Embrace Families is in the News!

2019

• How Photography Brought a Central Florida Family Together
• An after-school routine to help kids and parents beat homework stress – NBC News
• Parents Give Up Children To Get Them Mental Health Care – Parentology
• Want to Adopt? 5 Different Types of Adoption in the US – Parentology
• Central Florida Program Helps Foster Teens with Internships – News 13
• Summer internship program sets up foster teens for success – WKMG 6
• Central Florida agency looks to get the word out on same-sex couples becoming foster parents – Watermark
• Orlando-Area Nonprofit Receives 800 Pairs of Donated Shoes for Children in Foster Care – News 13
• Foster Youth Driver’s Licenses are Keys to Independence – Sunny 105.9
• A Teen Titan – Lake Mary Life Magazine
• Adopted 15-Year-Old Celebrates Special Father’s Day – News 13
• Central Florida Couple Gives a Voice to Foster Kids – WKMG 6
• A Teen Titan – Lake Mary Life Magazine
• Hope For More Gives More – Altamonte/Wekiva Springs Life
• Become A Foster Parent And Make A Difference – Sunny 105.9FM
• National Foster Care Month: Opening Your Home to Children in Need – News 13
• When words heal: A day in the life of a clinical social worker – The Apopka Voice
• When words heal: A day in the life of a clinical social worker – The Seminole Source
• When words heal: A day in the life of a clinical social worker – Seminole County Chamber of Commerce
• MANicure Movement hopes to raise awareness for child abuse – Sanford Herald
• Osceola Leaders Join “MANicure Movement” During Child Abuse Awareness Month – Positively Osceola
• Movimiento MANicure – El Osceola Star
• People take pledge to ‘polish off’ child abuse at MANicure event – Osceola News-Gazette
• Child Welfare, Law Enforcement Officials Take Part in “MANicure MovementSM” During Child Abuse Prevention Month – Osceola Community Newspaper
• Hope For More Foundation Donates $50,000 to Embrace Families – Seminole County Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
• Mentors Needed to Guide Children in Foster Care – Sanford Herald
• Volunteers shaping lives of Orlando-area teens in foster care through mentorship – WKMG 6
• Find Out How You Can Become A Mentor – Sunny 105.9 FM
• Lake Nona News: In the Nona Episode 14 – Nonahood News Facebook

2018

• Help CBCCF Bring The Holidays To Children In Need – 105.9 Sunny FM
• Central Florida Recognizes National Adoption Day – Bay News 9
• 42 children adopted in Orange County National Adoption Day ceremony – WESH 2
• Central Florida recognizes National Adoption Day – News 13
• Dozens of Central Florida Foster Children Find Their Forever Families on National Adoption Day – Fox 35
• Ron DeSantis advisory panel seeks to lower health costs – Florida Politics
• Making wishes come true: $20,000 in Disney coins donated to foster care agency – Osceola News-Gazette
• Record Number of Local Children Find “Forever Families” on National Adoption Day – Sanford Herald
• Local Adoption Record Broken on National Adoption Day – The Orlando Times
• Daytona Beach woman charged after baby promised to 2 families – News Channel 8
• Federal grants aim to improve foster care system in Central Florida – Osceola News-Gazette
• Kissimmee, grocery store donates 150 turkey meals to families in need – Osceola News-Gazette
• Record Number of Local Children Find “Forever Families” on National Adoption Day – Osceola Community Newspaper
• 66 niños locales son adoptados en el día nacional de la adopción – El Osceola Star
• Dozens of Central Florida foster children find their forever families on National Adoption Day – Fox 35
• Grants Aim to Improve Foster Care System – Osceola News-Gazette
• Record Number of Local Children Find “Forever Families” on National Adoption Day – Osceola Community Newspaper
• Community Based Care of Central Florida awarded $8.6 Million to Help Kids & Families – Sanford Herald
• Mentors Gain What They Give – Lake Mary / Oviedo Winter Springs Life
• Orange County LGBTQ couple named Florida foster parents of the year – Orlando Sentinel
• From fostering to adopting: Couple continues to care for kids in welfare system – News 13
• Former foster teen talks about bond with foster mom – News 13
• Inspirational local teen wins first place in a statewide speech competition with his moving message of kindness – Oviedo Winter Springs Life Magazine
• The Write Way – Winter Park / Maitland Observer
• Local writer to have book signing in Winter Park – Winter Park / Maitland Observer
• Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Launches Mental Health Awareness Campaign – Seminole County Chamber of Commerce
• Foster parents often struggle to find doctors to treat the kids in their care – NPR
• Dan Schube: Interview with Glen Casel – The Golf and Travel Show
• Fore Our Kids Golf sit-down Interview with Danielle Abbey – WKMG Click Orlando
• Foster Care in Florida continues broken path with resignation of DCF secretary – Orlando Sentinel
• Campaign brings awareness to child abuse issues in Central Florida – WKMG
• “Coffee with George:” From foster child to beacon of hope to others lost in system of despair – Orlando Sentinel
• New push underway to get more foster families in Central Florida – WFTV
• Opioid crisis forcing Florida grandparents to raise kids – WESH
• Business partnership formed to offer internships to youth in the community – Sanford Herald
• Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Us a Match – Lake Mary Life
• Local Foster Teens Breaking Barriers Through Work Experience and Collaboration – Nonahood News
• Local teen wins regional competition – Oviedo-Winter Springs Life Magazine
• The search for a ‘forever home’: Teen foster kids just want family, love – Today
• Single parents, same-sex couples recruited in “critical” need for foster homes in Central Florida – Orlando Sentinel
• Commentary: Lawmakers must take the lead in opioid crisis – for the children – Orlando Sentinel
• How is Florida’s cash-strapped foster system finding success? – News 13
• LIVE with Mayor Blackwell and Sheriff Russ Gibson at Osceola County Sheriff’s Office for #MANicure Movement event – Positively Osceola
• State bills could fund foster care in Osceola – Osceola News-Gazette
• MANicure Movement – Osceola News-Gazette
• MANicure Movement – Sanford Herald
• Moviemiento Manicura – El Osceola Star
• Local Officials Are Painting Their Nails Blue For Child Abuse Awareness This Month – WMFE
• Group recruiting foster families for Osceola kids – News 13
• Osceola Couple Opens Home to Foster Teens and Siblings – The Hardest to Place – Osceola Community Newspaper
• Good Neighbors: Meet a group of community angels whose acts of kindness make Orlando a better place – Orlando Magazine

