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Osceola County Residents Staying in Hotels After Hurricane Ian Damages Homes – 11/9/22 | Wesh 2

Osceola Council on Aging Closes Special Needs Shelter, Returns to Normal Service for the Osceola Community – 10/5/22 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging Proposes New Affordable Apartments – 9/21/22 | Orlando Business Journal

More Affordable Housing for Good Senior Neighbors – 8/11/22 | Spectrum News 13

Energy Bill Assistance Available to Seniors Through Sept. 30 – 8/11/22 | Osceola News-Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging Awarded $5.69 Million Affordable Housing HUD Grant For Seniors, Osceola and Kissimmee Add $4.3 Million More – 8/7/22 | Positively Osceola

Buen Vecino! Council on Aging Earns HUD Grant to Build Affordable Senior Housing – 8/6/22 | Osceola News-Gazette

Osceola County Details Affordable Housing Project For Low-Income Seniors – 8/5/22 | WFTV

High Temperatures and Rising Costs – Seniors in Osceola Eligible for $5,000 in Energy Bill Assistance – 8/4/22 | Positively Osceola

Thanks to Council on Aging, Wednesday was Fishing Day! – 6/18/22 – Osceola News-Gazette

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West Announces 7th Annual Student Art Contest Winners – 6/17/22 | Positively Osceola

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West Benefit Student Art Contest Winners – 6/16/22 | Osceola News-Gazette

Low-Income Seniors Face Deadline for up to $5,000 in Energy Assistance – 5/19/22 | Orlando Sentinel

Air Force Veteran Receives Life-Changing St. Cloud Home Makeover – 5/18/22 | Wesh 2

Volunteers Help Veteran repair St. Cloud Home – 5/18/22 | News 6

Osceola Council on Aging’s Community Services Celebrated During May’s “Older Americans Month” – 5/4/2022 | Positively Osceola

Florida Department of Health in Osceola County Celebrates Mother’s Day Each and Every Day – 5/4/2022 | Positively Osceola

County Commissioners Arrington and Booth Turn KVLS 4-H Livestock Support Into Local Charity Donation – 5/2/2022 | Positively Osceola

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West Donates Cooler Bags to Meals on Wheels – 4/25/2022 | Osceola News-Gazette

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West, Council on Aging: Helping Hometown Heroes, Together – 4/25/2022 | Positively Osceola

‘Disaster Strikes Any Moment:’ Osceola Group Prepares Seniors for Hurricane Season Weeks Ahead – 4/19/2022 | News 6

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West To Host 7th Annual Virtual Student Art Exhibit Benefiting Education, Feeding the Hungry – 4/18/2022 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Campus Hosts YouthBuild: A Second Opportunity For a Brighter Future – 4/5/2022 | Valencia Voice

Osceola Commissioners Honor ‘Woman Warriors’ – 3/22/2022 | Osceola News-Gazette

Five Osceola County “Woman Warriors” Recognized by County Commissioners During Monday Ceremony – 3/21/2022 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging Hosts Home Sharing Program for Community Residents – 3/17/2022 | Positively Osceola

Osceola’s Senior Companion Program Makes a Comeback – 3/16/2022 | Spectrum News 13

Senior Companion Program receives $100k in Funding – 3/14/2022 | Osceola News-Gazette

March for Meals: Working to End Senior Hunger – 3/9/2022 | Osceola News-Gazette

Gas Prices a Concern for Meals on Wheels – 3/8/2022 | Spectrum News 13

Osceola Council on Aging, Making a Positive Difference During National Nutrition Month – 3/7/2022 | Positively Osceola

Help Support Meals on Wheels at March For Meals – 2/15/2022 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Food Pantry Opens in St. Cloud – 2/15/2022 | Positively Osceola

Meals on Wheels Operations Throughout Central Florida in Need of Volunteers – 1/22/2022 | WFTV

2022, A New Year, A New Hope, Wendy Ford, President/CEO, Osceola Council On Aging – 1/9/2022 | Positively Osceola

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Osceola REDI Helps Feed 45,000 Osceola County Residents Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – 12/28/2021 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging, Mercedes-Benz of South Orlando Car Raffle Ticket Specials Available – 12/26/2021 | Positively Osceola

