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Foundation for Indigent Guardianship Awards Legal Aid's Public Guardianship Project $64,782.35
West Palm Beach, FL - The Foundation for Indigent Guardianship disbursed its first large contribution to the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County's Public Guardianship Project. The project received a check for $64,782.35 at its monthly board meeting held at the offices of the Palm Beach County Bar Association.
The Foundation for Indigent Guardianship is a direct support organization for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs - Statewide Public Guardianship Office in Tallahassee. The Foundation is established under Florida law for the sole purpose of securing funding for the State of Florida's Public Guardianship Program. The Foundation is the trustee of the Florida Public Guardianship Pooled Special Needs Trust. The unique benefit of this trust is that the retained monies are provided back into the local communities to care for low-income wards served by Florida's public guardians.
Left to Right (back row):Jerry Beer, Gary Woodfield, Jeffrey Devore, Paul Turk, Scott Murray
The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc., founded in 1949, is a private nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to providing free legal services to disadvantaged children, families, elders and individuals living in Palm Beach County. Projects include the Domestic Violence Project, Juvenile Advocacy Project, Foster Children's Project, Ryan White Project, Fair Housing Project and Elder Law Project.
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West Palm Beach, FL - The Foundation for Indigent Guardianship disbursed its first large contribution to the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County's Public Guardianship Project. The project received a check for $64,782.35 at its monthly board meeting held at the offices of the Palm Beach County Bar Association.
The Foundation for Indigent Guardianship is a direct support organization for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs - Statewide Public Guardianship Office in Tallahassee. The Foundation is established under Florida law for the sole purpose of securing funding for the State of Florida's Public Guardianship Program. The Foundation is the trustee of the Florida Public Guardianship Pooled Special Needs Trust. The unique benefit of this trust is that the retained monies are provided back into the local communities to care for low-income wards served by Florida's public guardians.
Left to Right (back row):Jerry Beer, Gary Woodfield, Jeffrey Devore, Paul Turk, Scott Murray
Left to Right (front row):Vicky Vilchez, Ron Morgan, Bob Bertisch, Denise Isaacs, Lisa Small, John Howe
The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc., founded in 1949, is a private nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to providing free legal services to disadvantaged children, families, elders and individuals living in Palm Beach County. Projects include the Domestic Violence Project, Juvenile Advocacy Project, Foster Children's Project, Ryan White Project, Fair Housing Project and Elder Law Project.