Together we can
make a
Difference!
Through outreach we work to form connections for real people in real need. We host drives to fill wishes but most importantly to send a message that no one is left behind or forgotten.
Being without food
clothing or safe shelter
is not a choice
- There are 257,252 community members in Broward currently living below the poverty line.
- In 2023, approximately 19% of children aged 5 to 17 in Broward County were living in poverty.
- Over 100 families without a place to sleep on any given night in Broward County.
- Over 2,800 men, women and children are without a home in Broward County
This free bus brings Fort Lauderdale’s homeless to resources they need
Most people take transportation for granted. It’s pretty simple to hop in a car, Uber, train or bus to get from point A to point B. But for homeless people in South Florida, the task is daunting. Dozens of organizations in Fort Lauderdale offer services and resources — food, shelter, medical care, job training, clothing — to the city’s homeless population. But none offered a solution to a fundamental problem: free, safe and welcoming transportation to get there.
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Real people in real need.
“I lost everything when my RV brokedown, I search the garbage for food that has not been spoiled yet to get by. I haven’t had a phone to connect with my family, now that I can I feel there is hope for me” -JJ
One Saturday after helping someone find new glasses through the free glasses program we ran into them and were met with a beaming smile ”now that I have glasses I can see to do my makeup, to do my hair. It makes me want to dress nicer, clean up and do good things for myself” -P.L.
“I’ve never been to school before, I learn from youtube but I like it here, people are nice, can I come back tomorrow, will you be here to play with me?” – 7 year old, M.C.
“I’m 70 years old, my landlord raised my rent giving one months notice, for the first time in my life I have nothing but this bag, there is no housing available, I am on a waitlist that I was told take many more months, I keep checking.” -R.B.
The Wish
Connect Mission
The mission of WishConnect is to provide people living without a home or in extreme poverty with everyday useful items that can improve their lives and the possibility of friendship, housing and job placement through awareness and donations. WishConnect is an online marketplace that connects people to communities. The platform offers a variety of services, including advocacy, education, direct donations, and job placement boards.
WishConnects goal is to make it easy and convenient for busy people to learn about those in need and easily offer help. The charity has had personal contact with all of those listed on the site. Volunteer hours and receipt of donated items are available upon request.
Get Involved
Become a landlord, offer a job or donation
Sign Up to Volunteer
Submit a request for help(confidential)
Sign Up To Host a Drive
Strategy
WishConnect provides a platform for members of our community, from all walks of life, to connect with those in greater need. Through requests from food to household items, clothing to toys, blankets to jobs and housing we aim to form a connection to help those in need so that everyone in our community may thrive.
Strategic Activities
We invest time in people to improve their lives and build community in Broward County.
We create donation lists by real people in real need. Through outreach we fill these needs to help send not only needed items but most importantly a message that they are not forgotten and they are cared about by others within the community.
