Better Together receives $5,000 at the Dr. Phillips Charities Impact Awards
Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, has received a $5,000 grant from Dr. Phillips Charities through the Dr. P. Phillips Legacy Microgrant Program at the 2025 Impact Awards, an annual recognition of local nonprofits strengthening our community. Better Together was one of 15 organizations honored during the awards ceremony on Oct. 16.
These funds will support Better Together’s Better Families program in its Central Florida region, which builds strong families and prevents the need for foster care by empowering parents with meaningful connections, work opportunities, mentoring and short-term care for children.
“We are honored to be one of just 15 organizations awarded a $5,000 grant this year from Dr. Phillips Charities,” said Megan Rose, CEO of Better Together. “These funds empower us to continue providing vital resources to families in crisis in our Central Florida region, keeping families together and preventing the need for foster care.”
Better Together works to prevent the need for foster care by building strong families and communities. When a parent needs support – due to homelessness, a medical emergency, or other crisis – Better Together volunteer host families provide a safe, loving home for the children short term, while staff and mentors empower the parents to secure employment, housing and other needs. Because job loss is at the root of most family crises, the Better Together workforce program provides opportunities for all job seekers through relational job fairs and volunteer job coaches.
To date, Better Together has served more than 15,000 children, and 98% of children served through mentoring and hosting remain out of foster care. The nonprofit has also connected more than 46,000 job seekers to employment opportunities through church-based job fairs across 24 states.
To learn more about Better Together and its mission, visit BetterTogetherUS.org.
ABOUT BETTER TOGETHER
Better Together is a nonprofit organization that helps parents going through a hard time keep their kids out of foster care, find work and address the root causes of their struggle so that they can reunite as a family with the tools and support system to thrive. A privately funded and professionally supported organization, Better Together is made up of volunteers who believe helping people help themselves is the best way to restore dignity and bring families together. Through the Better Families program, families are offered a preventive alternative to foster care while they get the help they need. To date, the program has kept 98% of children served out of foster care. The Better Jobs program was created to address the 76% of families that come to Better Together because of economic hardship tied to unemployment. In addition to community job fairs, the program offers job seekers coaching, guidance, support and encouragement through local church partners. For more information, visit BetterTogetherUS.org.
About Dr. Phillips Charities
The Dr. Phillips name has been a major economic and philanthropic presence in the Central Florida community since the turn of the 20th century. Dr. Phillips Charities (Dr. Phillips Inc. and The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation) uses the earnings from its investment and real estate income to give financial assistance to hundreds of charities serving primarily in Orange and Osceola counties. Dr. Phillips has contributed more than $261 million in grants, pledges and program-related investments to Central Florida charities that respond to the needs of the community, directly touching the lives of thousands of children and families. Learn more at www.Dr.Phillips.org.
