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Orange County Government Awarded $150,000 Grant for Financial Empowerment Centers Offering Financial Counseling as Free Public Service

Orange County to work towards launch of local Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) with free, one-on-one financial counseling for residents Orange County, FL – In partnership with the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund), Orange County Government today announced that they have received a $150,000 grant to support the launch of the County’s...

Orange County’s Drug-Free Community Coalition Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Orange County, FL – Orange County’s Drug-Free Community Coalition, a division of Orange County Government, will celebrate 25 years of service to Orange County residents on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Lake Eola Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Live Fest” will celebrate the contributions of community partners in preventing and treating substance use...

Drug-Free Office Hosts Educational Event for Local Youth About Substance Use Disorder Prevention

Orange County, FL – The Orange County Office for a Drug-Free Community, a division of Orange County Government, invites the community to participate in the 19th Annual Youth Prevention Conference to educate youth about substance use disorder prevention. “This work brings attention to prevention, treatment, and recovery, and is critical to our community health initiatives,”...

Orange County Mosquito Control Tackles Dengue Fever and Oropouche Virus

Orange County, FL – While Orange County Mosquito Control, a division of the Orange County Government, continues to combat mosquitoes who may be carriers of Dengue Fever, two travel related cases of Oropouche Virus have now been detected in Orange County. Mosquito Control has daytime and nighttime crews spraying neighborhoods and educating residents about...

Orange County Mosquito Control Crews Target Spraying After Report of Dengue Fever

Two endemic cases reported in Orange County – contracted locally Orange County, FL – Orange County Mosquito Control, a division of the Orange County Government, announced today its crews are focusing on eliminating the breed of mosquito that is known to carry the arbovirus, Dengue. The State of Florida Department of Health (FDOH) confirmed on...

Art in the Atrium to Feature “Americans Who Tell the Truth”

Opening Reception Set for Friday, August 23, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. WHO: An opening reception for Art in the Atrium will take place on Friday, August 23, and feature an evening with Robert Shetterly, the creator of Americans Who Tell the Truth. Exhibited by Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs and Monarch Learning Academy,...

Orange County Launches Recycling Drive for Campaign Signs

Signs will be converted into cleaner energy source Orange County, Fl — With the primary election now over, Orange County encourages residents to recycle campaign signs instead of throwing them in the trash. In partnership with the City of Winter Park, the City of Orlando and the League of Women Voters, Orange County will...