Palm Beach Gardens Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Florida page.
Legal aid
| Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County | Free civil legal aid |
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| Website | legalaidpbc.org |
| Phone | 561-655-8944 |
| Toll-free | 800-403-9353 |
| Address | 423 Fern Street, Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 |
| Hours | Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; or by appointment |
The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County provides free civil legal help to eligible low-income Palm Beach County residents, covering housing, family law, consumer issues and other civil matters. Apply online or call to start.1
| Florida Rural Legal Services, West Palm Beach office | Free civil legal help |
|---|---|
| Website | frls.org |
| Phone | 561-820-8902 |
| Address | 1601 Belvedere Rd, Suite S-403, South Tower, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
Florida Rural Legal Services provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Palm Beach County, including eviction defense, public benefits, family law and immigration. Apply by phone or online.2
Food
| CROS Ministries, Central Palm Pantry | Free food pantry in West Palm Beach |
|---|---|
| Website | crosministries.org |
| Phone | 561-271-1566 |
| Address | 215 South Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 |
| Hours | Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM; call ahead to confirm |
CROS Ministries runs food pantries across Palm Beach County, including the Central Palm Pantry in West Palm Beach. Call ahead to confirm the distribution schedule.3
| Palm Beach County Food Bank | County food bank and pantry referrals |
|---|---|
| Website | pbcfoodbank.org |
| Phone | 561-670-2518 |
| Address | 701 Boutwell Road, Suite A-2, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33461 |
| Hours | Reception Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
The Palm Beach County Food Bank supplies food to partner pantries across the county and helps residents apply for SNAP. Use its Find Food page to locate the nearest pantry and call ahead to confirm hours.4
Social services
| Palm Beach County Community Services, North County office | Rent, utility and emergency help |
|---|---|
| Website | discover.pbcgov.org |
| Phone | 561-694-7450 |
| Address | 1440 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
Palm Beach County Community Services helps residents in a personal or economic crisis with rent and utility payments, food vouchers, bus passes and case management. The North County office sits just outside Palm Beach Gardens in Riviera Beach, at the address in the table.5
| Caridad Center | Free medical, dental and vision care, plus food and social services |
|---|---|
| Website | caridad.org |
| Phone | 561-737-6336 |
| Address | 8645 West Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, FL 33472 |
| Hours | Tuesday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Saturday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM; call ahead to confirm |
Caridad Center provides free medical, dental, vision and behavioral health care, plus food, clothing and social services, to uninsured Palm Beach County residents with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Care is by appointment, with registration first.6
Footnotes
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Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Home page. Address and phone from the organization’s own site. Hours differ across listings, with intake listed as Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in one guide and Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with Friday to 4:00 PM in another, call ahead to confirm. A live read of the page was blocked by rate limits, and this entry rests on a search-indexed copy of the organization’s own site. ↩
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Florida Rural Legal Services, Contact. The contact page still lists the old Riviera Beach address in search results; the West Palm Beach office moved to 1601 Belvedere Rd in February 2026, per the organization’s own relocation announcement and a May 2026 Florida Weekly report. Phone and hours are from the contact page. A live read of the page was blocked by rate limits, and this entry rests on search-indexed copies of the organization’s own pages. ↩
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CROS Ministries, Food Pantries. Address, phone and hours from the Palm Beach County Food Bank pantry list, updated December 23, 2025, Pantry List; older listings give different hours and a different phone number, call ahead to confirm. A live read of the pantry page was blocked by rate limits. ↩
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Palm Beach County Food Bank, Home page. Address and phone from the food bank’s own site and a Palm Beach County agreement document. The Lake Worth Beach warehouse is not a walk-in pantry, use the Find Food page to locate a pantry. A live read of the page was blocked by rate limits, and this entry rests on search-indexed copies of the organization’s own pages. ↩
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Palm Beach County Community Services Department, 2025 Annual Report. The county’s own report places the North County office at 1440 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Riviera Beach, FL 33404, with hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Listings label the same address as Palm Beach Gardens or Jupiter and give the phone as 561-694-7450; the county report gives 561-694-7463 for Senior and Veteran Services at the same address and 833-273-9455 as the department call center, call ahead to confirm the right number. ↩
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Caridad Center, Home page. Address and phone from the center’s own site; hours rest on the county resource guide and listings, which differ on pantry hours, call ahead to confirm. The center serves uninsured Palm Beach County residents with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. A live read of the page was blocked by rate limits, and this entry rests on search-indexed copies of the organization’s own pages. ↩
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- Ada Hu