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The City of West Palm Beach prides itself on serving our residents and visitors. We are here to help, and serve you. Whether it's helping businesses and residents thrive, providing holiday meals or helping our youth with a multitude of activities in our parks, we, your employees, are here for you.

Proclamation: March to End Homelessness Awareness Day

Christine Fredrick, CEO of The Lord's Place, accepts the proclamation from Mayor Keith A. James

The Lord’s Place is poised to hold the 2^nd Annual March to End Homelessness on Friday, February 27, 2026, beginning at 2 p.m. at Centennial Square in Downtown West Palm Beach. Helping the homeless has been a major objective of Mayor Keith A. James. To meet the needs of the homeless, he created the City’s 10-person Homeless Outreach team within the Housing and Community Development Department. The team coordinates with The Lord’s Place and other agencies to address the homeless population.

Celebrating 2026 Heritage Honorees

Mayor Keith A. James and the West Palm Beach City Commission pause every February to celebrate Black History Month and select six Heritage Honorees. Mayor James and each City Commissioner select one resident or local business executive who has distinguished himself, or herself, to make the community a better place for all residents.

Danita DeHaney & Mayor Keith A. James

President/CEO, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Danita R. DeHaney accepts Black History Honoree Proclamation from Mayor Keith A. James

Shenetria Moore & Commissioner Christina Lambert

Publisher and CEO, SHE Holdings, LLC

Shenetria Moore, accepts Black History Month Honoree Proclamation from City Commission President Christina Lambert

James T. Waldron III & Commissioner Cathleen Ward

President of the North Shore Neighborhood Association

James T. Waldron, III, accepts Black History Month Honoree Proclamation from City Commissioner Cathleen Ward

Verdenia C. Baker & Commissioner Shalonda Warren

Retired Palm Beach County Administrator

Verdenia Baker accepts Black History Month Honoree Proclamation from City Commissioner Shalonda Warren

Camile Bunche & Commissioner Christy Fox

Founder Camile’s Flowers & Gifts, Camile is joined in photo by her husband, Julius.

City Commissioner Christy Fox presents proclamation to Black History Month Honoree Camile Bunch as her husband, Julius, looks on.

Clarence D. Williams III, Commissioner Joe Peduzzi

Retired police officer and retired Chief of Police for Riviera Beach

Clarence D. Williams III accept Black History Honoree Proclamation from City Commissioner Joseph Peduzzi

Share-a-Supper

Leon Pinder, Mayor Keith A. James and Jackie Taylor posing

Mayor Keith A. James hosted the annual Share-a-Supper on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at the Pleasant City Community Center. About 400 Thanksgiving meals were served up to community residents at he annual event.