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Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Education, Human Services, Literacy, Philanthropy, Remedial Reading & Encouragement, Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: Mission is to impact and enrich the community by engaging individuals through service to meet the critical needs of children, adults, veterans, and nonprofits in broward county. The organization's vision is to connect, enhance and change lives through volunteerism.
Programs: Foster grandparent program: provides supportive person-to-person services in health, education, welfare or related settings to alleviate the physical, mental or emotional problems of children having special or exceptional needs.
senior companion program: provides supportive person-to-person services to assist frail, elderly and disabled adults in order for them to maintain independence.
retired and senior volunteer program: designed to engage older individuals in volunteer service to meet critical community needs and to provide a high quality experience that will enrich the lives of the volunteers.
respite for elders living in everyday families (relief) program: provides in-home respite by volunteers to relieve caregivers of older adults. It offers a much needed break to family members and loved ones providing constant care for a frail elder and those stricken with alzheimer fs disease and related dementia. Legacy corp for veteran and military families program: impact broward is partnering with legacy corps and the university of maryland to provide in-home caregiver respite services to support veteran and active military families who provide care to a family member.