Healthier Glades Launches Free Five-Week Mini Grant Workshop Series

August 21, 2025

Applicants must attend at least one workshop to be eligible
for Healthier Glades 2026 mini grants.

Healthier Glades, a Palm Health Foundation Healthier Together initiative, is inviting residents, grassroots groups, and new nonprofits to take part in a free five-week workshop series designed to prepare first-time applicants for the Healthier Glades Mini Grant.


The initiative empowers the Glades community through its Mini Grant Program by investing in promising programs to promote health, wellness, and youth engagement. Healthier Glades has awarded over $140,000 in mini grants to 52 residents and organizations fostering lasting community impact since 2019.


To be eligible for Healthier Glades 2026 Mini Grant, applicants must attend at least one workshop. Those who complete all five workshops in the series will have a better chance of being awarded the full grant amount if selected.


Eligible applicants include:

  • Glades residents (Belle Glade/Canal Point/Pahokee/South Bay) who have never applied for or received a Healthier Glades Mini Grant
  • Grassroots groups without a 501(c)(3) designation
  • Nonprofits that are less than two years old
  • Youth ages 12-18


Location:

Workshops will take place every Wednesday at 5:30 PM from August 20 to September 17, 2025, at:

The PBC Glades Recovery Hub
25 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd E
Belle Glade, FL 33430


Workshop Schedule:

Each workshop addresses a unique topic designed to strengthen the applicant’s application.

  • August 20, 2025, 5:30 PM: Proposal and program planning
  • August 27, 2025, 5:30 PM: Budgeting
  • September 3, 2025, 5:30 PM: Data collection
  • September 10, 2025, 5:30 PM: Asset framing and storytelling
  • Sept 17, 2025, 5:30 PM: Grant Writing 101


“This series is about building confidence, skills, and connections,” said Annie Ifill, Project Director of Healthier Glades. “We want to make sure that everyone—especially first-time applicants—feels ready to share their vision for a healthier Glades.”


To register for workshops, or for more information:

About Healthier Glades
 Healthier Glades, a Palm Health Foundation Healthier Together initiative, launched in 2017 to focus on behavioral health in Palm Beach County’s western rural communities, including Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, and the unincorporated community of Canal Point. The initiative's motto is "unlocking our strengths," aimed at unleashing the region's rich assets so residents can thrive physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

 

About Palm Health Foundation 
 Palm Health Foundation is Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health. With the support of donors and a focus on results, the foundation builds strong community partnerships, respects diverse opinions, advocates for its most vulnerable neighbors, and inspires innovative solutions to lead change for better health now and for generations to come. The foundation supports health equity for Palm Beach County residents of all backgrounds, heritage, education, incomes, and states of well-being. Palm Health Foundation has invested more than $95 million in Palm Beach County health since 2001. For more information about Palm Health Foundation, visit palmhealthfoundation.org or call (561) 833-6333.

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