HabCenter Boca Raton recently received a $75,000 grant from The Jim Moran Foundation. This funding supports inclusive opportunities for people with lifelong disabilities through adult day training programs, emotional and mental health services, preparation for supported employment, as well as enriching experiences and social connections.
For more than 40 years, HabCenter has provided adults with special needs with the knowledge, skills, and behavior needed to lead useful and productive lives with dignity, respect, and independence. “We are grateful to The Jim Moran Foundation for supporting the HabCenter’s efforts to empower our clients. The gift has a monumental impact on our ability to grow program offerings at the Center that provide work development opportunities and mental health services,” said Sherry A. Henry, Director of Development for HabCenter. “We offer a wide range of comprehensive, individually tailored programs to enable all our clients to maximize their potential, live fulfilling lives, and foster the opportunity to become productive, contributing members of the community.”
About 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, including 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 www.habcenter.org.
About the Jim Moran Foundation:
Founded by automotive pioneer Jim Moran, the mission of The Jim Moran Foundation is to improve the quality of life for the youth and families of Florida through the support of innovative programs and opportunities that meet the ever-changing needs of the community. The Foundation has invested more than $215 million in education, elder care, family strengthening, after school and youth transitional living initiatives since its inception in 2000 with efforts currently focused in Broward, Palm Beach and Duval counties. Through a long-term grant agreement, The Foundation’s significant funders are JM Family Enterprises, Inc., and its subsidiaries, including Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. To learn more, visit www.jimmoranfoundation.org or call (954) 429-2122.