Caridad Center

Caridad Center is the largest free healthcare clinic in Florida and one of the largest in the entire nation.

Caridad offers comprehensive medical, vision, & dental care for the uninsured and underserved children & families of Palm Beach County. More than 700 doctors, dentists, nurses, dental hygienists, as well as many others in the area of outreach & education give their time so generously to help our cause.

The Caridad Center is working tirelessly daily to ensure that the poor, uninsured, and underserved individuals and families of Palm Beach County receive our life-changing healthcare, education, and outreach programs. Caridad gives families a fighting chance to stay healthy and to get the proper medical, vision, & dental treatment. For thousands of people in Palm Beach County who come from all walks of life, Caridad is the only hope they will have for living a healthy life.

Mission:
To upgrade the health, education, and living standards of underserved children and families.

Vision:
To eliminate the cycle of poverty for the families that we serve in South Florida.

Caridad Center provides services to uninsured children and adults who reside in Palm Beach County and live at or below the 200% federal poverty level. Proof of income, a photo ID, proof that you live in Palm Beach County, and a birth certificate for children 18 yrs. and younger are required.

To learn more about Caridad Center, click here

Wayne Barton Study Center

The purpose of the Wayne Barton Study Center is to enhance the health, welfare, and education of children in need in our community. We believe that positive choices empower our youth into leading productive lives. High School graduation is the expectation of the Study Center; college education is the goal. WBSC is intended to fill those needs that are not being met through the home or school. The Study Center emphasizes academic development, counseling, nutritional needs, study skills, recreational activities, living skills, and citizenship in a multicultural society.

The Wayne Barton Study center came about when retired Boca Raton Police Officer Wayne Barton patrolled the Pearl City neighborhood in the 1980s. He understood the challenges facing the area’s youth as he had grown up under very similar circumstances: poor, suffering from low self-esteem, being told he would never amount to anything. To give the youth a “boost” he convinced the local housing authority to allow him to turn a 600 square foot apartment in Dixie Manor public housing project into a study center. The neighborhood youth were invited to use the center as a safe place to do their homework and escape an often- chaotic home environment that did not support learning.

Although the apartment was a good beginning, it was not large enough to accommodate all the youth who needed and wanted help. Wayne Barton envisioned a true study center designed to get young people off the streets and guide them toward a successful future. The challenge to meet the needs of the youth resulted in the formation of Barton’s Boosters, a group that worked tirelessly to raise $2.3 million dollars to construct the Wayne Barton Study Center.

To learn more about The Wayne Barton Study Center, click here

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Boca Raton Toy Drive

An annual event sponsored by 4 Rotary Clubs located in the City of Boca Raton, Florida.

Countdown to our 20th Event!

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Where:

Sugar Sand Park

Date:

Sunday, December 13th, 2026

Time:

10AM to 2PM

Address:

300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton FL 33486

Drop-off Locations

Some Pictures of Last Year!

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Drop-off
Locations
Goal: 100

Confirmed!

Toys Goal
this Year:
10,000

Collected!

Toy Drive Distribution Campaigns 10 scaled

Rotary Clubs & Partner Organizations

The Boca Raton Toy Drive works side by side with Rotary Clubs and their partner organizations to make sure toys are delivered to children who truly need them, in an organized and transparent way.

Click here to find a Distribution Center in Your Area!

Wish List on:

Christmas Ornaments

A collection of Ornaments celebrating the Rotary Toy Drive events since 2006.

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$30

$50

Photo Gallery

A collection of photos of previous events

About the Toy Drive

Toy Drive never fails to bring the community together for the common good as an annual family event. Families come out to enjoy free carousel rides, food, and Santa, all while bringing toys and donations for this Rotary Event. All six Rotary Clubs have partnered together over the years to host a successful Toy Drive.

The Team of Rotary Clubs of Boca Raton
District 6930:

Boca Raton:
https://rotaryclubbocaraton.com/
Boca Raton Downtown:
https://www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org/
Boca Raton Sunrise:
Boca Raton Sunrise
Boca Raton West:
https://www.rotarybocaratonwest.org/

The Toy Drive started in 2006 with the idea of Douglas Heizer and David Wilson. The Rotary Clubs of Boca Raton helped build the Carousel at Sugar Sand Park. As a Thank-You, the park gave the Rotary Clubs one day to use the carousel however they wanted. As Rotarians tend to do, they found a need in the community and went to solve it.

“It was a need I saw in our community that was being neglected, and I knew we had to make a difference somehow. I never expected this Toy Drive to get so big, but I am excited and happy to see the community joining together for such an important cause,” says co-founder Douglas Heizer.

This Toy Drive collects toys for Wayne Barton Study Center. In the past twelve years, over $75,000 in toys and donations were collected from our community, for our community.

There are multiple different drop-off locations around Boca Raton. The spots are utilized to help increase the number of donations and promote the event. The Toy Drive also hopes to get assistance from Company Holiday Parties.

Throughout November, the Rotary Club and the open drop-off locations will accept toys and donations for the Boca Raton Toy Drive. All leading up to the Toy Drive event on December 2nd from 10 am to 4 pm at Sugar Sand Park, where kids can go on free rides on the carousel and see Santa. The event will also have free barbeque lunch and drinks with a donation or toy.

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Wayne Barton Study Center

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