United Way Awards Nearly $1.3 Million to Local Charities for Food, Shelter, Jobs – 12/14/2021 | Orlando Sentinel

Volunteers help repair home for St. Cloud Army veteran – 11/11/2021 | News 6

Osceola Council on Aging’s Golden Anniversary Brunch Celebrates Serving Osceola, Raises Over $10,000 – 10/08/2021 | Positively Osceola

Mercedes-Benz of South Orlando and Osceola Council on Aging Partner to Raffle 2021 Luxury SUV – 10/06/2021 | Positively Osceola

Council serves Osceola’s Hispanic community in many ways – 10/05/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Council on Aging hosts virtual Golden Anniversary brunch – 10/02/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

KUA donates $50,000 to Good Neighbor Fund amid continued COVID-19 pandemic – 09/12/2021 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging’s 2021 Car Raffle, Buy a Ticket – Feed Three Seniors! – 08/27/2021 | Positively Osceola

Senior centers in Central Florida resume pre-COVID activities – 06/04/2021 | Spectrum News 13

Rotary Club hosts student art exhibit to help feed the hungry in Osceola County – 05/01/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging needs food for seniors’ pets – 04/15/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West to Host 6th Annual Virtual Art Exhibit, Proceeds to Benefit the Hungry – 03/20/2021 | Positively Osceola

Council on Aging’s March for meals 5k Raises over $25,000 to Help End Senior Hunger in Osceola – 03/19/2021 | Positively Osceola

Soto Honors Wendy Coschignano Ford for Women’s History Month – 03/18/2021 | YouTube

5K race raises over $25,000 for the Osceola Meals on Wheels program – 03/17/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging Selected for Winn-Dixie Community Bag Program in St. Cloud – 03/01/2021 | Positivity Osceola

Osceola County Chairman Arrington donates 400 pounds of sausage to Council on Aging – 02/27/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging Receives Meals on Wheels/PetSmart Charities Grant to Help Feed Seniors’ Pets – 02/20/2021 | Positively Osceola

Pictures: Orlando Sentinel Photographers Showcase for January 2021 – 02/18/2021 | Orlando Sentinel

Council on Aging receives grant for seniors and pets during pandemic – 02/15/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Council on Aging celebrates Valentine’s Day with food, gifts for seniors – 02/14/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Kissimmee 5K to shed light on hunger awareness – 02/04/2021 | Minuteman Press

Energy bill assistance now available to more seniors through March 31 – 02/04/2021 | The Apopka Voice

Osceola Meals on Wheels “KUA Presents March for Meals 5k” Coming to Kissimmee Lakefront March 13 – 01/23/2021 | Positively Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging to host March for Meals 5K – 01/23/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Osceola Seniors Group Celebrates “3 Kings” Amid Pandemic – 01/10/2021 | Spectrum News 13

Osceola Realtor Association donates to local organizations to support programs – 01/08/2021 | Osceola News Gazette

Drive-Thru Three Kings Day Celebration Held for Seniors in Kissimmee – 01/06/2021 | Spectrum News 13

Reyes Magos regalan alegría a personas mayores del Osceola Council on Aging – 01/06/2021 | Orlando Sentinel

Floridian of the Year: Florida’s non-profit sector during the pandemic – 11/25/2020 | Florida Trend

Area volunteers build wheelchair ramp for veteran’s wife on Veteran’s Day – 11/11/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

Groups Give Back to Holopaw Vet in Need on Veterans Day – 11/11/2020 | Spectrum News 13

Osceola Council on Aging Partners with Don Mealey Subaru in Fundraising Car Raffle – 11/03/2020 | Positively Osceola

Subaru partners with the Osceola Council on Aging to raise funds for seniors with car raffle – 11/02/2020 | Osceola News Gazette

Press Releases

Latest press releases about the Osceola Council on Aging

Local Air Force Veteran Receives Home Renovations and Repairs From The Home Depot Foundation and Osceola Council on Aging

Florida Technical College Names Osceola Council on Aging as Hospitality Partner of the Year

No Senior Should or Needs to go Hungry – Signup up for “KUA Presents March for Meals 5k Run & Walk” to Benefit Osceola Meals on Wheels

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