Through this Targeted Care Area,  United Way of Palm Beach County is improving access to health care and promoting healthy behaviors. 

The following is just some of this Care Area's programs and partnerships that are having a measurable impact on residents in Palm Beach County. 

Family Nurse Consultants
United Way of Palm Beach County provides funding support for the Alzheimer’s Family Nurse Consultants who are registered nurses with a specialized expertise and training on the needs of caregivers’ and patients who live in the community, and/or participate in one of the seven neighborhood specialized dementia specific day care service sites. Interviews and consultations with caregivers are done at any one of the four accessible office sites, and when required, in the home as well. Based upon these assessments, the Family Nurse Consultant makes recommendations to caregivers and family members to develop an individualized short and long-term plan to address their overall needs throughout the duration of the disease process. This diminishes institutionalization, while increasing the longevity of caregivers. These nurses assess the emotional, medical, and physical needs of patients, caregivers and family while placing a safety net.

Other services of this program include: healthcare provider and caregiver educational programs, support groups, 24-hour crisis line, hurricane counseling, quarterly Alzheimer’s magazine, and in-home crisis interventions that are culturally sensitive and competent.

211 Elder Crisis Outreach Program
The Elder Crisis Outreach (ECO) assists vulnerable, distressed elders and their caregivers by providing information, referral, service linkage and advocacy. As a natural extension of the 211 Elder HelpLine, ECO fills a void in the service delivery continuum for the elderly of our community by providing short-term, in-home outreach services to elders who may be experiencing physical illness, difficulty meeting basic needs, bereavement, financial hardship, social isolation, victimization, emotional distress, suicidal thoughts or other crisis.

Gleaning
Gleaning is a process in which volunteers pick fresh fruits and vegetables that have been donated by local farmers. Gleaned food is then distributed through the Palm Beach County Community Food Alliance free to many local community food providers with food pantries and major feeding sites that feed the hungry in Palm Beach County. This is a program through the Palm Beach County Community Food Alliance, an initiative of United Way. 

Read more about the PBC Community Food Alliance

This Targeted Care Area funds the following agencies:

211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast
Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast
Alzheimer’s Community Care
American Red Cross, Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter
AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse)
Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County
C.R.O.S. Ministries (Christians Reaching Out to Society)
Deaf Service Center of Palm Beach County
Gulfstream Goodwill Industries
Mae Volen Senior Center
Palm Beach County Community Food Alliance
Village Baptist Church
YWCA of Palm Beach County

For more information on this Targeted Care Area and its projects, please contact United Way of Palm Beach County at (561) 375-6600.

If you are in need of services or assistance, please contact 211, an information and referral line funded by United Way of Palm Beach County. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 211 provides quick and easy access to the public to the more than 5,000 programs in Palm Beach County that provide services locally. The programs, projects, and services United Way supports are registered with 211.

Just dial 2-1-1, or (561) 383-1111, to get access to the many services offered in our community. You may also visit 211's Web site at www.211palmbeach.org