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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 [...]

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 [...]