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Dec 19, 2018
Federal Grants Aim to Improve Foster Care System in Central Florida
Community Based Care of Central Florida recently was awarded an $8.6 million grant to create more stability for younger children in foster care. The money will fund programs focused on foster kids before they reach their critical adolescent years. "This approach will focus on an often overlooked population of 6-…
Dec 19, 2018
Murphy Announces Three Federal Grants to Improve Mental Health Among Young People
September 18, 2018 - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy today announced three federal grants to help improve youth mental health training and services in central Florida. • Community Initiatives, Inc., in Orlando will receive $125,000 from the Center for Mental Health Services for youth mental health awareness training. This…
Dec 14, 2018
Making wishes come true: $20,000 in Disney coins donated to foster care agency
Thousands of visitors make a wish and toss a coin into water features across Disney World property every year. Coins end up in the wishing well at Cinderella Castle, inside the moat of "It's a Small World" and even in less traditional spots like the temple queue of Expedition Everest.…
Nov 21, 2018
Kissimmee, grocery store donates 150 turkey meals to families in need
One hundred and fifty Osceola County residents are sitting down to a home cooked Thanksgiving meal today thanks to a generous giveaway last week by Sedano's Supermarkets and the city of Kissimmee. For more than six years, the Central Florida grocer has partnered with local government to offer turkeys with…
Nov 17, 2018
66 niños locales son adoptados en el día nacional de la adopción
66 niños locales son adoptados en el día nacional de la adopción El 16 de noviembre, los jueces de los Condados Orange, Osceola y Seminole unieron oficialmente a 66 niños con sus nuevos padres durante una ceremonia de adopción, estableciendo un récord local para el Día Nacional de la Adopción.…
Nov 17, 2018
Dozens of Central Florida foster children find their forever families on National Adoption Day
Central Florida is setting records this National Adoption Day as 66 local children from foster care are united with their forever families. National Adoption Day is observed annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The event is focused on raising awareness of children in foster care waiting to be adopted. It…

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