Partners

We’re proud and thankful for our network of partners, consisting of esteemed organizations and professionals whose expertise and resources enhance our capabilities and drive our collective success.

These strategic alliances are pivotal in expanding our reach and delivering exceptional outcomes. Through collaboration and shared vision, we achieve greater impact and innovation in our endeavors.

United States Tennis Association

To promote and develop the growth of tennis

Racquet Sports Professional Association

The purpose of RSPA is to champion the passion for racquet sports by developing professionals who lead with integrity, innovate in coaching and inspire a diverse and inclusive racquet community.

United States Tennis Association Florida

The Florida Section of the United States Tennis Association is your source for Florida tennis including USTA Leagues, Team Tennis, Tournaments, & more.

USTA Florida Section Foundation

With a mission of “Changing Lives Through Tennis“, The USTA Florida Section Foundation provides financial support that helps Floridians of all ages improve their health and quality of life through the great game of tennis. It is the Foundation’s belief that tennis provides opportunities for healthy, social, emotional, physical and educational development and encourages peer and family participation. Foundation grants offer funding for youth tennis programs, adaptive tennis programs for those with special needs, community tennis programs in economically challenged areas along with facility assistance in the renovation, refurbishment and building of quality public tennis facilities.

For more than 50 years, your Community Foundation has been a proud leader in bringing philanthropists and nonprofit partners together to close the gaps on our area’s chronic and current needs. The result? A region on the rise.

This is change for good, forever.

The Family Care Council (FCC)

The Family Care Council (FCC) is made up of parents, grandparents and guardians of people with developmental disabilities, along with self-advocates. Members are appointed to the Council by the Governor. Representatives of organizations and agencies who serve consumers who are developmentally disabled are also part of the Council. There are 15 Councils throughout Florida.

The Council provides education and outreach to other families. We work closely with the Agency for Persons with Disability (APD), and assist families in navigating the system to get the help they need. We also make referrals to agencies and organizations who can assist individuals and families with services.

The Family Care Council is the only family voice in Florida on behalf of those who are developmentally disabled. We meet monthly to share ideas, discuss matters pertaining to APD and the Florida Legislature, and receive information that will be helpful to individuals and families in our community. All are welcome at these meetings. We encourage individuals and families to become part of the decision-making process that affects the lives of their loved ones.

For those residing in Palm Beach County, contact Eileen Licitra at (561) 281-9311, or email at eileenlicitra@bellsouth.net for more information about our meetings, or if you are in need of assistance. Outside Palm Beach County contact the Family Care Council Florida at 1-800-470-8101, or https://www.fccflorida.org/ to find a Council near you.

The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

This is change for good, forever.

Impact 100 Palm Beach County

We are a group of philanthropic women who join together to award $100,000 grants to local 501c3 nonprofit organizations to allow them to launch or expand high-impact initiatives or programs in southern Palm Beach County, Florida.

Project Title: Serving with H.E.A.R.T. South Palm Beach County

187 unduplicated youth participated in the 2-year grant project.
55% overall improvements in Motor Coordination skills
95% overall improvements in Communication skills

Selkirk

In 2014, Selkirk Sport LLC launched as a new pickleball paddle creator by brothers Rob and Mike Barnes and their father Jim.

The company released its first set of pickleball paddles, the 200A and 300A, establishing Selkirk as a premium pickleball brand.

CityPickle

At CityPickle, We Take Play Seriously

CityPickle is your city’s home for pickleball, our country’s fastest growing sport. We want to be your home away from home. Join us.

Men Giving Back Foundation South Palm Beach County

Our Mission is to leverage the power of men doing good by collectively funding grants to non-profit initiatives that positively influence South Palm Beach County.

Boca West Children's Foundation

Our mission is to identify and implement projects assisting at-risk children and their families in Palm Beach County.

