YoungHeart Innovators
Every week, rain or shine

A hot meal, a kind word, and a way forward.

YoungHeart Innovators feeds neighbors without shelter every week in Palm Beach County, and mentors teens so the next generation grows up knowing how to give.

501(c)(3) nonprofit · Quantum Foundation grantee · Greenacres, FL

Rows of packed hot meals: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beansHot meals packed for this week's run
1,755hot meals served in Palm Beach County since 2024
1,400+neighbors reached
2,200 lbsof food distributed
600+plates served in Haiti each year

What we do

We keep our work simple on purpose. Show up for people who are hungry today, invest in young people so fewer are hungry tomorrow, and once a year take that promise to Haiti.

Weekly · West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, Lake Worth Beach

Community Feeding

Volunteers cook, pack, and hand out hot meals and hygiene kits to people living without shelter. Same faces, every week. Consistency is the point: people know we're coming.

  • Hot meals and water
  • Hygiene kits and seasonal supplies
  • A conversation and a referral when someone's ready
How a feeding run works
Trays of yellow rice with beans and beefRice and beans, packed and ready
Ages 14–17 · 30-week cohorts

YoungHeart Circles

Small mentorship groups of six teens who learn money, work, and leadership skills, and then put them to use serving their own community. Economic stability is the focus; giving back is the method.

  • Budgeting, saving, credit, and first-job readiness
  • Weekly circle with a consistent adult mentor
  • Service projects alongside Community Feeding
About Circles
Four smiling children with their arms around each otherThe next generation of givers
Once a year · Haiti

Haiti Feeding Mission

Once a year we bring the same hot-meal model to Haiti: more than 600 plates served in Les Cayes and Port-au-Prince through local churches. Same promise, different corner of the world.

About the mission
A man holding a plate of rice and beans at a feeding event in HaitiServing hot plates in Haiti

What your gift does

Every dollar goes to food, supplies, and the teen program. No paid staff. Our founder and board volunteer their time.

$10

One hot meal and a bottle of water for a neighbor this week.

Give $10
$50

Meals and hygiene kits for five people. Our most common gift.

Give $50
$100

Covers the food for one full feeding run.

Give $100
$250

Sponsors a teen in YoungHeart Circles for a month.

Give $250

Prefer Zelle? Send to 561-370-2845. Mailing a check? See all the ways to give.

Nedjeen Baptiste
"I've walked through struggle. I know what it's like to have nothing, and I've seen what love can do when we show up consistently. That's the whole model: show up, every week."
Nedjeen Baptiste, Founder & Executive Director

Partner with us

Businesses, churches, and foundations make the weekly feeding runs possible. Sponsorships start at $500 and every sponsor is recognized on this site and at our events.

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Supported by

Quantum Foundation, Palm Beach County
Individual donors and volunteers across South Florida

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