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HomeSafe is proud to announce the appointment of Ken Rosenberg to its Board of Directors and the return of Ward Kellogg, who previously served on the board for two decades from 2000 through 2020. Together, their leadership will further strengthen the organization’s mission of protecting victims of child abuse and domestic violence across South Florida. […]

In February, a generous group of ladies from the Boca West Children’s Foundation hosted a special Galentine’s Day celebration for the girls at HomeSafe’s Bernstein Family Foundation campus in east Boca Raton. Our teenagers enjoyed a delicious dinner and desserts, played fun Valentine’s Day-themed games, and participated in an impromptu samba dance lesson. At the

Last month, HomeSafe’s SafetyNet domestic violence program celebrated International Women’s Month with an event called “Women in Motion… with Humor.” Each year, Marlene Rivera, the program’s victim advocate for 28 years, organizes a special event to honor the women who are currently in the program and those who have graduated and are thriving. The Saturday

Four hundred HomeSafe friends and supporters rocked the house on January 24 at the agency’s 23rd Annual Classic Rock & Roll Party hosted at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. The high-energy evening was led by celebrity host Nicko McBrain, and featured an encore performance by Mike DelGuidice, nationally renowned vocalist and full-time

Art and music therapy is a transformative tool for promoting emotional healing and self-expression. As a form of nonverbal communication, it enables children to express feelings that are difficult to convey. Because of their young age and the extent of their trauma, many of HomeSafe’s kids are unable to access language to discuss their trauma

Elizabeth and her three children are survivors of domestic violence who endured years of physical, emotional, and financial abuse. After a violent incident in 2024, Elizabeth bravely called 911, leading to her abuser’s arrest and removal from the home. Despite this, she faced overwhelming responsibility for her household—working 18-hour days and caring for her children

HomeSafe is pleased to announce that attorney Charles J. Abrams has joined our board of directors. Mr. Abrams is an esteemed real estate shareholder with the West Palm Beach office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. He represents developers, investors, owners, landlords, tenants, borrowers and lenders across commercial real estate and secured financing transactions.

This year, twelve-year-old Patrick got the Christmas present that he had always wanted – a family. Like most kids at HomeSafe, Patrick endured a difficult childhood marked by physical and emotional abuse from his birth parents. After being placed in foster care, he entered the system with a broken heart and a wall of distrust

David M. LaymanDavid, a West Palm Beach shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, passed away unexpectedly in October. David was one of HomeSafe’s longest-serving board members, having spent 26 years in various leadership positions for the agency, most notably, board chair in 2007. David so generously offered his highly valuable and well-respected talents as a real estate

Children at HomeSafe are here because they have lived through heart-breaking circumstances. They have endured abuse, neglect, abandonment, and other horrors that have deeply affected their emotions, hampering their ability to trust. At HomeSafe, we see their behaviors and emotions through a lens of understanding. We never ask “What’s wrong with you?” Rather, with kindness