Wycliffe Charities

Founded in 1995, Wycliffe Charities Foundation has contributed more than $3 million to numerous charities that help children and adults in need who reside in Palm Beach County. During 2023, we raised and distributed nearly $300,000 to these listed local charities dedicated to helping our neighbors who are autistic, abused, hungry, sick, dying, or face mental or literacy problems.

Progressive Pediatric Therapy

Progressive Pediatric Therapy is committed to provide the best treatment plans to children and their families with speech, functional, and physical disorders. The pediatric therapy team is selected experts in their respected fields and all share a common compassion and love of children.

Lookup Therapy

We support youth ages 2–21 with ABA Therapy, Targeted CaseOccupational Therapy in-center, in-home and at school, saving you time. Plus, we accept most commercial insurances.

Jasen’s Autism Sensory Environment

Jasen’s Autism Sensory Environment uses education and resources to support individuals in our community. We are an inclusive sensory integration center where individuals of all abilities can get sensory inputs when they are sensory seeking, or stress relieve when they are sensory sensitive. Our sensory integration environment has custom built equipment that facilitate the development of motor skills, balance, body awareness as well as social and communication skills.

Pedikidz

Pedikidz caters to medically complex children who depend on technology, therapies, and devoted care by loving individuals. As parents of young children ourselves, we understand and share that unwavering desire to fulfill their diverse and immediate needs.

SETS Consulting

SETS Consulting is equipped with the research, knowledge and education from elite academic institutions and the United States Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE) as well as the practical expertise of being an award winning, industry leading United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) tennis teaching professional and coach spanning four decades.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts

The Broward Center builds community through the arts by delivering quality entertainment, educational opportunities and memorable moments that engage and inspire audiences, nurture collaboration and drive economic vitality.

Affordable Colleges Online

Affordable Colleges Online (AC Online) began in 2012 with the goal of connecting students to affordable, high quality education. We aim to help students and parents identify colleges, programs, and scholarship opportunities that fit their academic and financial ambitions and needs. We believe that affordable, high-quality educational opportunities should be attainable for all students.

Florida Atlantic University

Spanning 110 miles of Southeast Florida’s coast, FAU fosters a vibrant culture that encourages ingenuity and independence. Determination runs deep at FAU, and students learn early that if they dream it – we’ve got the tools to help them achieve it.

Keiser University

At Keiser University we are here to help you succeed by providing the professional and academic foundation to meet your educational goals and objectives. Keiser University continues to be a valuable partner to employers, the community, and, above all, a valued choice for students serious about their education and career.

Exceptional Ensemble

In March 2018, two mothers of special needs adults decided to create in Jupiter a music therapy (MT) program similar to 40-year old programs such as Joybells in PA that use hand bells and chimes to engage adults with intellectual disabilities in the community. They saw this as a way to use music to teach independent living skills in a fun way that builds teamwork and familiarizes community members with this target group. The twice weekly practice sessions led by a trained MT use various modes of communication (colors, gestures, and verbal cues) to say which notes to play and when. Regardless of participants’ abilities, the goal is to improve independent living skills.

Palm Health Foundation

Palm Health Foundation was created in 2001 as the successor to the Good Samaritan and St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundations with assets of $50 million. Through prudent stewardship, Palm Health Foundation has granted more than $93 million to the Palm Beach County community, while growing its assets to more than $85 million.

Palm Beach Speech & OT Specialists

At Palm Beach Speech & OT Specialists, we have an inter-professional team of licensed speech-language pathologists and licensed occupational therapists that provide individual and group treatment. Services address the individual’s specific needs and can include speech therapy, occupational therapy, or both. Speech services will focus on the areas of speech, language, and communication. Occupational services will focus on daily life occupations that facilitate improved quality of life, by targeting motor coordination and sensory processing difficulties. The length of sessions are flexible and will maximize the amount of time necessary in order to make a change.

Star Foundation

ABOUT US At Star Foundation, we aim to empower and transform the lives of children with autism and other developmental differences by providing crucial funding to families, professionals, and the therapy programs who serve them. Through our efforts, we strive to bridge the gap in resources and access to high-quality services, ensuring that every child receives the specialized care and attention they deserve. We firmly believe that every child is unique, and we are dedicated to helping organizations provide individualized approaches that cater to their specific needs and strengths.

