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 services that are beneficial to the residents of the City of Pompano Beach. These service agreements align with the goals and objectives of the City's Strategic Plan, ensuring that the funded programs contribute to the strategic vision for the community. Additionally, the City has determined that it is currently not in a position to provide such services on its own, and therefore partners with nonprofits to expand the services available to residents.
The nonprofit organizations supported by the City play a key role in advancing the Strategic Plan’s vision for a thriving community. The City’s funding priorities are organized under two main strategic priorities: Workforce-focused Excellence and Community-focused Excellence.
Programs aligned with Workforce-focused Excellence strategy include initiatives in Workforce Development and Education, aimed at equipping residents with the skills and opportunities needed to succeed in the job market. Programs under the Community-focused Excellence strategy address key areas such as Behavioral Health, Senior Services, and Community Events, fostering well-being, supporting vulnerable populations, driving economic growth, and preserving the City’s rich cultural heritage.
This structured approach ensures that funded programs not only address immediate needs but also contribute to the City’s long-term strategic goals, enhancing the quality of life of our residents.
Workforce-focused Excellence Strategy
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
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
Please review our Program Services tab to review the most up-to-date services our award recipients are offering City residents.
Funding Priorities
Community-focused Excellence Strategy
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
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.
