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Representative Tracie Davis to Host Annual Community Baby Shower with Magnolia Project and Healthy Start

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On Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon, Representative Tracie Davis (D-Jacksonville) will partner with Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition’s The Magnolia Project and Healthy Start programs to host the sixth annual community baby shower for expectant and new mothers at Magnolia Project East, 6024 Merrill Road Jacksonville, Florida 32277. [Read more…] about Representative Tracie Davis to Host Annual Community Baby Shower with Magnolia Project and Healthy Start

State Representative Morales Urges Governor DeSantis to Assist Puerto Rico in the Wake of Hurricane Fiona

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State Representative Daisy Morales (D-Orlando) has sent a letter to the Governor urging him to assist with and release much needed resources to aid Puerto Rico in the wake of the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Fiona. [Read more…] about State Representative Morales Urges Governor DeSantis to Assist Puerto Rico in the Wake of Hurricane Fiona

Rep. Davis and The Center One Foundation to Host HBCU College Fair

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Representative Tracie Davis (D-Jacksonville) is collaborating with The Center One Foundation, Councilman Garrett Dennis, and Action News’ Tenikka Hughes and Danyelle Johnson to host the fourth Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Legacy College Fair. The HBCU Legacy College Fair will be held at the Jessie Ball Dupont Center, located at 40 East Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32202, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Read more…] about Rep. Davis and The Center One Foundation to Host HBCU College Fair

Florida’s Nation-Leading HAF Program Awards Over $380 Million in Relief to the State’s Most Vulnerable Homeowners

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Florida’s Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program
Awards Relief to More Than 15,000 Homeowners

Weekly Update for the Homeowner Assistance Fund,
Week of September 12 – September 16

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) today announced that Florida’s nation-leading Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) program has awarded over $380 million in relief to assist 15,664 of the state’s most vulnerable homeowners with their mortgage and other homeowner expenses, with more than $13 million awarded this week alone. [Read more…] about Florida’s Nation-Leading HAF Program Awards Over $380 Million in Relief to the State’s Most Vulnerable Homeowners

First Lady Casey DeSantis Highlights Success of Continue the Mission Initiative to Recruit Veterans to Care for Florida’s Most Vulnerable Children

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Continue the Mission recruits veterans, military spouses and former law
enforcement officers to serve as CPIs, APIs, DCF case managers and mentors

First Lady Casey DeSantis today highlighted the success of her Continue the Mission initiative, which launched in June 2022 to recruit veterans, military spouses and former law enforcement officers to be child and adult protective investigators and case managers, as well as mentors to children in need, new case managers and child and adult protective investigators. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Highlights Success of Continue the Mission Initiative to Recruit Veterans to Care for Florida’s Most Vulnerable Children