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Florida advocate sounds alarm after state ranks third in human trafficking cases

January 15, 2024

PENSACOLA, Fla. — We’re about two weeks into the new year and a statewide organization is already sounding the alarm for human trafficking. Florida ranks #3 in human trafficking cases reported, according to the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking. WEAR News spoke with a local advocate who is urging everyone to be aware to […]

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A Day of Service and Community Connection in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 13, 2024

On Saturday, January 13, a wave of goodwill swept through Miami as nearly 100 volunteers from United Way Miami’s Giving Communities and corporate sponsors gathered to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a day of service and community connection.  This year’s United Way MLK Day of Service included rejuvenating and revitalizing the Children’s Home […]

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Reunification: Shavonda’s Journey

January 4, 2024

In life, our paths can take unexpected turns, leading us down roads we never imagined. Shavonda’s story is a testament to the power of redemption, faith, and the unwavering determination of a mother seeking to reunite with her children after battling drug addiction. Shavonda became caught in the grasp of drug addiction, leading her into […]

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Bellview Middle School to become Escambia County’s 3rd ‘Community Partnership School’

January 2, 2024

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Bellview Middle School will become the third school in Escambia County to adopt the Community Partnership Schools model this year with partnerships among Children’s Home Society of Florida, Community Health Northwest Florida, Escambia County School District and the University of West Florida. “The partnerships are announced as the next step in growing […]

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Many Escambia students are struggling. Community Partnership Schools may be the answer.

December 26, 2023

Escambia County Public Schools is working to close the achievement gap for students living in underserved communities by launching the school district’s third Community Partnership School at Bellview Middle School. The school was selected to take on the model in partnership with Children’s Home Society of Florida, Community Health Northwest Florida, Escambia County School District and the University of West Florida. […]

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Campbell Middle to become Community Partnership School

December 21, 2023

Campbell Middle School will become the first school in Volusia County to adopt the innovative Community Partnership Schools model this year with partnerships among Children’s Home Society of Florida, Daytona State College, Halifax Health and Volusia County Schools. The partnerships are announced as the next step in growing the successful model first implemented in Orlando […]

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‘Forever families’ forged at National Adoption Day ceremony in West Palm Beach

November 18, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH — Children packed into a courtroom Friday, some timid and others wailing. One searched in vain for the therapy dog she’d seen on the way in, and then looked like she might start wailing, too. The face-painter was gone, and the magician had vanished. The only thing left were grown-ups in black robes. The […]

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Children adoption groups working together to find forever families

November 8, 2023

November is National Adoption Month, and several local organizations are working together to find kids their forever homes. T.A. Walker Shined A Light on two organizations that work tirelessly to help create safe and positive opportunities for children and families. Children’s Home Society of Florida says their number one challenge is finding families who are open […]

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UCF offers free mental health services at local school to tackle counselor shortage

November 7, 2023

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Schools all across the country aren’t just dealing with a teacher shortage. They’re also facing a school counselor shortage. In our latest Saving Our Streets report, WESH 2’s Marlei Martinez tells us how UCF is bringing free counseling services to a local school. “Some of my students know classmates that have […]

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An apple a day: Second Harvest expands Central Florida school pantry program

October 25, 2023

A school food bank program that feeds kids at 65 schools throughout Central Florida just got a major boost. Insurance provider Aetna donated more than $100,000 dollars to support the work of Second Harvest’s School Partnerships Program, which feeds students at 65 schools in six counties. Schools can use the money to set up a food pantry, grocery store, […]

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