Blog, News, & Press
Family Partnerships’ Blogs, News, & Press Releases
Community Highlights, Organizational Announcements, and Impact Stories
Stay up-to-date with Family Partnerships of Central Florida or browse our content archive. This is where we share news on our services, showcase our partners’ work, and provide insights into the umbrella of care that supports children and families throughout Orange, Osceola, Brevard, and Seminole counties.
Blogs
The Power of Prevention
The Power of Prevention By Valerie Holmes, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Family Partnerships Challenges demand innovation and innovation create a new dimension of performance. Purposeful, systematic innovation begins [...]
Strengthening Families Through Smart Financial Planning
Strong Fiscal Policy Means Stronger Families: Investing Wisely in Florida’s Foster and Adoptive Youth By Don Johnson, Chief Financial Officer, Family Partnerships When we talk about child welfare in Florida, [...]
Why More Families Should Consider Fostering
“Why More Families Should Consider Fostering” As the President and CEO of Family Partnerships of Central Florida, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing the extraordinary impact that loving families can [...]
News
Telemundo 31 News Story – Originals – “In Search of a Home”
Family Partnerships of Central Florida recently participated in an interview for this Telemundo 31 Originals broadcast. Telemundo news producer Ariana Figueroa interviewed Gabriella Colon (Cruz), Independent Living case manager at Family Partnerships, for the [...]
Hometown News Story – Task force leads effort to educate parents
BREVARD COUNTY — As National Child Abuse Prevention Month came to a close, community leaders were recognized for their efforts to support children and families. The Child Abuse Prevention Task Force hosted several awareness [...]
Family Partnerships Sponsors 321 Day in Titusville
Family Partnerships of Central Florida (FPOCF) was a sponsor of the third annual 3-2-1 Day held in Titusville Florida at Space View Park March 21. The event remembers the contributions of Robert “Ozzie” [...]
Press Releases
Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Events Held across Central Florida
Rockledge, FL – March 25, 2026 – The Child Abuse Prevention Task Force of Brevard County, in conjunction with Family Partnerships of Central Florida (FPOCF), is helping organize and coordinate several community awareness [...]
Family Support Services Study Indicates Conclusive Results
Families Receiving Community-Based Family Support Are Less Likely to Need Similar Help in the Future Merritt Island, FL – January 26, 2026 – Prevention over intervention – that’s been the preference of the federal [...]
Breakfast with Santa Christmas-giving Event Expands, Serves 125 Children and Their Families
ROCKLEDGE, Fla. Dec. 19, 2025 – The annual Breakfast with Santa event, organized by Family Partnerships of Central Florida (FPOCF), continues to expand and help more foster and adoptive children experience Christmas joy, including [...]
