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Orange County Employees Set New Giving Record in 2025 United Way Campaign
Orange County employees once again demonstrated their generosity and community spirit, raising an unprecedented $1.45 million during the 2025 Heart of Florida United Way Campaign — the highest total in the campaign’s 30-year history. The achievement marks a record-breaking 40 percent increase over the previous year and reflects the commitment of thousands of County...
Citizens’ Review Panel Promotes Transparency in Funding Nonprofits for Youth and Families
Each year, Orange County’s Citizens’ Commission for Children (CCC) invests in the well-being of children and families by funding local nonprofits that provide critical...
Orange County Mayor’s Holiday Toy Drive Shatters Record, Collecting More Than 13,000 Gifts for Local Families
Orange County’s 15th Annual Mayor’s Holiday Toy Drive reached new heights this year, collecting an unprecedented 13,076 toys for local children and families —...
Orange County Leads the Way in Public Safety Investment
For seven consecutive years, Orange County has dedicated more than half of its annual budget to public safety. It is an investment unmatched by...
Community & Services
Orange County Employees Set New Giving Record in 2025 United Way Campaign
Orange County employees once again demonstrated their generosity and community spirit, raising an unprecedented $1.45 million during the 2025 Heart of Florida United Way Campaign — the highest total in the campaign’s 30-year history....
Making Spirits Bright: Guang Ming Temple/BLIA Donates Hundreds of Toys to Mayor’s Holiday Toy Drive
The Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) Florida Chapter made a generous donation to the annual Orange County Mayor’s Holiday Toy Drive. On December 5, 2025, nine members and volunteers, led by Chapter President Conchita...
Citizens’ Review Panel Promotes Transparency in Funding Nonprofits for Youth and Families
Each year, Orange County’s Citizens’ Commission for Children (CCC) invests in the well-being of children and families by funding local nonprofits that provide critical community-based services. This citizen-led process is designed to ensure that taxpayer dollars are used wisely, effectively and transparently. That process is led by the Citizens’ Review Panel for Human Services...
Public Health & Safety
Orange County Corrections Department Wins 2025 Award for Best Recruitment Video
The Orange County Corrections Department has been named the winner of the Corrections1 national poll for the Best Recruitment Video of 2025. OCCD’s video, “Step into Something Bigger,” was selected by Corrections1.com readers as the top...
Orange County Leads the Way in Public Safety Investment
For seven consecutive years, Orange County has dedicated more than half of its annual budget to public safety. It is an investment unmatched by most counties in Florida. Under the leadership of Mayor Jerry...
Quick-Thinking Security Guards Save Driver’s Life Near Orange County Utilities Facility
On a recent Wednesday, a typical night turned into a rescue by security guards working the graveyard shift at the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility off McCormick Road in Northwest Orange County near Apopka. In the early morning hours, just after 1 a.m., the quick-thinking actions of two security guards saved a man’s life after...
Business
Orange County Convention Center Celebrates Grand Concourse Expansion Groundbreaking
The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) celebrated the official groundbreaking of its Grand Concourse Expansion – a transformative $560-million project that will enhance the North-South Building with new meeting space, a grand ballroom, and...
Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department Launches Five-Year Roadmap
Community-Centric, Innovative, and more Transparent Whether it’s issuing permits for fences and pools, helping small businesses get started, or protecting our waterways and wildlife corridors, Orange County’s Planning, Environmental, and Development Services (PEDS) Department...
Orange County Procurement Division Wins Again! Named “Best of the Best” For 30 Years Running
Awards come and go–unless you are the Orange County Procurement team, in which case they just keeping coming, year after year. Thirty years, 30 awards. Now that’s consistency. Once again, the National Procurement Institute awarded the 2025 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® Award to the Orange County Government Procurement Division, continuing their 30-year streak. County Procurement...
