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.

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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.

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