Mission
Provide a comprehensive, integrated system of care which supports and connects individuals with special needs and disabilities and their families to community- based services and opportunities.
Key Initiatives
● Increase access to care by establishing an efficient and effective Information & Referral System and improving timely access to screening, assessment, & diagnosis
● Ensure families with children and adults with disabilities have access to a continuum of respite services
● Increase supportive community-based housing options
● Promote self-advocacy and self-determinations training in school settings.
● Increase availability of information on guardianship and futures planning
● Improve transition practices
● Increase employment options in a range of typical community settings
● Help families navigate the system of care
● Ensure families with children and adults with disabilities have access to a continuum of respite services
● Increase supportive community-based housing options
● Promote self-advocacy and self-determinations training in school settings.
● Increase availability of information on guardianship and futures planning
● Improve transition practices
● Increase employment options in a range of typical community settings
● Help families navigate the system of care
Community Needs Assessment
Unicorn Children's Foundation with Community Partners conducted a Community Needs Assessment in Palm Beach County to capture data on the “state of special needs” in the community and streamline data sharing among organizations.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for Individuals with Special Needs: Recommendations for an Improved System of Care
Developing Comprehensive Services for Individuals with Special Needs: A Business Plan 2015
Description of Funding Streams for Services for Individuals with Special Needs
Developing Comprehensive Services for Individuals with Special Needs: A Business Plan 2015
Description of Funding Streams for Services for Individuals with Special Needs
12% of residents in Palm Beach County have one or more special needs or disabilities.
PBC SNAC is a collective impact project with over 300 individuals representing more than 160 organizations.
Formed January 2015 as part of a Community Needs Assessment on Special Needs and Disability.
PBC SNAC is a collective impact project with over 300 individuals representing more than 160 organizations.
Formed January 2015 as part of a Community Needs Assessment on Special Needs and Disability.
Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 2-4:30pm.
Connect and follow SNAC
Connect and follow SNAC
