The City of Pompano Beach enters into service agreements with a variety of nonprofit organizations that serve a valid public purpose and perform or provide a service(s) that is beneficial to the residents of the City of Pompano Beach. In addition, the City has determined that it is currently not in a position to provide such service(s) on its own, thus the City is expanding its services provided to the residents.
The nonprofit organizations work to achieve the City’s goals and objectives and highlight our rich cultural make-up as a community, in particular, those programs or services that fall within our three (3) Funding Priorities: Preferred Place to Live (Education, Behavioral Health and Senior Services), Preferred Place to Do Business (Workforce Readiness) and Preferred Place to Visit (Community Events & Preserving Cultural Heritage).
The City of Pompano Beach receives many more requests that it can support. When a request is denied, it does not imply that the applicant’s program is not vital. It may mean that the request does not fall within our funding priorities/giving guidelines or that all funds for the year have been allocated.
Funding Priorities
Preferred Place to Live
Education
- Work with local nonprofits on school readiness, low-performing schools' turnaround and the achievement gap
- Offer resources to help teachers to be more effective
- Helping underperforming students acquire the knowledge, skills and behaviors they need to succeed in school, college or career pathways
- Offer education in financial literacy, budgeting, insurance, and home maintenance to teach residents to manage resources on a limited income
- Stimulate cognitive and social emotional learning and career pathway interest of teens with the use of technology including but not limited to: STEM education, cybersecurity and e-sports
Behavioral Health
- Help residents (including youth and families) who have substance use disorders, mental health disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders with treatment, recovery support services and prevention
- Improve behavioral health outcomes for residents by reducing rates of hospitalization, mortality, substance use, and involvement with the criminal justice system
- Support the prevention and reduction of community violence, including those most at risk of experiencing community violence, including youth, racial and ethnic minority groups, and disadvantaged or underserved groups
Senior Services
- Assist senior residents to maintain their independence and improve their quality of life by providing transportation, meal assistance, support groups and healthy living programming
Please review our Program Services tab to review the most up-to-date services our award recipients are offering City residents.
Preferred Place to Do Business
Workforce Readiness
- Give access to vocational assistance, training/education, technical skills, job search assistance, and referrals for job placement for high school age students in Pompano Beach and/or adult residents
- Train in interpersonal skills to assist in job-seeking
- Connect employers who need skilled workers to those in need of employment
- Develop small business and entrepreneurship training for residents with lack of access to jobs
- Provide childcare and transportation services for residents to work and thrive in the communities that they live in
Please review our Program Services tab to review the most up-to-date services our award recipients are offering City residents.
Preferred Place to Visit
Community Events & Preserving Cultural Heritage
- Support events that drive economic development into the Pompano Beach area
- Support events that use of our "world-class" beach, growing downtown and destination venues as an event venue
- Preserve cultural sites, objects and/or expressions that have a historical or cultural significance to the City and highlight our rich cultural make-up as a community
Please review our Program Services tab to review the most up-to-date services our award recipients are offering City residents.
