholarships to Working Families
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners will provide funding through its Youth Services Department to the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County to provide child care scholarships for qualifying families with school age children grades K-5 who may be participating in the School District of Palm Beach County's distant learning curriculum.
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PBC Community Services Dept. to Temporarily Suspend Rental and Utility Assistance Applications
On Sept. 1, 2020, the Palm Beach County Community Services Department (CSD) will temporarily suspend the acceptance of rental and utility applications to allow sufficient time to process applications currently in the queue. The county will reopen the application portal in October if funds are still available. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31 in order to be processed.
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Upcoming Virtual Diabetes Self-Management Classes
Do you or someone you care for have diabetes or prediabetes and would benefit from learning self-management strategies? Take action to control Diabetes - Now Enrolling for Diabetes Self Management Program Fall Classes -- No Cost to Participate.
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HCSEF Focus Group Sessions - Earn $25 Gift Card
From The Health Council of Southeast Florida (HCSEF): HCSEF continues to engage community members willing to participate in an anonymous 30-minute phone interview as part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. We will be conducting these interviews until September 11th. Participants will receive a $25 gift card for their time. As a reminder, residents do NOT have to be HIV positive to participate.
CONTACT: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 561.844.4220 ext. 2900
Click here to learn more (English, Haitian Creole, Spanish) |
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Skate Parks, Water Fountains, Campgrounds Open Countywide with New Emergency Order
From Palm Beach County: As this order pertains to playgrounds; according to the CDC, outdoor areas generally require routine cleaning and less disinfection than indoor spaces. However, playgrounds are higher-touch facilities and due to the pandemic, PBC Parks personnel will provide a higher level of service to help keep them clean and sanitized as shown in this video. In reopening park playgrounds to the public, the following additional procedures are being carried out each day.
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Emergency Repair Program for COVID-19 Impacted Homeowners in Palm Beach County
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners approved the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) program on August 25 to establish the Emergency Repair Program to assist eligible homeowners whose households demonstrate a direct impact due to COVID-19. Online applications to be accepted starting September 6.
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Nonprofits First - Community Update Aug 28, 2020
Read Nonprofits First's latest COVID-19 Community Update.
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CSC: Monday Morning Update, August 31, 2020
Read the latest from the Children's Services Council: CSC Statement and COVID-19 Resources.
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Job Opportunities
In the Glades
Alzheimer's Community Care
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Previous Postings - The Glades Area
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In Need of Masks? Contact The Glades Initiative, Inc.
If you or people you know need masks, The Glades Initiative has masks and will share them with anyone in the Glades who needs them. These are the white two-ply reusable washable masks given by the health department. Call or come by to pick them up as long as supplies last.
If you are with a group of vulnerable people and need more than 20, call us first and we will do our best to help you get what you need.
WHERE: The Glades Initiative, Inc., 141 SE Avenue C, Belle Glade, FL 33430
CONTACT: 561-996-3310
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Support The Glades Initiative by Purchasing a Reusable Bag at Winn Dixie this September!
Looking for a way to support the local community in this uncertain time? Local non-profits are in need of donations to provide others with support. You can give back to The Glades Initiative by picking up a $2.50 reusable Community Bag at the Winn Dixie located at 900 South Main Street in Belle Glade in September. We will receive a $1 donation for every bag sold this month.
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Career & Technical Education Begins Aug. 31 at WTEC
Find out more information about West Technical Education Center's Career & Technical Education beginning on Aug. 31, 2020.
WHEN: Monday, Aug. 31, 2020
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Facing Eviction? The Legal Aid Society Provides Free Legal Assistance
The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County provides free legal assistance and representation in landlord tenant matters to eligible tenants who have been impacted by COVID-19 in Palm Beach County.
Click here to learn more (Landlord Tenant Assistance) |
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Expanded Wi-Fi Allows Residents to Connect to Library Internet from Library Parking Lot
All branches of the Palm Beach County Library System have expanded Wi-Fi signals throughout the parking lot. This will allow members who do not want to come into the building to access the internet from their car.
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PBC Office of Equal Business Opportunity to Celebrate National Black Business Month
August 2020 marks the 16th celebration of National Black Business Month. In recognition, the Palm Beach County Office of Equal Business Opportunity (OEBO) is hosting an event, "The State of Black Business in Palm Beach County," and participating in other events during the month. The observance highlights the impact Black businesses make in the community as well as the U.S. economy.
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Library Announces Employee's Retirement, September Events, and Monthly Take-Home Craft Kits
From Gessy Volcimus, Belle Glade Library: "sad to confirm that Ms. Ellen at the Pahokee library has retired. She has brought joy to so many children and adults over the years and will be greatly missed. I am going through Ms. Ellen's inventory and found boxes of books waiting for children to read them. Those of you who promote literacy and encourage independent reading are welcome to pick up age-appropriate books to distribute to students and families ..."
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PBC Libraries Offer Pop-up Media Labs Virtual Classes
Pop Up Media Labs are now available in 13 branches of the Palm Beach County Library System. The Pop Up Media Labs are an expansion of the Main Library's CreationStation, a digital media lab that provides the tools for the public to create audio and video content, podcasts and image editing.
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Nonprofits First - Community Update Aug 21, 2020
Read Nonprofits First's latest COVID-19 Community Update.
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CSC: Monday Morning Update, August 24, 2020
Read the latest from the Children's Services Council: CSC Statement and COVID-19 Resources.
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Job Opportunities
In the Glades
Alzheimer's Community Care
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Posting Information: eBlast and Volunteers
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Anyone wishing to add their local announcements or events is welcome to submit their information by Friday to be posted the following week. Please include a brief summary of the information to be posted with your contact name, phone number, and/or flyer.
*If you want to submit a posting please email us at [email protected]
or (561) 996-3310.*
If you would like to submit your volunteer opportunities on our site below, please email us at [email protected]
Check the Glades Community Calendar
for additional activities scheduled in
the Glades area:
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Check out Volunteer Opportunities at the Glades Initiative or opportunities with our Partners in the Glades
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Donate to the Glades Initiative, Inc.
SOLICITATIONS UNDER THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES REGISTRATION #CH16445 BENEFIT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THE GLADES INITIATIVE, INC. INFORMATION ABOUT THE GLADES INITIATIVE IS AVAILABLE AT (561) 996-3310, OR AT www.gladesinitiative.org 'A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES AT WWW.FLORIDACONSUMERHELP.COM OR BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.' The Glades Initiative, Inc. a not for profit tax exempt organization receives 100% of each contribution.
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