February Newsletter

We have so much to be thankful for as we enter into this holiday season. With a staff of only three – we are so incredibly fortunate for our volunteers. Without their dedication and passion, we could never do what we do! In addition, from clothing donations to monetary donations to even just reading these…

Happy New Year to our clients and our community! Our board of directors has completed its planning session for 2021, and our number one priority is to increase the number of women we serve, while also finding new sources of fundraising. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we will be unable to hold our annual Style…

We celebrated the 2nd anniversary of our Belle Glade location, with Belle Glade Mayor Steve Wilson and South Bay Mayor Joe Kyles personally on hand to offer their greetings. Other civic and industry leaders attended, along with partner agency representatives, and a contingent of volunteers who were shuttled by bus from our Palm Springs location….

Our Executive Director Joe Ann Fletcher was crowned “Chief of Light of Igbo” for her volunteer efforts over the past 8 years in helping to improve the lives of the Igbo people in Africa. Read more about this and more in our October newsletter HERE.

Five new nonprofit community service organizations are about to emerge in Palm Beach County, each conceived by a Black working mom who, together with their middle-school-aged sons, are participants in Connect to Greatness (C2G). C2G was founded five years ago to empower and inspire African American/Black boys, primarily in the 6th through 12th grades, to…

Our 2024 Style for Hope luncheon was an epic success, raising $255,500! Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, recipients of our Style Icon award, helped to deliver our message of the importance of empowering women. Their onstage interview with emcee Shannon Cake, the WPTV news anchor, offered candid snippets from their personal and business lives….