Welcome to Adopt-A-Family’s Blog!
In this section, you will find the most relevant news about Adopt-A-Family’s funding partners, agency highlights, family success stories, and event updates.
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24th of May 2022
Recap: The 10th Annual Better Ball Invitational
The 10th Annual Better Ball Invitational Golf Tournament was a smashing success! Clear skies and friendly competition set the stage for a fantastic day of fun, as 82 players took to the Banyan Cay course on May 6 in support of Adopt-A-Family. Thanks to all participants, as well as our 55 amazing sponsors, the event raised […]
11th of April 2018
Adopt-A-Family Month at Pistache
Adopt-A-Family is honored to have been chosen by Pistache to feature us all month long in their West Palm Beach location. Throughout the month of April, visit Pistache French Bistro to help support Adopt-A-Family. For each glass of Gerard Bertrand Rosè sold during the entire month of April, Pistache will donate a portion of profits to Adopt-A-Family. […]
6th of March 2017
Must Read: Adopt-A-Family Releases 2016 Annual Report
Just Released: Adopt-A-Family’s 2016 Annual Report. Today, Adopt-A-Family released our 2016 Annual Report for digital download. In the past year, we provided access to services to 2,167 Palm Beach County families while ending or preventing an episode of homelessness for 635 families. Most importantly, our programmatic accomplishments could not be possible without our dedicated funders, supporters, staff, and […]
27th of December 2016
Affordable Housing – News, Policy, Research, and how it impacts our families
Our nation at-large is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. In Palm Beach County, many thousands of families are feeling the effects of the crisis, first hand. At the national level, there are only 28 adequate, affordable and available units for every 100 extremely low-income (ELI) families, down from 37 only a decade prior […]
18th of November 2016
2016 Annual Meeting Celebrates Successes and Dedicated Team Members
Yesterday evening, Adopt-A-Family staff and Board of Directors celebrated the Annual Meeting on the Project Grow turf. We want to take the opportunity to formally recognize our Annual Meeting award recipients. Staff Awards 5 Year Recognition – Rae Harris. Since day one, Rae has brought a rare energy, spirit, and work ethic toward becoming an […]
22nd of August 2016
Meet the Cutler’s, a determined SEH family well on their way to homeownership!
“Before coming to AAF’s Service Enriched Housing (SEH), we fought hard to find an affordable place to call our home, but never found luck. The housing market in Palm Beach County is so, SO expensive. We never had the opportunity to save toward our dream of homeownership. We lived for a short time with my […]
1st of April 2016
Adopt-A-Family Congratulates Rose Beauvil, a Homeownership Success Story
This spring, Rose Beauvil successfully purchased a home through Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County – becoming the 6th homeowner through Adopt-A-Family’s (AAF) Service Enriched Housing program since 2014. Rose worked incredibly hard, performing hundreds of hours in sweat equity to obtain an interest-free mortgage on her new home. Additionally, Rose worked closely with […]