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05/30/2026

05/28/2026

End of 2025-2026 School Year -

As another school year comes to an end, we want to wish all of our students, families, teachers, and community partners a safe, joyful, and restful summer!

While school may be out, support in our community continues year-round. The Children’s Cabinet of Osceola County remains committed to connecting families with valuable resources, programs, and opportunities throughout the summer and beyond.

Don’t forget - Summer BreakSpot locations are available to help provide free meals for children and teens while school is out.
https://www.summerbreakspot.org

Along with Summer BreakSpot, families can also access additional community resources and support services throughout Osceola County.

https://claritashouse.com/
https://ccap.appointlet.com/b/ccap-pantry

Thank you for allowing us to continue serving and supporting our community every season of the year. Together, we are building stronger families and brighter futures.

If your organization is offering community resources, please drop your information in the comments down below. ⬇️

05/27/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our R.I.S.E. UP Kick-off to Summer Festival, happening May 30th! This family-friendly event was created to connect Osceola County parents and children with the many resources and services available in our area.

Here are the Event Details:

· Start Time: 10:00am
· Location: Osceola High School, 420 S Thacker Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741
· Parking: Entrance is located on Patrick Street, which is the entrance nearest to the cafeteria and gym.
· Event ends at 12pm

We truly appreciate your participation and look forward to seeing you all at R.I.S.E. UP Summer Kick Off 2026!

05/27/2026

05/26/2026

According to Florida State Statute 316.613, anyone operating a motor vehicle on Florida's roadways shall secure children aged 5 years old or younger in a federally approved child restraint device.

Children 3 years old or younger must be secured in a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer's integrated child seat.

For children 4 to 5 years old, a separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a booster seat may be used.

Any person in violation of this law can face a fine of $164.00 and 3 points assessed against their driver's license. 🚼

For mor information on Child Passenger Safety, email our Occupant Protection Specialist Carrisa Johns at [email protected]

05/25/2026

Ha...but seriously.

05/24/2026

Calling All Volunteers 🔊

Looking for a way to give back to the community?
CAAIRE is looking for volunteers! Opportunities are available for adults and students ages 16+.

Here’s the link to register:
https://www.caaire.org/events/

Sign up and you’ll receive additional event details after registering.

Questions? Contact CAAIRE at [email protected] or call 407.591.7546.

05/24/2026

I made a post about the Church and foster care, and someone responded with:

“Why is this automatically the Church’s responsibility?”

And honestly?
That question alone is part of the problem.

Because somewhere along the way, the modern American Church became so focused on protecting comfort that we started treating sacrifice like an optional spiritual gift instead of the very foundation of the Gospel.

Nobody said every Christian has to foster.

But let’s stop pretending Jesus gave us the option to be indifferent.

Scripture does not say:
“Care for the vulnerable if it fits your schedule.”
“Defend children unless it becomes emotionally exhausting.”
“Love the broken unless they disrupt your peace.”

No.

It says:
“Defend the weak and the fatherless.”
“Carry one another’s burdens.”
“Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for Me.”

The problem is not that the Church cannot fix everything.

The problem is that many Christians have become experts at explaining why they should not have to carry anything uncomfortable at all.

We have churches spending millions on lights, buildings, smoke machines, conferences, coffee bars, and branding while children in our own communities sleep in DSS offices.

Children.

And the Church keeps asking,
“Why is this our responsibility?”

Are we serious?

The government was never meant to disciple the broken.
The government was never meant to reflect the heart of Christ.
The Church was.

The early Church took in abandoned babies left to die.
Believers walked into plagues while everyone else ran away.
Christians were known for moving toward suffering, not avoiding it.

Now?
Many churches can barely tolerate inconvenience.

We have built an American Christianity that worships comfort so deeply that the moment something costs us peace, time, money, energy, or emotional capacity, we call it “wisdom” to stay distant.

But Jesus did not say:
“Protect your comfort.”

He said:
“Take up your cross.”

And crosses are heavy.

I think that’s why this conversation makes people defensive.
Because deep down, many believers know we have turned the Gospel into something polished, safe, and self centered while vulnerable children sit right outside our doors begging to be seen.

You do not have to foster to care.

But if your Christianity never requires sacrifice…
if it never costs you comfort…
if it never moves you toward broken people…
if your faith only exists inside church walls and curated Sunday services…

Then what exactly are we following?

Because it does not look like Jesus.

05/22/2026

“ I am not going to say it was easy, but the payoff is so worth it to watch the children grow up. As a foster parent, I think no one realizes how one small act can have such an impact. I tell people all the time it is the small things that have the biggest impact on people's lives.” Tracy Newman, Brevard CARES Board Director with her family at the adoption of her son in 2008.
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Learn more:
💻 fpocf.org/foster-care/
✉ [email protected]
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05/21/2026

Kids now spend as much or more time on screens than they do sleeping or in school, and what they encounter online is driving real harm.

Find out what you can do about it now, link in replies

05/20/2026