July 2023
Update From Our CEO: Scott Hansel

Visit any of our five BRIDGES locations during the summer months, and you will find our team engaging with families and children through capacity-building workshops, community events, and parent-child activities. We operate five out of ten BRIDGES neighborhood resource centers in partnership with the Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County. The BRIDGES summer reading program offers group and individual meetings, resources, and activities that support children’s literacy growth over the summer months and prevents summer learning loss.

BRIDGES are neighborhood gathering places across Palm Beach County for families in the following zip codes: 33403, 33404, 33407, 33401, 33461, 33460, 33435, 33476 and 33430.

Each location offers many free services, including tips and workshops for parents of young children; healthy ways to help your child grow and learn; help finding community resources; and the use of lending libraries and business centers. 

Visit cpsfl.org/bridges for more information on our BRIDGES locations or bridgesofpbc.org.
Pictured: Children engage in summer enrichment activities with a Child Development Specialist while parents receive instruction from a Parent Coach at BRIDGES at Highland in Lake Worth.
Mental Health Professionals Will Continue Supporting PBC Students
A partnership with Palm Beach County School District will continue through the Behavioral-Mental Health Services for Students initiative for the upcoming academic school year. Community Partners of South Florida employees serve as co-located Mental Health Professionals and support students in twelve public schools across Palm Beach County. Students may receive twelve sessions at no cost to families.
Goal Getter
West Palm Beach resident Shanice joined the Securing Our Future Initiative after she and her three daughters became homeless.
From The Boardroom
Congratulations to our Board Chair, Charlotte Pelton, for being honored with a Women in Leadership Award (WILA) in the Volunteer category from the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches.

Pictured L-R: CPSFL Board Members Whitney Walker, Scott Hansel (CEO), Charlotte Pelton, Rev. James B. Cook, Jean Wihbey, PhD
We've Moved
Our website has moved to cpsfl.org. Content, resources, and referral methods remain but our new website home and email address change is official.
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