Making Every Day Count, Inc.

Making Every Day Count, Inc. M.E.D.C. is a charity committed to raising funds so participants in DDC, ECC, and FTC are successful. Making Every Day Count, Inc.

is a Palm Beach County charity(501(C)3) committed to raising funds to support Palm Beach County Delinquency Drug Court, Early Childhood Court, and Family Treatment Court programs, to give the participants the best chance for success. Juvenile Drug Court assists court-involved youth with substance use issues obtain and maintain sobriety. The program offers participants, ages 13-17, individualized s

upport from a dedicated Drug Court team. Juvenile Drug Court provides intensive judicial oversight through frequent court appearances, individual/family/group treatment services, random drug screens, educational support and monitoring, incentives and sanctions. Early Childhood Court is a collaborative, therapeutic, problem solving team approach for families in Dependency Court that have children between the ages of 0-5 years old. The goal of Early Childhood Court is to improve child safety and well-being, change the experience and outcomes of children in the child welfare system, heal trauma and repair the parent-child relationship, expedite permanency, and stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse, neglect and violence. Family Treatment Court is a voluntary program available to Palm Beach County parents with open dependency cases where substance use is a primary factor for one or both parents. The program provides additional recovery supports and accountability through treatment coordination, peer support, child-parent psychotherapy, frequent court appearances, random drug testing, responses to behavior and services for the children.

Thank you to everyone that attended our annual luncheon & auction, and a special thank you to all of our sponsors that m...
11/24/2025

Thank you to everyone that attended our annual luncheon & auction, and a special thank you to all of our sponsors that made the day possible!

The funds raised from the luncheon directly support Palm Beach County Drug Court participants in achieving their goals of recovery and healthy living.

It’s event day! Thank you to Britney & Stuart Hankin for their Mirasol Sponsorship, allowing us to host our Annual Lunch...
11/13/2025

It’s event day! Thank you to Britney & Stuart Hankin for their Mirasol Sponsorship, allowing us to host our Annual Luncheon at Mirasol Country Club.

Family Treatment Court is a voluntary program available to Palm Beach County parents with open dependency cases where su...
11/13/2025

Family Treatment Court is a voluntary program available to Palm Beach County parents with open dependency cases where substance use is a primary factor for one or both parents. The program provides additional recovery supports and accountability through treatment coordination, peer support, child-parent psychotherapy, frequent court appearances, random drug testing, responses to behavior and services for the children.

Thank you  on behalf of Kristin Ahr, Esq. for their bronze sponsorship at this year’s Annual Luncheon
11/12/2025

Thank you on behalf of Kristin Ahr, Esq. for their bronze sponsorship at this year’s Annual Luncheon

Drug Courts Restore FamiliesFACT: Parents in Family Drug Court are twice as likely to go to treatment and complete it.FA...
11/12/2025

Drug Courts Restore Families

FACT: Parents in Family Drug Court are twice as likely to go to treatment and complete it.

FACT: Children of Family Drug Court participants spend significantly less time in out-of-home placements such as foster care.

FACT: Family re-unification rates are 50% higher for Family Drug Court participants.

Thank you to Denise & Gary Nagle for their bronze sponsorship at this year’s Annual Luncheon!
11/11/2025

Thank you to Denise & Gary Nagle for their bronze sponsorship at this year’s Annual Luncheon!

Drug Courts Ensure ComplianceFACT: Unless substance abusing/addicted offenders are regularly supervised by a judge and h...
11/11/2025

Drug Courts Ensure Compliance

FACT: Unless substance abusing/addicted offenders are regularly supervised by a judge and held accountable, 70% drop out of treatment prematurely.

FACT: Drug Courts provide more comprehensive and closer supervision than other community-based supervision programs.

FACT: Drug Courts are six times more likely to keep offenders in treatment long enough for them to get better.

Thank you  for your bronze sponsorship at this year’s Annual Luncheon!
11/10/2025

Thank you for your bronze sponsorship at this year’s Annual Luncheon!

Know the facts: Rigorous studies examining long-term outcomes of individual Drug Courts have found that reductions in cr...
11/10/2025

Know the facts: Rigorous studies examining long-term outcomes of individual Drug Courts have found that reductions in crime last at least 3 years and can endure for over 14 years. that is how MEDC is making a difference in Palm Beach County

Thank you to Friends of MEDC for their Bronze Sponsorship at this years Annual Luncheon!
11/09/2025

Thank you to Friends of MEDC for their Bronze Sponsorship at this years Annual Luncheon!

Making Every Day Count helps drug court participants with their housing needs from first and last months rent to home se...
11/09/2025

Making Every Day Count helps drug court participants with their housing needs from first and last months rent to home set-up costs like furniture or kitchen essentials. $6,985 is the average annual cost per drug court participant, compared to $22,650, the average annual cost per prisoner in the traditional criminal justice system.

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11600 Mirasol Way
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
33418

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