Author: Carma Henry

Over 4,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots for the General Election will be sent to military and overseas citizens on September 24, 2022. In addition to registering to vote online, UOCAVA voters may request a Vote-By-Mail Ballot by using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA).

     Ol’ Peter has been combing through pages and pages of consultant agreements that do not meet the threshold of requiring Board approval. Consultant agreements under $50,000 can be executed without Board approval and in some instances, consultant agreements under $500,0000 can also be swept underneath the scrutiny of the watchful eye. 

  Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean on Sunday, with the storm expected to strengthen further and become a major hurricane in the coming days as it tracks toward the state.

     Mounting research shows that students of color, and students who are disabled often receive harsher punishment in the school system as opposed to their White peers. As if the pandemic is not a large enough disruption to kids’ education, authorities in school systems are further interrupting the education of children with harsh punishments such as expulsion for trivial infractions. This is known as a zero-tolerance policy in schools. It has been found that disparities in punishment have landed hardest on disabled students and children of color when compared to their nondisabled peers and other students.

Children and families in the Children’s Harbor Family Strengthening Program, which prevents children from entering the foster care system by improving the stability in their home lives, were recently treated to a back-to-school backpack giveaway and Fit 4 School party at Brown’s Harbor, a supportive housing community that offers on-site staff, training, and support services for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system.

     The number of suicides among former service members is 1.37 times greater in eight states than the VA had reported from 2014 to 2018, according to a study released Saturday by America’s Warrior Partnership (AWP), a national nonprofit organization that works to end veteran suicide.

DeSantis turns back on his own Roots: Immigrant’s Journey from 1917 Echoes in Florida

In 2020, the journal Pediatric reported that 40.7 percent of people ages 2 to 24 who were prescribed a drug for attentiion deficit hyperactivity disorder also were prescribed at least at one other medication for depression, anxiety, or another mood or behavioral disorder.

     Broward Regional Health Planning Council’s (BRHPC) Community Based Workforce for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Program is a collaborative program that engages three community partners; mobilizes community health workers and medical professionals to educate; assists individuals in getting the vaccine; addresses COVID-19 related health disparities and advances health equity. BRHPC commends the highly specialized workforce from Holy Cross Health, Memorial Healthcare System and Mount Olive Development Corporation for a successful year.

New coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and test positivity have all fallen noticeably in recent weeks. Conditions across the US are improving considerably.