Palm Garden President and CEO Rob Green and Congressman Vern Buchanan were joined by family, friends, and Leaders of One More Child Foundation for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Vern and Sandy Buchanan Children’s Center in Palm Garden Village.
One More Child hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently to celebrate the opening of the Vern and Sandy Buchanan Children’s Center in Palm Garden Village. The 8,500-square-foot facility will serve as a multi-purpose hub, connecting vulnerable children and struggling families to a variety of essential services and resources.
The Palm Garden campus includes eight homes for single mothers and their children as part of One More Child’s Single Moms program. The year-long program provides beautiful homes, practical skills training for single mothers, spiritual mentorship, and an extended support system to help brave single moms build a path to self-sufficiency.
“In April of 2018, Palm Garden had the blessing of being able to gift 15 acres of land for the One More Child Palm Garden Village in East Sarasota. Over the past eight years, Palm Garden has continued to provide additional transformational gifts that will have long-term impact in the lives of single moms and their beautiful children.” Rob Green, President and CEO, Palm Garden Healthcare.
“This center is about more than a building — it is a promise,” Buchanan Foundation CEO Sandy Buchanan said in a statement. “A promise that when a child is hungry, a family is overwhelmed, or a brave single mom is rebuilding her life, they will not be alone.”
“It’s all about serving one more,” said One More Child President and CEO Stephen Robert. “We are reaching foster children, hungry children, single moms, trafficking survivors, and struggling families with hope and healing.”
Service to Others is a foundational Palm Garden value. We will serve those in need with humility, grace, and gratitude.