THE BOARD SOURCE: December 2019
From Uncertainty to Thriving
Charlene Oliveras and her family moved to Central Florida as a result of Hurricane Maria’s devastation in Puerto Rico. After the direct hit, the situation on the island was dire, and Charlene’s husband lost his job. The future was uncertain, and the family made the difficult decision to leave a lifetime in Puerto Rico to […]
Read More »Let’s Talk about Success!
We love this! Recently, Johnny Robinson was a homeless veteran for several months. The Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (SSVF) helped him stabilize his living situation, but they required him to find a job in order to stay in their program. We love this! Recently, Johnny Robinson was a homeless veteran for several months. […]
Read More »Paychecks for Patriots is a Success!
The country celebrated and honored Veterans during Veteran’s Day last month. But one day is not enough to honor those who’ve served. We extended the recognition throughout the month of November with two Paychecks for Patriots hiring events in Lake and Orange counties. Between the two events, Nearly 200 Veterans and their family members registered, […]
Read More »Building Up our Youth through YouthBuild!
Twenty-seven graduates walked the stage at a heartfelt YouthBuild graduation last month. All completed training in construction, warehouse, or trade and logistics! YouthBuild is designed for at-risk youth and high school dropouts and trains them for careers in the construction industry. Twenty-seven graduates walked the stage at a heartfelt YouthBuild graduation last month. All completed […]
Read More »We Asked. They Answered. We’re Listening!
We recently rolled out an online survey facilitated by Integrated Insights to 600 of our niche customers in Central Florida to identify actionable insights to help inform us on how to improve marketing and service delivery. We recently rolled out an online survey facilitated by Integrated Insights to 600 of our niche customers in Central […]
Read More »CodeSkool is Cool!
Last month, we celebrated our first class of graduates from CodeSkool at our Southeast Career Center. Twenty one young adults, aged 16-24, explored dynamic, future careers in Information Technology (IT). Participants gained hands-on experience in web development to build web applications. Last month, we celebrated our first class of graduates from CodeSkool at our Southeast […]
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