Central Florida organizations offering free creative arts summer camps for children
The Central Florida Urban League โ a group that promotes educational training and entrepreneurship in Central Florida โ announced it will be partnering with Central Florida Community Arts to put together free summer camps for local youth in grades K - 8.
Orlando commissioners use CARES Act funds to expand job training
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Orlando city commissioners have approved $225,000 in federal CARES Act funds to help Orange County residents impacted by COVID-19 with career and workforce training. Itโs a partnership with the Central Florida Urban League to connect Orange County residents to career and workforce training. She said she enrolled in the workforce program to learn vocational skills to try and bounce back. City Commissioner Regina Hill helped lead the effort and told News 6 the goal is to help impacted residents get the education they need to have long-term careers. Weโre told residents in the workforce program also get a weekly stipend of $125.
NBA teams up with Urban League to offer free COVID-19 testing in Orlando
(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. ORLANDO, Fla. The National Basketball Association is teaming up with the Central Florida Urban League to provide free coronavirus tests. The testing starts Tuesday and will take place daily from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. through August 1 at the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets. Officials say the COVID-19 tests will be available to anyone 18 or older who is showing symptoms. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.
Nonprofit organization creating young allies for a more diverse workforce
ORLANDO, Fla. Public Allies Central Florida aims toward creating the new leaders of tomorrow with a focus on diversity and inclusion. The organization which says is a social justice nonprofit, recruits and trains young adults who want to make a positive impact in their communities. For the founder and CEO of Central Florida Urban League, Glenton Gilzean, working with Public Allies gives his organization a chance to bring in fresh ideas. The more than 40-year-old nonprofit strives to end generational poverty in Central Florida communities with a focus in education, employment, and entrepreneurship. Public Allies was able to help give me that confidence to ask those questions, the tough questions and learn more about myself, Alissa Mahadeo, a Public Allies apprentice said.