Press Release Category

Friday / March 31 / 2017

TALLAHASSEE — Every year, the state of Florida recognizes April as Florida Volunteer Month. To highlight volunteers and their impact in the Sunshine State, Volunteer Florida recently announced a #30Under30 initiative to honor exceptional volunteers under the age of 30. Volunteer Florida also announced a statewide public service announcement, and a proclamation from Governor... Read More

Monday / March 27 / 2017

TALLAHASSEE – Volunteer Florida will host a service project tomorrow in Orlando as part of a training event for 11 states across the Southeast. The service project and training are part of the Southern Regional Training, hosted by Volunteer Florida. Volunteer Florida CEO Chester W. Spellman said, “Volunteer Florida is... Read More

Friday / March 17 / 2017

  FOR RELEASE: March 17, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle: evansickle@volunteerflorida.org   TALLAHASSEE — Volunteer Florida and Uber today announced that the second annual #SuitsForSession service project at the Capitol collected 3,282 donations of professional attire for job-seekers statewide. In addition to collecting items at the Capitol, Uber drivers picked up items across Leon... Read More

Tuesday / March 14 / 2017

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet, Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida CEO Chester Spellman awarded David Eischeid with the Volunteer Florida Champion of Service Award, Florida’s official statewide volunteer recognition. Governor Rick Scott said, “I am honored to present David with the Champion of... Read More

Friday / March 10 / 2017

Volunteer Florida Chief Executive Officer Chester W. Spellman discusses the impact of volunteers on the State of Florida with Comcast Newsmakers.

Wednesday / March 08 / 2017

AmeriCorps Week is a time to honor and celebrate the contributions of over 1 million individuals who have served as AmeriCorps members since 1994. In that time, more than 31,000 Florida residents have served more than 45 million hours – a value of over a billion dollars! Currently here in... Read More

Friday / February 24 / 2017

2017-2018 AmeriCorps Formula RFP   Volunteer Florida is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 AmeriCorps formula funding RFP.  Applications for funding are due April 6, 2017. Each year, over 1,300 individuals in Florida and more than 80,000 across the United States, meet critical community needs through service in AmeriCorps. With funding from... Read More

Wednesday / February 22 / 2017

FOR RELEASE: February 22, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle: evansickle@volunteerflorida.org Tallahassee — Volunteer Florida and Uber today announced the second annual #SuitsForSession service project at the Florida Capitol on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.  The project will once again engage members of the Legislature, Florida Cabinet, local nonprofits, the private sector, state employees, and... Read More

Tuesday / February 21 / 2017

Join us in Orlando, Florida for the Southern National Service Training Conference hosted by Volunteer Florida. Come together with national service program colleagues, state service commission staff, CNCS, and volunteer management partners for an educational and inspiring training opportunity.

Tuesday / February 21 / 2017

Tallahassee — Today, Volunteer Florida announced $100,000 in grant awards to increase student achievement in Florida’s rural communities. Volunteer Florida’s Rural Community Assets Fund will help build the capacity of 12 organizations so that they can provide important educational programming to students. Governor Rick Scott said, “Florida is proud of... Read More