2017

• Forty five local children find “Forever Families” on National Adoption Day (Eight of them were adopted in Osceola County) – El Osceola Star
• Pulse massacre officer creates hope by adopting three foster kids – NBC Nightly News
• New families celebrate National Adoption Day at Orange County Courthouse – WKMG
• Moore the Merrier: This Casselberry family helps keep siblings in foster care together – Altamonte/Wekiva Springs Life
• Commentary: Grandparents shield kids in battle against opioids – Orlando Sentinel
• Florida Hospital to Host ‘Foster Facts’ Sessions – Central Florida 100, Orlando Sentinel
• A Bridge Between Worlds – Baldwin Park Living
• Central Florida in Need of 100 Foster Homes – WKMG Click Orlando
• AT&T Helps Community Based Care of Central Florida Protect the Most Vulnerable – Yahoo Finance
• Paint Your Finger Blue For Child Abuse Awareness – Sunny 105.9 FM
• Pointer fingers turning blue to polish off child abuse – Orlando Rising
• Foster youth learn about careers in law enforcement – The Apopka Voice
• Everyday Hero: Former Foster Child Gives Back to Haiti – News 13
• An Inspiring Performance – Lake Mary and Oviedo/Winter Springs Life Magazine

2016

• Families Celebrate National Adoption Day with 40 Kids Adopted – News 13
• Adopciones: Cuando hay amor para compartir
• At Long Last, a Family for Madison – West Orange Time & Observer
• Foster Care Can Lead to Forever Families for Hundreds of Kids – Orlando Sentinel
• Families celebrate National Adoption Day with 40 kids adopted – News 13
• Helping siblings in foster care stay connected – About Walt Disney World Resort
• Sheriff Eslinger honored by Community Based Care – Sanford Herald
• Espacio y mucha buena voluntad – El Sentinel
• At Long Last, a Family for Madison – The West Orange Times & Observer
• Foster Care Summit: A Community Conversation – The Apopka Voice
• Mazor Robotics Inks Deal with Medtronic
• Fostering A Love For Apopka – The Apopka Voice
• Trauma Surgeon, Rick Scott Discuss Pulse Shooting – Orlando Sentinel
• StoryCorps Collecting Stories of Foster Care in Central Florida – 90.7 WMFE
• Mentoring rewarding for local men – Sanford Herald
• Light of Hope ceremony remembers abused and neglected kids – Sanford Herald
• Light beyond abuse: Florida owes children healing, hope – Orlando Sentinel
• Local social workers honored for work in community – Osceola News-Gazette
• Former Foster Child Leads Mission to Help Orphans, Abused Kids in Jamaica – Osceola News-Gazette
• After Years of Abuse, Foster Care Brings Healing, Hope for Future – Orlando Sentinel
• State lawmakers should put kids first, equalize funding – Orlando Sentinel
• Central Florida in Need of Spanish-Speaking Foster Homes – Latino Post
• Clases en Español para padres de crianza temporal – El Sentinel
• Spanish Speaking Foster Homes Needed – Fox 35 Orlando
• Local Celebrations for National Adoption Day – Central Florida Lifestyle Magazine
• Sisters Together Again after Sanford Family’s Adoption – News 13
• The Gift of Adoption – Lake Mary Life
• Courtrooms Across the Nation Make Families Bigger with Rapid Adoption Proceedings – ABC News
