Orange County Government

👋 There's still time to join one of our community listening sessions! Learn more about the new Orange County Recovers program available to help low-to-moderate-income homeowners with unresolved damage from Hurricane Ian. This program offers housing repair, replacement, or full reconstruction through grants to qualified homeowners. Join us tonight or at one of our other community listening sessions. Find out more at OrangeCountyRecovers.com. 📅 March 13, 2025 🕕 6:30 to 8 p.m. 🏫 Bithlo Community Center 📍 18501 Washington Ave. Orlando, FL 32820 📅 March 25, 2025 🕕 6 to 8 p.m. 🏫 Sadler Elementary School 📍 4000 W. Oak Ridge Rd., Orlando, FL 32809

LIVE: 2025 Orange County Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee | March 12, 2025 The Orange County Board of County Commissioners is undertaking a redistricting process to establish new district boundaries and incorporate the two additional districts. To support this effort, the Board formed the 2025 Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee in January 2025.

🔔 The fund distribution process for local non-profits is underway! The Citizens' Commission for Children is now accepting proposals from local 501(c)(3) health and human service non-profits through the Citizen Review Panel. We’re so proud to offer this opportunity to amazing organizations that serve the equally amazing people of Orange County. Requesting non-profits need to: 🍊 Be based in Orange County 📬 Have been active for at least one year 📄 Submit a Notice of Intent by March 17 👪 Have a passion for serving families! Visit our portal to get started: bit.ly/2XGHy2k

Come grow with Orange County Utilities! As a provider of essential services for a large, rapidly expanding community, we're always looking for service-driven individuals to join our team. From engineers to field specialists to maintenance coordinators to chief water operators, positions for all experience levels are available. Learn more at www.ocfl.net/UtilitiesJobs.

Playing with sirens, lights, and more – our community had a hands-on public safety experience at Children's Safety Village of Central Florida this past weekend.🚔 Our Corrections team brought four vehicles to the annual Touch-A-Truck event to educate families about public safety while allowing hands-on experiences with our vehicles. We had a blast interacting with our community and educating about our jail while meeting some of our brightest (and youngest) future public safety heroes.⭐

Today, Orange County Animal Services is hosting a Kitten Shower! Join us from 2 pm to 6 pm at the shelter to donate essential kitten supplies just in time for kitten season. Visitors will be able to interact with kittens and learn more about our programs. Beginning today through March, adoption fees will be reduced to $20 for both dogs and cats for guests who bring in one of the items on our Amazon Wishlist (specifically for the Kitten Foster Program). If you are interested in donating items to get a reduced adoption fee, please have the items delivered to your home, or purchase them in the stores. Adopters will need to bring the item to the shelter in order to receive the discount. Shop our wish list: amzn.to/43HkS6C

👏 Kudos to our Head Start staff for delivering nearly 50,000 diapers to diaper banks! The Early Learning Coalition of Orange County's diaper drive for the Central Florida Diaper Bank set an ambitious goal of 30,000 diapers—and with the help of our dedicated team, that goal was not only met but far surpassed! Driven by their passion for children and our community, our Head Start staff went above and beyond to make this milestone a reality. We’re so proud of their commitment to supporting families and making a meaningful difference!

🌟 Bright Lights, Safer Nights! 🌙 Did you know half of all traffic fatalities happen at night, even though only 25% of travel occurs after dark? That’s why street lighting is a game-changer! Properly lit roads help drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians see and react faster, reducing crashes and making our streets safer for everyone. Through the Accelerated Transportation Safety Program, we are funding new roadway lighting projects to enhance visibility and improve safety across our communities. ✨ Learn more about how we’re making our roads safer: bit.ly/orangeATSP

👋 Don't miss our first community listening session tonight! Learn more about the new Orange County Recovers program available to help low-to-moderate-income homeowners with unresolved damage from Hurricane Ian. This program offers housing repair, replacement, or full reconstruction through grants to qualified homeowners. Join us tonight or at one of our other community listening sessions. Find out more at OrangeCountyRecovers.com. 📅 March 11, 2025 🕕 6 to 8 p.m. 🏫 Orlo Vista Elementary School 📍 3 N. Hastings St., Orlando, FL 32835 📅 March 12, 2025 🕕 6 to 8 p.m. 🏫 Barnett Park 📍 4801 W. Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL 32808 📅 March 13, 2025 🕕 6:30 to 8 p.m. 🏫 Bithlo Community Center 📍 18501 Washington Ave. Orlando, FL 32820 📅 March 25, 2025 🕕 6 to 8 p.m. 🏫 Sadler Elementary School 📍 4000 W. Oak Ridge Rd., Orlando, FL 32809

DISASTER LOAN ASSISTANCE: The U.S. Small Business Administration is extending the physical damage loan deadline for disaster declarations affected by the 2024 federal funding lapse. The new deadline to apply is April 27, 2025. Businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply for business physical disaster loans and may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace disaster-damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. Homeowners and renters are eligible to apply for home and personal property loans and may borrow up to $100,000 to replace or repair personal property, such as clothing, furniture, cars, and appliances. Homeowners may apply for up to $500,000 to replace or repair their primary residence. For those needing assistance with applications, support is available through: ✅ Email: [email protected] ✅ Phone: 1-800-659-2955 ✅ Florida Small Business Development Center: floridasbdc.org ✅ In-person at Barnett Park: https://lnkd.in/g5TtT-fW