Path 2 Potential

Path 2 Potential provides in-home autism and ABA programs in the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, as well as New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida. Click here to learn about the services that we can provide to you and your loved ones.

Florida Faith Church

We CONNECT with people where they are, INSPIRE their relationship with God, and ENGAGE their lives to change the world.

We live, work and play together as a unified church family. God created us to be in relationship with Him and we believe worship is done through our mind, heart, body and soul.

Birth Injury Justice Center

Justice for Birth Injury Victims Many birth injuries are the result of medical negligence before, during, or after labor and delivery. Learning birth injury causes, signs, and treatments can empower and guide you as you take action to help your child.

Billie Jean King's Eye Coach

If you’re not tracking the ball and focusing at contact properly, no amount of fancy footwork or power in your stroke can help you. Using the Eye Coach at home for 10 minutes a day for 5 weeks means 5000 extra hits to train exactly HOW to keep your eye on the ball.

The Eppy Group/Special Needs Planning

The Eppy Group can help you navigate through the uncertain process of planning for the future of your family member with specials needs. They provide from simple to quite complex strategies for special needs planning and beyond. Starting early is your best plan!

Behavior Development Group

Behavior Development Group is a leader in providing in-home and center-based Applied Behavior Analysis services for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Southeast Florida. We serve families from West Palm Beach to Miami and everywhere in between.

Compete 2 Give

Our Mission
Compete 2 Give inspires students and their families to be engaged citizens, who develop a sense of purpose through service to others.

Vision Statement
Empower a generation of children who wish to make positive changes in the lives of families and communities in need, with the result of creating a world of tolerance and peace.

Go Triumph Kids

Triumph Kids is a sensory gym for all kids; a place for kids to play, learn, explore and grow together. We incorporate a vast array of kids groups and classes, as well as Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy for kids with ASD or other developmental delays. We provide an inclusive environment for all children to develop friendships, play and grow together.

F.A.N.S. For Autism

Transforming the lives of children with autism through fitness and fun!

Santa Barbara Photography

Santa Barbara Photography has been capturing Events, Mitzvahs and Weddings since 1990. Based in Boca Raton Florida, Santa Barbara Photography Owner, Lou Santa Barbara, has been dazzling clients for the past 20 years with his exquisite photographs and enthusiastic personality. Santa Barbara Photography is one of the biggest studios in South Florida, and has won multiple photography awards during the years.

Tunies Natural Grocery

Tunie’s mission is to improve the lives of our customers and the people in the South Florida community by making healthy foods, supplements and nutritional education affordable and accessible to everyone.

Special Pops Tennis

Special Populations Tennis Program, Inc. (Special Pops) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that offers an adaptive tennis program specifically designed to share the lifetime sport of tennis with children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Programs offered free of charge to all skill levels, including those who have never played, including year-round tennis instruction, league play, and tournament competition. https://www.specialpopstennis.org

Publix

Welcome to Publix Super Markets. We are the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States. We are successful because we are committed to making shopping a pleasure.

The Access Point Project

TAPP is a one stop shop of services for families with special needs. An inclusive service center covering all needs through the life of the special individual.

We Rock the Spectrum

Gail Nobile Field is the Chief Operating Officer for We Rock the Spectrum Worldwide. A mother of three, lover of Italian food, and passionate Warrior Mom, Gail’s journey working with special needs families began after her son, Jayson, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Creating New Tails

Our programs are designed to open the door for our clients to create a new amazing chapter in their life. We offer services to train the perfect service dog for each individual owner’s unique requirements.

Delray Beach Youth Tennis Foundation

Our goal is to enhance the lives of at-risk youth living in Delray Beach, Florida. We focus on the whole child, emphasizing education, character development and healthy lifestyles – all through the game of tennis.