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Upcoming FoundCare Events

Job Fair

Date: February 16, 2023

Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location: 2330 S. Congress Avenue Palm Springs, FL 33406

FoundCare will host a job fair on Thursday, February 16, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, at our Palm Springs health center.

Walk-ins welcome or schedule a time.

Click here for more information.

À Votre Santé

Date: March 8, 2023

Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location: 340 Seaview Avenue Palm Beach, FL 33480

Join us under the stars and the full moon for an unforgettable evening garden party. FoundCare's annual fundraising event, presented by Addison Hines Charitable Trust, will benefit the underserved and uninsured individuals and families FoundCare proudly serves.

Sponsorship opportunities and tickets are now available. Visit our website for more information.

Click here to view our Sponsors.

Beep! Beep! Our Mobile Health Unit Is Here!

On January 18, 2023, FoundCare welcomed our mobile health unit, which will provide much-needed primary care services directly to Riviera Beach community members until our new health center is opened at 3501 Broadway. Click here for a peek inside.

Stay tuned for more information on where we will be stationed throughout Riviera Beach. We will post our schedule on our website.

For more information, or for a sneak peek at our Riviera Beach health center, click here.

FoundCare Dedicates Okeechobee Blvd Health Center

FoundCare’s greatest supporters raised a glass to the first lady of FoundCare, Yolette Bonnet, as the organization recently dedicated its Okeechobee Blvd location in her name. The Yolette Bonnet Center, located at 5867 Okeechobee Blvd in West Palm Beach, stands as the culmination of Ms. Bonnet’s vision, hard work, and perseverance following a lifelong promise to her late mother to provide quality healthcare to underserved community members.

Pictured left to right: Board Member Bertha Condes, Board President Vivianne Jean Francois, Yolette Bonnet, Board Member Miron Ebanks

FoundCare's 2022 Highlights

First Lady Jill Biden Visits FoundCare

On June 23, 2022, FoundCare welcomed First Lady Jill Biden to the Palm Springs health center as she promoted the Cancer Moonshot initiative. The First Lady toured FoundCare's Promise Fund Mammography Screening Center before speaking to FoundCare leaders and Promise Fund patient navigators. After her visit to FoundCare, Biden attended the Cancer Moonshot event held at the West Palm Beach Hilton, where she gave a speech along with Nancy Brinker, founder of the Promise Fund of Florida.

FoundCare Opens New Health Center (Yolette Bonnet Center)

In January 2022, FoundCare officially opened the now Yolette Bonnet Center located at 5867 Okeechobee Blvd in West Palm Beach.

The state-of-the-art 10,000-square-foot facility offers a one-stop shop for primary care services and is currently accepting new patients.

Take a tour of our facility with former CEO Yolette Bonnet.

Visit our website to learn more about our service offerings.

FoundCare’s First CEO Retires After 20 Years

Born in Haiti, reared in an impoverished South Bronx neighborhood, and a mother of four by 26, Yolette Bonnet embarked on an unlikely life journey that took her to a job at the helm of a multimillion-dollar Palm Beach County healthcare agency.

After nearly 20 years overseeing tremendous growth, Bonnet is retiring on Jan. 31 as the first and only chief executive of the nonprofit FoundCare.

Continue Reading the Palm Beach Post Feature

FoundCare Awarded National Quality Leader Badge In HIV Prevention & Care

Only five health centers in the nation were awarded a National Quality Leader badge in HIV Prevention and Care. FoundCare is proud to be one of them.

For a full list of achievements awarded to FoundCare on behalf of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), click here.

FoundCare Sets Record High for Student Served at Annual Back-to-School Health Fair

FoundCare's Back-to-School Health Fair, which kicked off National Health Center Week on August 6, 2022, set a record high for students served at the annual event. Over 1500 students received free school physicals, backpacks with starter supplies, and other health services.

"FoundCare will always be here for our community, especially during great times of need," said CEO Christopher Irizarry. "This was the largest back-to-school event FoundCare has ever had. Our providers, support staff, and volunteers worked tirelessly to ensure children went into the new school year happy and healthy. Without them, this would not have been possible."

FoundCare Hosts Free Dental Screening Day at Palm Springs Health Center

In honor of National Oral Health Month, FoundCare hosted a free dental screening day on June 24, 2022. The event was open to adults and children and gave new patients a chance to speak to a dental professional about their oral health concerns. Over 25 adults and children took advantage of a free screening of the teeth and gums (caries and cancer risk assessment) and left with a free toothbrush kit, oral hygiene education, and an opportunity to schedule an appointment at FoundCare for their oral health needs.

FoundCare Adds Adult Primary Care Services at Greenwood Health Center

In an effort to begin providing quality healthcare services to Riviera Beach community members and the surrounding areas, FoundCare added adult primary care services to the Greenwood Health Center (previously referred to as PEDS North). This location will serve as a temporary medical home for Riviera Beach until construction for the new FoundCare health center is completed in 2024.

Adult primary care services are available at FoundCare's Greenwood Health Center Tuesday through Friday from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Pediatric services are also available at the Greenwood health center Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

FoundCare Pursues New Service Site at 3501 Broadway in Riviera Beach

FoundCare is beginning construction of a new community health center that will provide medical services in Riviera Beach. The decision to expand in this community derived after a health assessment identified concerning health issues affecting Riviera Beach residents in zip code 33404. The study found the average life expectancy of Riviera Beach community members was 69 compared to 81 in Palm Beach County and within areas of Riviera Beach up to 48% of community members live below the federal poverty line compared to the 13% average in Palm Beach County.