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Yet another traumatic side effect of the recession is a rise in domestic violence, as the pressures of unemployment, foreclosure and mounting bills exacerbate already volatile relationships. In a...
View ArticleHaunted Houses help Habitat for Humanity — and parents
Too spooked to take the kids around the neighborhood for trick-or-treating? Habitat for Humanity in Seminole County has a better idea. Its “Haunted Houses for Habitat Houses,” running tonight through...
View ArticleWest Point cadet riding from Miami to Orlando for VFW Foundation
As the rest of the nation took a day to honor veterans, Chuck Nadd of Winter Park went for a bike ride. A very long bike ride. The 20-year-old West Point cadet set out on the first leg of his...
View ArticleMentors needed: Coaching Boys Into Men
They say that kids learn best by imitation, which is why domestic violence too often becomes a family tradition, passed from one generation to the next. So how do you stop it? Long before it starts,...
View ArticleWanted: men against domestic violence to stand and be counted
Most crimes of domestic violence are committed by men. Yet most men would never commit domestic violence. That’s why Harbor House of Central Florida is looking for men to take a public stand against...
View ArticleOrange County trust fund gives $50,000 to animal shelter
In related news… Orange County stepped up this week with a $50,000 check toward a new kennel slated to be built on Harbor House property. Research shows that 71 percent of women entering shelters...
View ArticleEnjoy ‘Passport to Haiti’ and help transform lives
An estimated 1.2 million Haitians now live in makeshift camps, like this one at a former golf course in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Marco Dormino. It’s not often you get to witness the birth of a...
View ArticleSeniors First holds holiday gift drive for elderly
There is just over a week left to pitch in for the annual Seniors First holiday gift drive — an effort to bring about 2,500 elderly Orange County residents a little cheer. “Fill a Wallet for a Senior”...
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