Attorney W. Trent Steele is actively involved in the community and has served as an officer, board member or member of various business, professional, charitable and educational organizations, including: the Palm Beach County Bar Association; the Martin County Bar Association; the Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); VSA Arts of Florida, 1992-2003; Florida Stage, 1994-2000; Town of Palm Beach Code Enforcement Board, 1994-1996, Town of Jupiter Island Local Planning Agency, 20015-present; Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2009-2013.
As President of the Board of FoundCare from 2004-2012, Trent Steele dedicated himself to meeting the healthcare needs of the medically underserved and uninsured residents of Palm Beach County. FoundCare built the first-of-its-kind healthcare facility in West Palm Beach to address these issues and provides adult and pediatric care, a pharmacy, dental center, and wellness center all under one roof in a 28,000 square foot facility completed in early 2008.
Mr. Steeleās commitment to the community has been recognized by the following organizations: FoundCare, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017; Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce, Pelican Award, 2015; American Institute for Public Service, Jefferson Award-Palm Beach/Martin County, 2007;Palm Beach County Bar Association, Cultural and Civic Activities Committee Award, 1991; Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, W. Peter Burns Memorial Award, 1993 and Community Service Award, 2001; Comprehensive AIDS Program of Palm Beach County, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006; Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches, Ruby Slipper Award, 2007.