Along with our partners, Palm Beach County Community Services Department and Community Partners of South Florida, we were honored to receive the Proclamation declaring August 20, 2024 in Palm Beach County as the 60th Anniversary of War on Poverty.
In 1964, the War on Poverty began with the passage of President Lyndon Johnson’s Economic Opportunity Act. This was the start of many anti-poverty programs that provided access to health care, nutritional assistance and educational support that continue today.