Introducing the 2021 PBC Finalists
Meet our 2021 Palm Beach County Finalists!
These students will present their community impact ideas on March 30th to our Philanthropist Mentors for a chance to receive funding and mentorship!
BEtter YOUth
Gabrielle Williams, 12th | Olivia Gayle, 11th
Palm Beach Gardens High School | Palm Beach Lakes High School
BEtter YOUth is a program that aims to provide at-risk youth in the Juvenile Detention system with opportunities to better themselves through teaching technical work skills, life skills, and spiritual prosperity.
Boundless BioTech
Tawfiq Rawnak, 12th | Akash Muthu, 12th | Jainil Chokshi, 11th | Manan Mahani, 12th
Suncoast Community High School
Boundless BioTech is a program that aims to teach free college-level Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum (coding, lectures, and field training) to low-income students in Palm Beach County.
DigitalEdge
Ashwin Parthasarathy, 11th | Sarik Shah, 11th
American Heritage High School Boca/Delray
DigitalEdge is a program that aims to provide tech lessons along with gently used and refurbished computers to underprivileged students that lack computers in their households.
Fridges for Life
Yasmin Lopez, 11th Grade
Lake Worth High School
Fridges for Life is a program that aims to encourage local produce stores, restaurants, farmers, and community members to donate the excess food they do not use to store in one of many community fridges installed across PBC.
OrangeMath Tutoring
Pierre Louis, 12th | Sophie Louis, 9th | Adin Groper, 12th | Eric Mackey, 12th
Spanish River High School | American Heritage High School Boca/Delray
OrangeMath Tutoring is a program that aims to provide free math tutoring in Spanish and Haitian-Creole to minority K-5 students.
STEMINIST Club
Talya Givoni, 11th
Spanish River High School
STEMINIST is a program that aims to break the gender stereotypes in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) by offering female empowerment and STEM activities to girls in the foster care system in Palm Beach County.
StudentBodyHealth
Alexis Bardy, 11th
G-Star School of The Arts
StudentBodyHealth is a program that aims to boost mental morale and positive health practices for today’s youth during the COVID-19 quarantine by teaching yoga and healthy eating habits.