HabCenter Boca Raton Receives Transformational $120,000 Grant from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation.
Boca Raton, FL (September 4, 2025) — HabCenter Boca Raton is honored to announce a generous grant of $120,000 from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation. This extraordinary gift comes in recognition of HabCenter’s 47 years of service to the community.
During their recent visit, the Foundation expressed deep appreciation for the heart, dedication, and dignity our team brings to the lives of those we serve. The additional support was awarded as a tribute to the lasting impact of our mission to equip adults with developmental differences and mental health challenges with the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to lead useful and productive lives with dignity, respect, and independence.
“This remarkable gift will allow us to strengthen and expand our programs, from vocational training to mental wellness services, ensuring that every individual who walks through our doors is given opportunities to thrive.” Sherry A Henry, Chief Executive Officer of HabCenter Boca Raton.
We are deeply grateful for this partnership and the Foundation’s confidence in our work. With their support, HabCenter can continue to create opportunities that matter – ensuring every individual we serve is seen, valued, and given the tools to live with purpose and independence.
About the HabCenter:
HabCenter Boca Raton is a nonprofit organization that opened its doors in 1978 to equip adults with special needs with the knowledge, skills, and behavior needed to lead useful and productive lives with dignity, respect, and independence. HabCenter provides a safe, enriching environment to empower the spirit of those individuals it serves and encourage their unlimited potential. Essential programs the HabCenter offers are Social Services, and mental-wellness counseling, Developmental Training, Programs in Education, Art and Recreation (P.E.A.R.), and Vocational Training within HabCo Manufacturing and the HabCenter Plant Nursery that provide horticultural training. HabCenter also offers local businesses and universities partnership opportunities through HabCo Manufacturing, the Nursery and counseling, special education and occupational therapy internship programs. HabCenter also has a Supported Employment program, which provides competitive integrated employment (CIE) opportunities for clients who can work in the community by preparing them with the knowledge, skills and behaviors they need to be successful. To learn more, visit habcenter.org.