Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Center for Trauma Counseling, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different): N/A
Also Known As: N/A
Mailing Address: 6801 Lake Worth Road, Suite 307
City: Greenacres
State: FL
Postal Code: 33467
Main Phone: 5614443914
Main Fax: 561-768-7719
Organization Website: www.palmbeachmentalhealth.org
Employer ID Number: 454708248
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/14/2025
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Children and Youth Mental Wellness Program
Project Description:

The Children and Youth Mental Wellness Program serves Palm Beach County (PBC) children/youth 3-21 who cannot obtain care otherwise due to inability to afford. The need for affordable, easily accessible mental healthcare services remains high. In 2024, 240 children/youth were served by this program; 92 aboard the Mobile Hope Clinic (MHC) and 148 in-office/via telehealth.

Quality mental wellness services help children/youth suffering from trauma regulate their emotions, stop self-harming behaviors, suicidal ideation/attempts, and prevents costly, additionally traumatic inpatient placement.

For PBC’s most in-need children/youth, services are:

• FREE to those who qualify
• provided by qualified therapists experienced in child/youth trauma
• offered in English/Spanish/Creole
• available without a waitlist
• easily accessible through our ‘avenues to care’; in-office/telehealth/MHC

Funding will support direct mental healthcare services to children/youth (3-21) where services are easiest to access for the client; in-office/telehealth/MHC. The MHC continues to demonstrate great efficacy for expanding services to PBC’s most in-need children/youth. Operating on our highly successful ‘community-partner model’, the MHC serves children/youth on-site at other local agencies where they already visit for other needs, thereby eliminating transportation barriers to come to us. The MHC currently provides services each week to children/youth in the after school programs at 4 PBC Boys & Girls Clubs (Boca/Delray/West Palm/Riviera Beach). The agency continually seeks new MHC community partners where we can serve more in-need children/youth.

Clients without insurance/living below poverty level are offered 8-10 FREE sessions. Those that do not qualify for free sessions are offered extremely reduced rates based on a sliding scale starting at $45 per session.

The $8,000 award from the Hermanowski Family Foundation for services in 2025 was deeply appreciated. We are hopeful the Hermanowski Family Foundation will consider supporting services again in 2026; the requested $10,000 will support 57 hours of free/low-cost mental healthcare services to in need PBC children/youth (3-21).

Total Project Budget: $340,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: The Jim Moran Foundation $100,000 Mary Alice Fortin Foundation $32,000 BallenIsles Charities Foundation $30,000 Great Charity Challenge $19,500 Weyenberg Foundation $15,000 Stoops Family Foundation $10,000 The Law Enforcement Trust Fund $10,000 William and Helen Thomas Charitable Trust $5,000 Pending: Community Foundation $50,000 Frenchmans Reserve 42,000 Plangere $10,000 Blum $6,500

Project Duration: 12 months (1/1/2026-12/31/2026)
Geographical Area Served: Palm Beach County, Florida
Age Group To Be Served: 3-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Helya
Contact Last Name: Ortiz
Contact Title: CEO
Contact Phone: 561-504-3640
Contact Email: helya@palmbeachmentalhealth.org