Governor Rick Scott and Mayor Buddy Dyer Announce Additional Education Funding to Orlando
Friday / July 26 / 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott, along with Volunteer Florida CEO Chester Spellman and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, announced that Governor Scott and Mayor Dyer’s “Governor-Mayor’s Initiative” has been funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The City of Orlando will be receiving $404,305 in grant... Read More
Communities In Schools of Miami Awarded School Turnaround AmeriCorps Grant Funding
Friday / July 26 / 2013
Volunteer Florida CEO Chester Spellman today announced that Communities In Schools (CIS) of Miami is one of 13 organizations across the nation to be awarded funding in the first round of School Turnaround AmeriCorps grants. This grant will support 40 half-time AmeriCorps members at five low-performing Miami-Dade County Public Schools.... Read More