Mayor Teresa Jacobs recently helped families from the Wraparound Orange program “shop” for toys when she visited the campus of Orange County’s Great Oaks Village. Wraparound Orange is a collaboration of community agencies that help families and their children who struggle with behavioral, emotional, and or mental health problems.
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has launched her 2013 Holiday Heroes Toy Drive. This is the third year Mayor Jacobs and her team has facilitated the toy drive. The toy drive, which serves children from infants to 18-years-old, encourages the community to bring new, unwrapped toys to participating drop-off centers. Last year,...
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved an ordinance today for a $94.5 million venues package that supports performing arts, sports, recreation, tourism and commerce. The 5-to-2 vote came after four hours of public comment and discussion with more than 100 speakers.
the Community Funding Forum will provide nonprofit organizations valuable information and resources to improve and enhance the organization’s ability to achieve its mission and sustain itself over time.
Mayor Teresa Jacobs’ Modeling, Simulation and Training (MS&T) Blue Ribbon Commission toured key downtown locations today in a fact-finding mission that included stops at IDEAS Integration Global Inc., Integrity Arts and Technology USA, and the FFIEA/UCF Center for Emerging Media. Leaders from seven Central Florida counties participated in an effort to gain knowledge of...
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, District 3 Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke and the City of Belle Isle and Edgewood invite the citizens and families of Belle Isle, Edgewood, Conway and Pine Castle to a fun, free and informative Community Health Fair on Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cypress Grove Park,...
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and the Board of County Commissioners approved the finalized budget for fiscal year 2013-2014. Review the highlights for the new fiscal year which begins on October 1, 2013.
Learn what Orange County is doing to assist you in making your community a healthier and prosperous place for you, your children, and your children’s children to live, work, and play.
Orange County Government invites residents to its Live United! 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 28, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the West Orange Trail - Chapin Station Park located at 501 Crown Point Cross Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787. All proceeds will benefit Heart of Florida United Way, Central Florida’s most comprehensive health and...