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Leadership Pensacola can’t fix every problem, but food and clothes for needy kids is a start

May 4, 2023

Helping the community, building relationships and cultivating a better Pensacola society is what every participant of the 60-member Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) class of 2023 wants to accomplish. So, the class teamed up with C.A. Weis Elementary School to create a “Care Closet” for students to access basic need items at no cost including hygiene/personal care, clothing and […]

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‘A mighty oak’: From single orphanage, Children’s Home Society is state’s greatest legacy

April 30, 2023

Chances are you know someone whose life has changed because of Children’s Home Society of Florida. Whether woven within the fabric of a family created through the loving act of adoption or the pomp and circumstance of a first-generation high school graduate, Children’s Home Society of Florida’s 120-year legacy is deeply braided into Jacksonville’s history. Established in […]

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Raise Awareness and Support Families During National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 27, 2023

Since 1902, Children’s Home Society of Florida has helped children and families by supporting and empowering parents to raise their children in healthy, nurturing homes. During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we celebrate families working hard to break cycles of abuse and neglect, to create safe and stable homes for their kids, and to build […]

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Children living in poverty need us to rethink our focus | Commentary

April 23, 2023

It takes a village to raise a child, and our village is struggling. Why? Simply put, childhood poverty. The number of children living in poverty in Orange County is staggering, with more than 58,000 children impacted. That number represents a poverty rate of 19%, higher than the overall Florida rate of 18.2%. Growing up in an under-resourced […]

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Sabal Palm Elementary students show off golf skills with ‘First Tee’

April 21, 2023

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Students from Sabal Palm Elementary got the chance to apply the golfing skills they learned in school, on the putting green Thursday morning. It’s all part of First Tee, Tallahassee’s inaugural golf program. More than 20 students were able to show off their skills on the Southwood Golf Course. And for […]

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25 Women for 2023: Anna Kay Hutchison is ‘the connector’ in school partnership

April 21, 2023

Working in the human-services sector isn’t a job for Anna Kay, it’s her life’s calling. She started volunteering at the age of 12 at the local YMCA and has now amassed over 25 years of impressive work in the nonprofit arena, including some of the ground-breaking innovations and partnerships that have led to her being […]

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Preventing Child Abuse: A Community-Wide Effort

April 18, 2023

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, and to educate communities and families about how to prevent it. Child abuse is a serious problem that affects millions of children every year. According to the CDC,  one in seven children in the United States experiences child abuse […]

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Crosswalks to Classrooms artwork makes its way to fourth school in Leon County

April 18, 2023

To continue efforts of keeping kids safe on their way to and from school, Sabal Palm Elementary School students joined Knight Creative Communities Institute (KCCI) volunteers and community leaders to bring another crosswalk art installation to Tallahassee. The new art project installation, also known as KCCI’s Crosswalk to Classrooms, consists of decorating crosswalks with colorful […]

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Struggles Turn Into Hope Thanks to Community Partnership School

April 13, 2023

Kelly, a mother of 3, was feeling hopeless and adrift. She had recently lost her job and was struggling to provide for her three children. She needed clothes and school supplies for her kids and dress clothes for herself so she start interviewing again. Kelly was worried about how she would manage to do it […]

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Children’s Home Society of Florida celebrates 120 Years of Impact

April 12, 2023

Before the invention of the Model T. Ford, bubble gum or the Band-Aid, Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) was creating brighter futures for kids. Now celebrating its 120th year of service to children and families, CHS has created a ripple effect of positive change that has influenced us all. Twelve decades ago, the trailblazing child […]

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