Press Release Category

Thursday / December 22 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Brittany Dover (850) 556-9799 brittany@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis honored this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month student and educator contest winners in a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. This year, students wrote essays and created art... Read More

Friday / November 04 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Brittany Dover (850) 556-9799 brittany@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida announced the official launch of the Native Heritage Month student contests in partnership with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This year’s contests are focused on... Read More

Tuesday / October 25 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Brittany Dover (850) 556-9799 brittany@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Volunteering is an effective, enduring mainspring of American civil society. Volunteers strengthen and broaden the work of organizations in the public and independent sectors and consistently, informally support and care for those around them. The... Read More

Wednesday / September 28 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Brittany Dover (850) 556-9799 brittany@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the activation of the Florida Disaster Fund to support Florida’s communities impacted by Hurricane Ian. The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to provide... Read More

Wednesday / September 07 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Brittany Dover (850) 556-9799 brittany@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Volunteer Florida, the entity responsible for managing AmeriCorps programs in the State of Florida, is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 AmeriCorps funding request for proposals (RFP). Organizations interested in applying should respond to the RFP by Wednesday,... Read More

Monday / August 01 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Brittany Dover (850) 556-9799 brittany@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida announced the availability of $140,000 in grant funding to support local governments, districts, and colleges/universities in developing a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and/or Citizen Corps Program in their community. Eligible... Read More

Wednesday / June 29 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Erin Sjostrom (850) 414-7400 erin@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida announced the availability of up to $520,000 in grant funding to assist Florida’s nonprofit organizations in the recruitment and retention of skills-based volunteers through the national Volunteer Generation Fund. Organizations interested in applying... Read More

Wednesday / June 08 / 2022

  For Immediate Release: June 8, 2022 Contact: Governor’s Press Office, (850) 717-9282, Media@eog.myflorida.com   Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Volunteer Florida CEO Corey Simon applauded Governor Ron DeSantis’ signing of the Freedom First Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, which supports volunteer efforts, disaster preparedness, and includes historic reserves to effectively respond to any emergency. “This is good, solid... Read More

Thursday / April 21 / 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Kim Hawkes (850) 556-9799 kim@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – This week, Florida middle and high school student leaders gathered together in Orlando April 19-21 to participate in Volunteer Florida Foundation’s Healthy Minds Teen Summit, a youth-centered event to discuss mental resiliency and the... Read More

Thursday / March 17 / 2022

  For Immediate Release: March 17, 2022 Contact: Governor’s Press Office, (850) 717-9282, Media@eog.myflorida.com   Tallahassee, Fla. – Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the winners of the Black History Month student essay and art contests as well as the Excellence in Education Awards. Students from grades K-3 were invited to participate in the art contest... Read More