12th annual event unites South Florida community to empower young women with disabilities Miss Arc Broward 2024 title winners (l-r) Little Miss Arc Broward Mikayla Golka and Miss Arc Broward Kayla Mills. (photo courtesy of Arc Broward) Arc Broward is excited to announce that applications for contestants and teen ambassadors for the 12th Annual Miss Arc Broward Pageant are now open. This inspiring event, designed for young women ages 6 to 17 with disabilities, is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 2 p.m. at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale. “We are thrilled to open applications for the 2025 Miss…
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Courtesy of WellMed and Optum For those already on Medicare or anyone who is about to be eligible, one of the best times to reevaluate your plan or sign up for one is during the Medicare Annual Enrollment (AEP) Period,October 15 – December 7. It is during this time that Medicare plan beneficiaries can sign up for benefits, reevaluate coverage, make changes to existing coverage, or adjust policies for Original Medicare, supplemental drug coverage, or Medicare Advantage. Medicare beneficiaries include persons ages 65+, under 65 and receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for a certain amount of time, or under…
Vice President Harris Has Spent Her Entire Public Service Career Making Women, Families and Communities Safer October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to honor the victims and survivors of intimate partner violence by advocating for proven tactics to save lives. Domestic violence and gun violence are deeply interconnected, with devastating impacts on individual survivors and victims, their families, communities, and the nation. Every month, 76 women are shot and killed by intimate partners, and nearly one million women alive today have had a gun used against them by an intimate partner and millions more have been threatened with…
Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Hometown Heroes Parade and Festival, which will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at 7900 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33155. This highly anticipated event honors the brave men and women who serve and protect our community, recognizing our hometown heroes who have demonstrated courage and dedication. This year’s Grand Marshal will be Enrique Santos, local radio personality, community leader, and advocate. As a beloved figure in Miami-Dade, Santos has consistently used his platform to uplift our local law enforcement heroes and…
At a time when so many teens feel uncertain about life after high school, College Board’s BigFuture® is inspiring millions of students to take steps that can help them see a future that’s bigger and brighter. Every year, 15 million users visit BigFuture, a free platform that empowers students to discover college and career possibilities that are authentic and personalized to their experiences. Students have so many options after high school. The resources on the platform are a way to start the conversation about what comes next. Students can use its tools, videos, articles, and more to discover options and…
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15 in the United States. Started by Congress in 1968, when the event was a week-long recognition of Hispanic culture, the celebration became Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988. The mid-month beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month has sparked many people’s curiosity since 1968. The Pew Research Center notes the timing of Hispanic Heritage Month was chosen to coincide with celebrations of independence in various Latin American countries, many of which occur in mid-September. So beginning Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations in mid-September, when millions of people of Hispanic descent are…
The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation (Corporation) Board of Directors (BOD), chaired by Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos on behalf of CFO Jimmy Patronis, approved financial and administrative relief for families impacted by Hurricane Helene. These relief measures apply to families residing in the 22 Florida counties currently designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as eligible for individual assistance. To help families following this storm, the Corporation has agreed to cover 100% of eligible October monthly payments for November coverage. An additional month of payment relief will be made available to those who contact the Florida KidCare Call Center expressing a…
The millennial generation (individuals born between 1981 and 1996) has reached the stage in their lives where buying a home is often a top priority. Yet recently, the cost of homeownership has skyrocketed, in large part due to an adverse combination of high interest rates and scarce inventory, leaving millennials with a daunting homeownership outlook. Despite this—and an overall decline in home buying across the country—millennials still accounted for the majority of the nation’s home purchase loans in 2023 (56.9%). However, rates vary by location. Researchers ranked states by the millennial share of conventional home purchase loans originated in 2023.…
Register Today to Walk on October 19th On October 19, 2024, thousands of people from cities all around the world will walk to raise awareness of human trafficking on behalf of A21, one of the largest, international non-profit organizations in existence that solely fights against human trafficking. Globally, these walks have been taking place since 2014, but this year marks Fort Lauderdale’s third annual (3rd) Walk for Freedom, commencing at the Broward County Clerk of Courts at 8am on Saturday, October 19th. “Florida has the 3rd most human trafficking cases in our Country after California and Texas,” says Fort Lauderdale’s…
After over two years of elevated real estate prices, mortgage rates, and rents, the housing affordability crisis in the U.S. is more apparent than ever. Expanding manufactured housing—a category which includes housing units that are prefabricated in a factory, then transported to their ultimate destinations—is one possible solution. Because these units tend to have simple designs and materials that make them efficient to produce, they are often significantly less expensive than site-built homes. A 2023 report found the average cost per square foot of a manufactured home was $87, roughly half of the $166 cost per square foot of a…