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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...

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...

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...

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...

Orange County Green PLACE Program: Impact Keeps on Growing

Orange County leaders and community partners created the Green PLACE (Park Land Acquisition for Conservation and Environmental Protection) Program a little over three decades ago...

Commissioner Kicks Off Orange County Head Start’s Guest Readers Month

Orange County District 6 Commissioner Michael Scott served as the opening reader for Orange County Head Start’s 2023 Guest Readers Month, formally kicking off...

Women’s History Month Profile | Elizabeth Valencia, Joshua’s House Foundation/Angels for Kids and Families On Call 24/7

When she came to the United States 30 years ago from Colombia, South America, Elizabeth Valencia’s  plan was to get her master’s degree in...