Giving Back to the Community We Serve

Every organization below is a real, established charity serving Broward County and South Florida. If one of them speaks to you, visit their official site and give directly to them.

⭐ This Month’s Local Spotlight

Feeding South Florida — South Florida’s leading hunger-relief organization, serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties through direct programs and a network of hundreds of community partners. If a neighbor is hungry tonight, this is the team feeding them.

Donate on Feeding South Florida’s official site → · Visit feedingsouthflorida.org

Spotlight means exactly this: a free feature on this page because the work matters. It is not a paid placement and not an endorsement of us by them.

Food Security

• Feeding South Florida — Ends hunger in South Florida with immediate access to nutritious food, hunger and poverty advocacy, and programs that transform lives. Serves: Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade & Monroe Counties. Donate on their official site →

Recovery & Behavioral Health

• Henderson Behavioral Health — Broward’s nonprofit behavioral-health system since 1953: mental-health and substance-use treatment, crisis services, housing and recovery support for adults, children, and veterans. Serves: Broward County (Lauderdale Lakes). Donate on their official site →
• The Salvation Army of Broward County — Emergency shelter and up-to-two-year transitional housing (Red Shield Lodge) with case management and job support in Fort Lauderdale. Serves: Broward County. Donate on their official site →

Families & Kids

• Jack & Jill Center (Jack & Jill Children’s Center, Inc.) — Strengthens children and families since 1942 through early education, an elementary school, family coaching, and emergency support for working families. Serves: Fort Lauderdale / Broward County. Donate on their official site →
• United Way of Broward County — Mobilizes the whole community around health, education, and financial stability — including MISSION UNITED, its program supporting veterans and military families right here in Broward. Serves: Broward County. Visit / Donate on their official site →

Housing & Homelessness

• Habitat for Humanity of Broward — Brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope; working families build and buy affordable homes with coaching along the way. Serves: Broward County. Donate on their official site →
• Broward Partnership (Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Inc.) — Runs Broward’s Homeless Assistance Centers: emergency housing, healthcare, job training, and a path back to independence. Serves: Fort Lauderdale & Pompano Beach. Donate on their official site →
• HOPE South Florida — Faith-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter and housing assistance for homeless families, veterans, and individuals. Serves: Fort Lauderdale / Broward County. Donate on their official site →
• The Lord’s Place — Housing, employment training, job coaching, and post-release reentry services for homeless adults. Serves: Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach). Donate on their official site →

Reentry & Second Chances

• Florida Justice Center — Nonprofit legal aid for justice-involved people: record sealing and expungement, voting rights, and driver’s license reinstatement. Serves: Fort Lauderdale / South Florida. Donate on their official site →
• OIC of South Florida — Workforce training and job placement that explicitly serves adults returning from incarceration. Serves: Fort Lauderdale / South Florida. Donate on their official site →

Community Backbone

• Urban League of Broward County — Employment and training, affordable housing, and health and financial services for underserved communities. Serves: Fort Lauderdale / Broward County. Donate on their official site →
• 211 Broward — The 24/7 helpline for Broward County: dial 211 for free, confidential referrals to food, housing, crisis, and health services. If you don’t know where to start, start here — and if you can, support the line that answers. Serves: Broward County. Visit / Donate on their official site →

Police & Military

Two communities this practice stands behind year-round — with dedicated coverage-help pages, because their families face gaps most people never see:

• Health Coverage for Veterans & Military Families — VA care, CHAMPVA, TRICARE transitions, and Marketplace options for spouses and kids.
• Health Coverage for Police, Fire & EMS Families — spouse gaps, between-jobs coverage, pre-65 retirement bridges, and support lines that understand the job.

Nominate a Local Charity

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And If You Need Coverage, That’s My Job

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