2 Community Resources
ADULT/TRANSITION SERVICES
The Arc of Palm Beach County | arcpbc.org
1201 Australian Ave., Rivera Beach, FL
561-842-3213, see 5, 17 and Back Cover
Providing quality services, education and advocacy for children and adults with
developmental disabilities and their families for the continuum of a persons entire
life (birth to death). Services include prevention supports for young children,
coordination of care for families, respite for parents, transition support, recreation,
employment services, adult residential support and charter school options.
AUTISM SERVICES
ACT Today Grants, act-today.org/apply-for-grant
Atlantis Academy, 561-642-3100, West Palm
Beach, AtlantisAcademy.com, pages 1 and 5
Camp Shalom at the Mandel JCC, Contact Rachel
Karpeles 561-712-5226, CampShalom.org, Palm
Beach Gardens & Boyton Beach, pages 3 & 4
AutismNavigator.com (videos show early signs of autism)
Autism Society, 407-207-3388, AutismFL.com
Autism Speaks, autismspeaks.org
FAU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities,
autism.fau.edu, 561-297-2023
RisingTideU.com (Learn about employing adults with ASD)
DEAF & BLIND SERVICES
Deaf/Blind Sevices, Florida School for the Deaf and
Blind, 904-827-2455, www.fsdbk12.org
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, 772-334-2233,
dhhstc.org, Jensen Beach
Division of Blind Services, West Palm Beach,
561-681-2548, dbs.myflorida.com
Family Connect - for Parents of Children with
Visual Impairments, familyconnect.org
Florida Deaf-Blind Assoc. (FDBA), fldeafblind.org
Lighthouse for the Blind, 561-586-5600,
lighthousepalmbeaches.org
Nat Fed of the Blind, 561-707-4799, nfbflorida.org
Able United, ableunited.com, 888-524-2253
Able Trust, abletrust.org, 850-224-4493
Access Life, 214-893-9056, access-life.com
Autism After 21, 561-213-5450, autismafter21.org
APD, APDcares.org, 561-837-5564
www.apd.myflorida.com
CareerSource Palm Beach Cty, careersourcepbc.com,
Central: 561-340-1060, West: 561-829-2040
CIP College Internship Program, cipworldwide.org
Coalition for Independent Living, 561-966-4288, cilo.org
College Living Experience, 800-468-5058
Division of Blind Serv., dbs.myflorida.com, 561-681-2548
ELS for Autism, elsforautism.org, 561-320-9523
FAU Academy for Community Inclusion,
tinyurl.com/fauaci, 561-799-8348
FLDLRS/Keiser University Multidisciplinary Ctr,
kumc.keiseruniversity.edu
Florida Atlantic Univ Ctr for Autism & Related
Disabilities, autism.fau.edu, 561-297-2023
Gulfstream Goodwill Academies, 561-259-1000,
gulfstreamgoodwill.org/charter
Palm Beach Habilitation Ctr, 561-965-8500 x275
Palm Beach School for Autism, 561-533-9917, pbsfa.org
Palm Beach State College Disability Services Office,
palmbeachstate.edu/disability/dss-contacts.aspx,
561-868-3046
Palm Tran, 561-841-4200,
discover.pbcgov.org/palmtran/Pages/default.aspx
Palm Tran Connections 561-649-9838,
discover.pbvgov.org/palmtran/pages/default.aspx
Residential Options of Florida (ROOF), flroof.org,
239-774-7663
RisingTideU.com (Learn about employing adults with ASD)
Social Security (SSDI), ssa.gov/disability
Strive Hospitality Program (Easterseals),
561-471-1688, easterseals.com,
West Palm Beach, pages 3 and 12
The Chocolate Spectrum, 561-277-9886, Jupiter
United Community Options of South Florida,
305-325-1080, Palm Springs
United Way of Palm Beach Cty, 561-375-6600,
unitedwaypbc.org
Vocational Rehab, RehabWorks.org, 561-624-6957
/arcpbc.org
/apply-for-grant
/AtlantisAcademy.com
/CampShalom.org
/AutismNavigator.com
/AutismFL.com
/autismspeaks.org
/autism.fau.edu
/autism.fau.edu
/RisingTideU.com
/RisingTideU.com
/www.fsdbk12.org
/dhhstc.org
/dbs.myflorida.com
/dbs.myflorida.com
/familyconnect.org
/fldeafblind.org
/lighthousepalmbeaches.org
/nfbflorida.org
/ableunited.com
/abletrust.org
/access-life.com
/autismafter21.org
/APDcares.org
/www.apd.myflorida.com
/careersourcepbc.com
/cipworldwide.org
/cilo.org
/elsforautism.org
/fauaci
/kumc.keiseruniversity.edu
/charter
/pbsfa.org
/dss-contacts.aspx
/default.aspx
/default.aspx
/flroof.org
/disability
/easterseals.com
/unitedwaypbc.org
/RehabWorks.org