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$200M investment: The next decade of hope for Orlando’s Washington Shores
For the past 20 years, I’ve been fighting the status quo in Washington Shores. And through the Hope Center West community development initiative, we’ve come a long way in bringing transformation and hope to the disenfranchised neighborhood I grew up in. To many Central Florida residents, the name “Washington Shores” ...
Archbishop Allen T.D. Wiggins Wins 2022 Better Man Of The Year Award
The Hope Church Archbishop Allen T.D. Wiggins was recently honored with the 2022 Better Man of the Year Award during a ceremony held on September 24th in First Orlando Church. The theme of the 2022 Better Man Event was “stepping up,” which the awards determined Wiggins did through all the ...
Mechanical Services of Central Florida golf benefit postponed
Mechanical Services of Central Florida has postponed its annual golf benefit, which we first told you about here. The golf benefit will work to raise funds in support of Frontline Outreach, Inc. Frontline Outreach provides a “safe haven where community youth and their families participate in programs and activities that promote leadership, entrepreneurship, academics and the discipline essential to succeeding on the world stage,” ...
Setting an example of housing hope for families | Commentary
Rising rent. Food insecurity. Underfunded education. A low-wage economy. As any Central Floridian can tell you, our region’s challenges have no simple solution, and helping families overcome them isn’t a one-step process: It’s a community-wide effort that can take years — or even decades — to achieve results. Just ask ...