Good News - April 2023

37 APRIL 2023 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition OUT AND ABOUT The official Grand Opening of 4KIDS newest office located in Southwest Florida was held the first week March. In Southwest Florida, four foster families are already licensed and six more are currently undergoing the process to welcome children into their homes. Key relationships and partnerships have already been built with churches and businesses in the surrounding areas, and the organization is eager to see how God will impact this community as they provide hope to more kids and families in crisis. 4KIDS expansion doesn't end there, they are also putting down roots in Miami-Dade County this year. Learn more at 4KIDS.us During their annual Spring Celebration on March 16, StrikeForce 421, a women’s giving circle, gave away $210,700, funding all five of their grant finalists thanks to their circle of Pledge Partners. Grace Place School received $31,700 to grow their Small Business Development Program for at-risk youth. Hearts for Moms received $50,000 to provide innovative programs to empower single moms and their children for a prosperous future and reach 14 new single moms in Boca Raton this year. Many But One received $39,000 to fund their summer program and advance the gospel through training in the arts for those who would otherwise not be able to financially afford this nurturing of their God-given talents. Sonrise Mission received $65,000 to fully fund the purchase of a 15 passenger Ford Transit XL van, insurance for one year, and custom wrapping of the van, which will be used to transport program members to work projects and events. Youth for Christ received $25,000 to double the number of youth reached through their Broward County outreach from 600 to 1,200. StrikeForce 421 believes in making a radical impact in ministries in our community. Pledge Partners give $1,000 or more each year, which is all given away to ministries. Learn more at strikeforce421.org. Habitat Broward’s 4th AnnualCEOBuildReturns Habitat for Humanity of Broward hosted its 4th annual CEO Build, led by co-chairs Brent Burns, President and CEO of JM Family Enterprises, Inc. and Keith Koenig, Chairman of CITYFurniture at “ARickCaseHabitat Community” in Pompano Beach. Fifty CEOs and C-suite leaders from many of South Florida’s largest companies spent the morning working side by side to support affordable homeownership in Broward County, the most cost-burdened housing market in the country. Habitat for Humanity of Broward offers working families a way to earn an affordable mortgage kept to 30 percent of household income through the sweat equity they invest. Learn more at habitatbroward.org L to R: Cressman Bronson, PNC Bank; Brent Burns, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Nancy Robin, Habitat for Humanity of Broward; and Melanie Dickinson, South Florida Business Journal 4KIDS Expands to Southwest Florida AmandaFleischmann, TimPutman, RickJacobs,KevinEnders,Mat John, TomLukasik,ShelleyBaker, andMadisonSpragu From left to right - Many But One: John Detweiler, Anna English, Treasha Detweiler, Sheri Hecocks, Robbie Pinera; Youth For Christ: Kristen North, David Smith, Marqui Cambronero, Jonathan Padron; Hearts For Moms: Sheila Lloyd, Angela Ball, Tanisha Mobley, Ray & Denny Megginson; Sonrise Mission: Steven Jackson, Marion Adair, Victor Adair, Cynthia Walker, Lee Pilcher, Sandy McNulty; Grace Place School: Eizabeth Coldren & Judit Sohr StrikeForce 421 Gifts Grants to Five Local Charities

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