CEO Chandra Smiley explains why Community Health Northwest Florida moved its headquarters to Jackson Street in the 32505 zip code. In the fall of 2015, the Studer Community Institute with the help…
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Escambia Children’s Trust not advancing cash or paying for buildings
The Escambia Children’s Trust Board of Directors met yesterday and made the decision not to advance cash to providers because of concerns over tracking and auditing. The providers must have the cash…
Trust needs to focus on 32505 zip code
The Escambia Children’s Trust meets today to interview 29 providers about their proposals for out-of-school-time programs. While the Trust staff produced a Needs Assessment, it failed to list the neighborhoods it should…
Escambia Children’s Trust gives BCC annual report
The Escambia Children’s Trust staff has delivered to the Board of County Commissioners its annual report for 2022. The annual report must include the following: A) Information on the effectiveness of activities,…
Children’s Trust reboots grant reviews
The Escambia Children’s Trust will conduct interviews with the top 29 ranked proposers for its Out-of-School-Time RFP. The first is 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at its offices on Pensacola State…
Why were Children’s Trust proposals rejected?
After spending four hours reviewing dozens of proposals for out-of-school time programs in late November, the grant committee chair Tori Woods made a motion at the full board meeting last week to…
Sheriff’s office and Children’s Trust
Last week, the Escambia Children’s Trust failed to pass Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons’ request $432,501 for Movie Nights ($40,000), Public Service Announcements ($50,000), Virtual Reality Training Simulator ($152,201.14) and a Real Time…
Podcast: Pensacola Sports High School All Star Football Game
Pitting the best of the best against each other in four quarters of east vs. west, the Pensacola Sports High School All Star Football Game will take place Friday, Dec. 16, at…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus Announces Open Winter Auditions
Pensacola, Fla. – DECEMBER 2022 – Calling all singers in Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama – it’s time to sing out and join the Pensacola Children’s Chorus! Auditions will be held Saturday…
UWF hires new football coach
Note: Will Kennedy will be on “Real News with Rick Outzen” on WCOA tomorrow at 7:10 am to discuss this hire. The University of West Florida is naming Kaleb Nobles as the…
ECT executive director lists accomplishments and challenges
As part of her recent evaluation, Escambia Children’s Trust executive director Tammy Greer listed her accomplishments and challenges. Under her accomplishments, she listed regular work items such as reviewing prior board minutes,…
Podcast: Children’s Trust concerns
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May is questioning the grant review process used by the Escambia Children’s Trust and whether its dealing with the disparities in the community that the fund is supposed…