Press Release Category

Tuesday / December 10 / 2019

  For Immediate Release December 9, 2019 Contact: Governor’s Press Office (850) 717-9282 Media@eog.myflorida.com Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis Directs Children & Youth Cabinet to Gather Data on Youth Suicide Prevention Focus turns to building resiliency in youth through mentoring Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis, as chair of the... Read More

Tuesday / November 26 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 26, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida announced that $370,000 in Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) grant funding has been awarded to 22 nonprofit and service organizations throughout the state. Together, these organization have also secured $370,000 in... Read More

Wednesday / November 20 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida announced that Compass 82 and Disaster Services Corporation, Society of St. Vincent De Paul – USA have been selected as the provider organizations for the Hurricane Michael Disaster Case Management... Read More

Tuesday / November 19 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Volunteer Florida, the Governor’s lead agency for volunteerism and service in the Sunshine State, celebrated the 25th Anniversary of AmeriCorps on Friday with a service day in Panama City. During Friday’s day... Read More

Monday / November 18 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida CEO Clay Ingram thanked Governor DeSantis for his support of service in the Sunshine State. “When we invest in service, we make our communities stronger and our state a better... Read More

Thursday / November 14 / 2019

  For Immediate Release November 14, 2019 Contact: Governor’s Press Office (850) 717-9282 Media@eog.myflorida.com First Lady Casey DeSantis Joins Volunteer Florida to Launch Official Volunteer Opportunities Platform Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis joined Volunteer Florida CEO Clay Ingram to announce that Florida’s official volunteer opportunities platform, Volunteer Connect,... Read More

Thursday / October 17 / 2019

Volunteer Florida is pleased to share the announcement made by First Lady Casey DeSantis which recognizes the winners of the 2019 Hispanic Heritage Month student contests and Excellence in Education Award recipients.  For Immediate Release October 15, 2019 Contact: Governor’s Press Office (850) 717-9282 Media@eog.myflorida.com  First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces 2019... Read More

Thursday / October 10 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Volunteer Florida Foundation announced that $8 million in Florida Disaster Fund long-term recovery grants will be awarded to organizations engaged in Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Irma long-term recovery efforts. The Volunteer... Read More

Friday / September 27 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Volunteer Florida is pleased to announce $6,465,843 in funding to support communities recovering from Hurricane Michael through disaster case management services. The funding, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will support... Read More

Monday / September 23 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Volunteer Florida, the entity responsible for managing AmeriCorps programs in the State of Florida, is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 AmeriCorps competitive funding request for proposals (RFP). Organizations interested in applying should respond... Read More