• National Adoption Day Celebrated in Orange County – News 6
• After tragedy, Pulse nightclub officer adopts three kids – Today
• Bigger love — OPD officer, wife, add 3 adopted children to original 6 – Orlando Sentinel
• Flashpoint Discusses the Central Florida Foster Care System – News 6

2018

• Embrace Families – Helping Teens get Drivers Licenses – Sanford Herald
• Helping Teens In Foster Care Get Drivers Licenses – 90.7 WMFE
• He Won a New Car! – Oviedo Winter Springs Life
• “Cars for Kid’s Initiative” Surprises Area Youth – Pine Hill Press
• Reed Nissan’s Cars for Kids Giveaway – West Orange Chamber of Commerce
• Reed Nissan’s Cars for Kids Giveaway – WFTV 9Family Connection
• Foster children surprised with cars in Orlando – WESH
• Jóvenes del programa Foster Care reciben dos automóviles gratis gracias al programa Cars for Kids – El Sentinel
• “Cars for Kids” — Reed Nissan Donates Two Cars to Young Adults Served by Community Based Care of Central Florida – Seminole Magazine

2017

• Foster Care Program for Teen Drivers Headed to Governor’s Desk – Sunshine State News
• NE Florida Senator’s Drivers License Foster Care Bill Headed to Governor – WJCT News
• POINT OF VIEW: Program for teen drivers in foster care deserves support – Palm Beach Post
• Move to give foster teen Keys to Independence puts Florida in spotlight – Orlando Sentinel
• Jennifer Sullivan, Aaron Bean: Foster care program for teen drivers deserves support – Florida Politics
• Foster care program for teen drivers deserves support – The Apopka Voice
• Jennifer Sullivan, Aaron Bean: Foster care program for teen drivers deserves support via Florida Politics – Saint Peters Blog
• House Panel Approves Driver’s License Assistance for Foster Kids – WFSU-FM
• Program is Key to Help Foster Youth Get Driver’s Licenses – Osceola News-Gazette

2019

• NYT: Child sexual abuse images online reach epidemic levels2018
  • CAC campaign rocked: ‘Innovative’ fundraiser helps with child abuse awareness – Osceola News-Gazette
  • Positively Osceola Live with CAC for the CAC Rocks Campaign – Positively Osceola
  • CAC Rocks! Proceeds Benefit Childrens’s Advocacy Center Osceola – Sunny 105.9 FM
  • Children’s Advocacy Center aims to raise child abuse awareness with new campaign – Osceola News-Gazette
  • Survivors of Child Abuse Paint Rocks to Raise Awareness and Funds For CAC Osceola – Osceola Community Newspaper

  2017

  • Safe Sleep for Infants – WKMG Click Orlando
  • Baby Safety Month – In Depth – News 13
  • Children’s advocates: Talking about abuse is key to prevention – Osceola News-Gazette
  • Revista Interview about Child Advocacy Center, Osceola – Infomas

  2016

  • Child Abuse & Neglect: A Big Public Health Problem – WMFE Radio
  • Local advocacy center recognizes child abuse prevention month – Osceola News-Gazette
  • Disney grants $5,000 to Osceola advocacy center – Osceola News-Gazette
  • Corporate Giving, Disney grants release – Orlando Sentinel

  2015

  • Johnny Polanco Making a Difference in Lives of Osceola Children and Families – Osceola News-Gazette

• Aid for homeless families expands to Orange, Osceola – Orlando Sentinel