Dr. Omayra Mansfield is the Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at AdventHealth Apopka and AdventHealth Winter Garden. Before this role, she served as the Chief of Staff at AdventHealth Celebration. She is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a Fellow with the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Mansfield earned her [...]
Hope CommUnity Center Receives $8,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Literacy Apopka, FL – June 2021 – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Hope CommUnity Center an $8,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant is part of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s recent award of $10.5 million donations to support summer, family, and adult literacy programs, [...]
When we come together, we can make a difference for those who need it most. Hope CommUnity Center is grateful for the contributions of donors, such as Dr. Zaby Vyas, who made a donation to support the Hope Scholarship and College & Career Access Program. Recently we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. [...]
Chavon has recently relocated to the Orlando area. Before relocating to Florida, Chavon earned her Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies, Public Policy, and Writing from Hobart and William Smith College. She has served as an educator for four years in Jacksonville, Florida. Even though she dedicated her early career to educating youth, community outreach has [...]
Contigo Fund, an initiative of Our Fund Foundation, Announces grant awardees APOPKA, Fla.–April 5, 2021–Hope CommUnity Center is a fifth-time recipient of the Contigo Fund, an initiative of Our Fund Foundation. This fund was created to support LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities impacted by the 2016 Pulse Orlando tragedy. $45,000was awarded to Hope’s Our HistoriasProject, which [...]
Two days ago, a mass shooting in Atlanta took the lives of 8 victims, 6 of whom were Asian American. This was an attack against women and immigrants of Asian descent. Since March 2020, 3,800 anti-Asian incidents have been reported during the global pandemic and have been fueled by xenophobic and racist rhetoric. This needs to end NOW. Hope CommUnity Center is in solidarity with AAPI- Asian [...]
There comes a time in the life of high school students when they begin to explore the idea of post-secondary education. Applying for FAFSA, submitting college applications, and scholarship research can be an exciting yet overwhelming experience for students and their families. This is where the College and Career Access program at Hope CommUnity Center [...]
Hope CommUnity Center is excited to introduce its newest Board Member, Terrance Hunter. Terrance Hunter is an arts administrator and currently serves as the Senior Director of Programs at Central Florida Community Arts. He works primarily at the intersection of arts, equity, and social justice. With a degree in education, [...]
Hope CommUnity Center is excited to introduce its newest Board Member, Pastor Sarah Robinson. Born in Indiana and from a Lutheran background, Pastor Sarah loves living in the eclectic ecodistrict Audubon Park in urban Orlando, FL, where she bikes all over (with her dog Chica in the front basket) and [...]
We are still processing the atrocities we have witnessed from the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th. A combination of right-wing, racist, fascist, and violent forces combined to subvert democracy via a violent coup. It was deeply disturbing (and yet, unsurprising) to witness the stark difference in how last week's rioters were treated by [...]
