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Heart of Florida United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council is currently working to recruit 200 volunteers to work with voluntary pre-kindergarten students during the 2015-2016 school year. As an extra incentive,…

Each year during the holidays, we gather together with our loved ones around the dinner table, enjoying each other’s company and a delicious meal. We’ll share gifts and make new…

Dr. Michael Frumkin is the Dean of the College of Health and Public Affairs at University of Central Florida, member of the United Way Board and has been a United…

Volunteer Spotlight: David Fuller David Fuller is well known throughout the business community, but as President of the SunTrust Foundation, his impact goes beyond finances. From serving as Heart of…

The holidays are just around the corner! With holiday feasts, gift giving and festive gatherings on the calendar, many people make an extra effort to donate or volunteer during the…

Heart of Florida United Way recently launched ReadingPals, a volunteer-based literacy initiative that focuses on ensuring that voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) students have a solid reading ability foundation upon entering grade…

The countdown to Halloween has begun. Soon ghosts and ghouls will be roaming the streets, asking the age old question: “Trick or treat?” In the buzz of costume hunting, candy…

Did you know that up to 30% of new moms are not able to afford enough diapers to change their babies as often as needed? A recent study found that…

LinkedIn can be an effective tool for job hunting, networking with like-minded professionals and opening doors that may have not opened otherwise. Of all the social media platforms, it ranks…

Bill Wilson, Partner at Holland & Knight, goes beyond normal standards of dedication. First becoming involved with United Way when he was just 20 years old, Bill views United Way…

Tammy Douglass, Executive Director of Help Now of Osceola, feels the importance of her work every day. “We call ourselves the Help Now Family,” said Douglass. “We’re helping people, we’re…

Heart of Florida United Way has announced the launch of the Mission United PushUp Challenge. The rules are simple: do 20 pushups–without resting or stopping–or donate $20 to Mission United….