Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor and First Lady DeSantis, along with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Florida Coalition for Children (FCC), joined partners across the state to recognize May as National Foster Care Month in Florida. There are currently about 5,400 licensed foster homes and there is always a need for […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Governor Ron DeSantis, along with their children Madison and Mason, welcomed more than 500 children, parents and mentors at the Florida Capitol during Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Children joined their parents to tour more than a dozen exhibits from a wide variety […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was awarded the Suzanne R. Plakon Humanitarian Award for leadership in Alzheimer’s Advocacy. The Governor was joined by Representative Scott Plakon, Florida Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Richard Prudom and representatives of the Alzheimer’s Association. “I’m incredibly humbled to receive this honor and I am proud to say […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida has been awarded an additional $5.8 million in federal funding through the National Dislocated Worker Grant to provide temporary employment to Floridians affected by Hurricane Michael. The federal National Dislocated Worker Grant, administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), provides disaster relief employment in the […]