Featured Stories
H2O Pipeline Program Puts High School Students on a Promising Pathway to a Lifelong Career
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners recently honored the first group of students who successfully completed the H2O Pipeline Program. This initiative, forged through a partnership between Orange County Utilities, Orange County Public Schools, and the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association, creates a unique pathway for high school students to...
Save Our Students Initiative Seeks to Reduce Crime and Foster Relationships
Teens across Orange County are taking part in the Save Our Students Initiative, an annual series of summer weekend activities for at-risk youth. The...
Orange County Utilities Receives Accolades for Educating Residents on Recycling
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) recently announced that Orange County received a 2023 Communication, Education, and Marketing (CEM) Technical Division Award...
Orange County’s Community Action Division Creates Success Stories Throughout the Region
May is National Community Action Month, and more than 1,000 community action agencies across the nation are working to make communities stronger and help...
Community & Services
H2O Pipeline Program Puts High School Students on a Promising Pathway to a Lifelong Career
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners recently honored the first group of students who successfully completed the H2O Pipeline Program. This initiative, forged through a partnership between Orange County Utilities, Orange County Public...
Save Our Students Initiative Seeks to Reduce Crime and Foster Relationships
Teens across Orange County are taking part in the Save Our Students Initiative, an annual series of summer weekend activities for at-risk youth. The initiative’s first sessions of 2023 are already underway and have...
Orange County Utilities Receives Accolades for Educating Residents on Recycling
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) recently announced that Orange County received a 2023 Communication, Education, and Marketing (CEM) Technical Division Award for Outstanding Awareness Campaign for its recycling quality improvement program (RQIP). “We’re honored to receive this recognition,” said Ed Torres, director, Orange County Utilities. “The credit goes to our dedicated...
Public Health & Safety
Save Our Students Initiative Seeks to Reduce Crime and Foster Relationships
Teens across Orange County are taking part in the Save Our Students Initiative, an annual series of summer weekend activities for at-risk youth. The initiative’s first sessions of 2023 are already underway and have...
Orange County Utilities Receives Accolades for Educating Residents on Recycling
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) recently announced that Orange County received a 2023 Communication, Education, and Marketing (CEM) Technical Division Award for Outstanding Awareness Campaign for its recycling quality improvement program...
Victim Service Center Promotes Denim Day, Spreads Awareness About Sexual Assault
Mayor Jerry L. Demings recently declared Wednesday, April 26, 2023 as Denim Day and is urging Orange County residents to wear jeans to help spread awareness about the physical and emotional trauma that accompanies sexual assault and to show support for survivors in our community. The Denim Day movement started in 1999 as a...
Business
English for Speakers of Other Languages Pilot Program Helping Employees and Employers in I-Drive Corridor
With low unemployment rates and visitors returning to the community after the COVID-19 pandemic, employers in the International Drive corridor are dealing with talent shortages. Orange County’s I-Drive Community Redevelopment Act (CRA) Advisory Group,...
Orange County Leads the Way in Creating “EPIC” ESOL Pilot for International Drive Hotel Employees
Sadya Pierre has a tough job. For the last five years, she has worked as a housekeeper at the Rosen Centre Hotel on International Drive. Originally from Haiti, Pierre’s limited language proficiency led to...
Orange County is a Big Fan of Energy Conservation Efforts
Energy conservation has proven to be an effective way of saving money. For instance, data from Orange County’s Seniors Climate Efficiency Program found residents had an annual savings of $450 on their utility bills from weatherization and HVAC equipment upgrades. Orange County has taken bold action on energy conservation efforts, which are outlined in...
