‘The world can change:’ This Apopka nonprofit doles out random acts of kindness
When this week’s Getting Results Award winner turned 40, he celebrated by doing 40 random acts of kindness. It felt so good, Joe Ferrer started the nonprofit, Mailbox Money, to make it easier for others to feel the same way.
Orlando Science Center, city officials partner on new STEM program for kids
The mission of the Orlando Science Center is to inspire science learning for life and to eliminate barriers to STEM education. That’s why at the beginning of this school year, OSC and the city of Orlando began the Neighborhood Science program.
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Insider extra: Orlando detectives learn to handle sexual assault cases from rape survivor
An incredibly brave and resilient sexual assault, robbery and armed kidnapping survivor is now working alongside the UCF detective who ultimately solved her case, despite mistakes, to ensure other officers never make those same mistakes.
Rape survivor teaches Orlando detectives how to handle sexual assault cases
An incredibly brave and resilient sexual assault, robbery and armed kidnapping survivor is now working alongside the UCF detective who ultimately solved her case, despite mistakes, to ensure other officers never make those same mistakes.
Orlando Science Center, city officials partner on new STEM program for kids
The mission of the Orlando Science Center is to inspire science learning for life and to eliminate barriers to STEM education. That’s why at the beginning of this school year, OSC and the city of Orlando began the Neighborhood Science program.
Police departments struggling to hire officers? Not in Orlando
When Orlando police Chief Eric Smith took over last year, he inherited a hiring problem: there were a hundred openings and good officers were tough to come by. But Smith largely solved that problem with some creativity and a commitment to diversity.