Baldwin Park is a thriving neighborhood here in Orlando full of young families, local businesses, and two public schools - and now they have a new BFF - Best Foot Forward, that is! BFF recently presented at the Baldwin Park…
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) and Best Foot Forward's Community Outreach Program Manager, Barbara Giles, were invited by The Reserve at Indian Hill, a senior citizen apartment community in Pine Hills,to talk about the dangerous of walking, biking and…
Green means go, and red means stop – it’s a simple fact. But sadly, in 2015, 771 people were killed and another 137,000 were injured in red-light running accidents. August 11th was National Stop on Red Day, and Best…
We appreciate Orange County Commissioner (District 2) Bryan Nelson’s help with getting the word out on Best Foot Forward’s mission. In a guest column published in the Apopka Voice, on July 13, Commissioner Nelson touted BFF’s “Triple E” approach --…
Big improvements are coming to Downtown Orlando. First, Orange County Public Schools is opening one of its brand new schools in downtown, named OCPS Academic Center for Excellence (OCPS ACE). The new preschool through eight grade school is particularly remarkable.…
How about being rewarded for doing the right thing. Orlando Police Department traffic enforcement has been doing just that – thanking drivers and people on foot with a free lunch from Chick-fil-A for doing something as simple as yielding to…
Not only are we striving to raise walk-minded children, but we are raising little artists too! Three elementary school students - from Dommerich Elementary and Lake Sybelia Elementary - were recently named the statewide winners of the 2017 WalkSafe Poster…
Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve new a school siting ordinance in cooperation with Orange County Public Schools (OCPS). The new rules allow for greater flexibility in where future public schools can be located by dropping minimum…
January kicked off with three kings. That’s right. Orange County District 4 Commissioner Jennifer Thompson hosted a Three Kings Day celebratory event where more than 1,800 residents gathered at Meadow Woods Orlando Magic Recreation Center to listen to music, visit with…