Category Archives: Community Advocacy
National Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Be part of the solution – Lifeboat Project Comes to Osceola
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month and is designed to increase awareness of a crime that leaves a lasting toll on human life, families, and communities around the world. It would be nice to think that Osceola County and Central Florida are immune to the atrocities of humans trafficking, but sadly they are… Read More »
Kissimmee to host Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration at Kissimmee Lakefront January 15
Celebrate diversity, unity, and community at the City of Kissimmee Martin Luther King Jr Unity Celebration on Saturday, January 15th from 11 am – 4 pm at Kissimmee’s beautiful Lakefront Park. This exciting annual event will feature live performances from the best in gospel, R&B, and soul artists. There will be a large assortment of food… Read More »
Florida Department of Health in Osceola, LGBT+ Center to Host World Aids Day Health Fair Wednesday
World AIDS Day takes place on December 1 each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide and locally to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global… Read More »
Kissimmee’s Festival of Lights Parade to brighten up Downtown Kissimmee Saturday December 11
Central Florida’s premier nighttime parade is back in Historic Downtown Kissimmee, Saturday night December 11, at 7:30 pm and is sure to be bigger, brighter, and filled with more celebrating and joy than ever! The Kissimmee Festival of Lights Parade is an annual tradition that is perfect for the whole family. Join thousands of… Read More »
Draper Law Office, Positively Osceola, join school district in honoring featured teacher and staff
Draper Law Office and Positively Osceola visited two Osceola County Schools in November to celebrate, honor, and “surprise” a featured teacher and a professional support staff member. It’s a program developed 6 years ago by Draper Law Office, Positively Osceola, and the Osceola County School District that focuses on saying thank you to teachers… Read More »
Osceola School District helps students and families find the right “fit” school
Public School Choice in Florida is the practice of allowing all families to make meaningful decisions about how and where their children will receive a primary and secondary education from a variety of public schools and programs. In Florida, Public School Choice options may include, but not be limited to, controlled open enrollment, charter… Read More »
Veterans Day is November 11, say thank you to a veteran
Veterans Day on November 11th honors military veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces. The federal holiday coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which marks World War I. These observances reflect the end of significant hostilities at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when… Read More »
Help Now Osceola, Nicole Montalvo Foundation Bring Domestic Violence Awareness to Kissimmee
Help Now of Osceola and the Nicole Montalvo Foundation revealed their domestic violence awareness mural on Saturday at Broadway Pizza in Downtown Kissimmee facing Sproule Avenue. In attendance were the family of Nicole Montalvo, the St. Cloud mother who lost her life to domestic violence in October of 2019. Help Now Executive Director Tammy Douglass, and Christina… Read More »
FDOT’s Alert Today Florida Shares Commitment to Transportation Alternatives
On Saturday, October 30, 2021 more than 400 riders and volunteers will participate in all or portions of the 28-mile ride with comfortable trails, bike routes and low-traffic roads through Casselberry, Orlando, Winter Park, Eatonville and Maitland. For the fourth year, Alert Today Florida, a program of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is… Read More »
Osceola Students Named Semifinalists In The National Merit Scholarship Program
Eight academically-talented students in Osceola County have been named as Semifinalists in the 67th annual 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program, and have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $30 million that will be offered in the spring: • Evan Halperin – Celebration High • Nicolas Riveros –… Read More »
