https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2024/01/04/why-its-critical-to-measure-the-civic-health-of-a-community/72088373007/ Civic health measures the overall wellbeing of residents, neighborhoods, and communities. Social cohesion and connectedness are essential both for civic health and a robust democracy. Research has linked strong civic…
ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted Florida’s continued commitment to expanding civics education in Florida schools and announced that the first 4,500 teachers have completed the Civics Seal of…
WHY CIVIC ADVANCE MATTERS FOR FLORIDA Why Civic Advance Matters for Florida Businesses and Entrepreneurs The Florida Chamber of Commerce lists civic engagement amongst the six pillars it deems instrumental…
Acknowledgement This study was commissioned by Volunteer Florida to develop, implement, and analyze a scientific quantitative survey of a random sample of Florida residents about the nature of volunteering in…
Charlotte Community Foundation, Collaboratory, and Collier Community Foundation jointly announced the return of a major regional civic engagement initiative, On the Table SWFL. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, thousands of neighbors,…
Vote.org, the nonpartisan voter registration and turnout organization, is investing at least $10 million to engage young voters ahead of the midterm election. The group is launching its “Vote Ready”…
Grassroots efforts to energize and inform young voters in South Florida just got a financial boost. The Southern Poverty Law Center has awarded roughly $390,000 worth of grant funding to Engage Miami, a…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded Polk State College, Broward College, and Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) with $6.5 million to launch the Career Pathways for Public Service…
The University of Florida has received $3 million in unrequested funding to establish a civics program backed by a shadowy organization linked to conservative views, but its new director says…
We’d like to let you know what we have been doing since our successful December 2019 FCA Statewide Summit, and where we hope to be going with your help and…