Press Release Category

Thursday / August 15 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida announced that Florida received an additional $7.6 million from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to fund 31 AmeriCorps programs throughout the state in 2019-2020. Together, these programs have... Read More

Thursday / August 08 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, in the anticipation of funding, Volunteer Florida announced the availability of FY 2019-2020 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)/Citizen Corps Program funding. Volunteer Florida will distribute up to $150,000 in sub-grant awards of $5,000 to... Read More

Friday / July 26 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Volunteer Florida Foundation announced that additional Florida Disaster Fund grants will be made available for organizations that are engaged in Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael recovery efforts. The Florida Disaster Fund... Read More

Thursday / July 11 / 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Savannah Kelly savannah@volunteerflorida.org (850) 556-9799 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida announced the availability of grant funding to help nonprofits recruit and retain skills-based volunteers. The Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) allows nonprofits to use these volunteers to serve Florida students, families... Read More

Monday / April 30 / 2018

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Volunteer Florida, the Governor’s lead agency for volunteerism and national service in the state, is proud to announce Betty Mulligan as the 2018 Florida Volunteer of the Year. After 35 years of teaching, Betty dedicated her retirement to developing a free tutoring program in Martin County, allowing... Read More

Wednesday / March 07 / 2018

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet, Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida Chief Executive Officer Vivian Myrtetus awarded 12-year-olds Chase Hartman and Vance Tomasi with the Volunteer Florida Champion of Service Award, Florida’s official statewide volunteer recognition. Governor Scott said, “At such a young age, Chase and... Read More

Friday / March 02 / 2018

TALLAHASSEE — Volunteer Florida and Uber today announced that the third annual #SuitsForSession service project at the capitol collected 3,540 donations of professional attire for job-seekers statewide. In addition to collecting items at the capitol, Uber drivers picked up items across Leon County for free this past Tuesday.

Monday / February 12 / 2018

FOR RELEASE: February 12, 2018 CONTACT: Brittni Johnsen: brittni@volunteerflorida.org Tallahassee — Volunteer Florida and Uber today announced the third annual #SuitsForSession service project on Tuesday, February 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the plaza level of the Florida State Capitol. The project will once again engage members of the... Read More

Thursday / February 08 / 2018

TAMPA, Fla. – Today, during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet at the Florida State Fair, Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida Chief Executive Officer Vivian Myrtetus awarded Dave and Sue Moulton with the Volunteer Florida Champion of Service Award, Florida’s official statewide volunteer recognition. Governor Scott said, “I applaud the commitment of... Read More

Thursday / January 18 / 2018

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet, Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida Chief Executive Officer Vivian Myrtetus awarded Betty Mulligan with the Volunteer Florida Champion of Service Award, Florida’s official statewide volunteer recognition. Governor Scott said, “I am proud to recognize Betty with the Champion of... Read More