{"id":277220,"date":"2026-05-19T21:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277220\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:54:09","slug":"central-florida-nonprofit-works-to-support-fatherless-youth-and-abused-families-wdbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277220\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida nonprofit works to support fatherless youth and abused families \u2013 WDBO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentorsforfatherlesschildren.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/mentorsforfatherlesschildren.com\/\">Mentors For Fatherless Children &amp; Abused Families<\/a> is a registered 501(c)(3) organization focused on helping fatherless teens transition into adulthood while supporting families facing abuse and hardship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u25b6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbo.com\/on-demand\/orlando-morning-news-express\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wdbo.com\/on-demand\/orlando-morning-news-express\/\">LISTEN TO ORLANDO\u2019S MORNING NEWS EXPRESS PODCAST ON WDBO<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The organization provides mentorship and mental health outreach, connecting youth with trusted role models to build confidence, life skills, and a sense of purpose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Its Family Support &amp; Engagement Program serves youth ages 10 to 18 across Orange County through partnerships with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/CommunityFamilyServices\/NeighborhoodCentersforFamilies.aspx\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/CommunityFamilyServices\/NeighborhoodCentersforFamilies.aspx\">Neighborhood Centers for Families<\/a>. Weekly workshops and mentoring sessions\u2014held in communities including Pine Hills, Englewood, Oak Ridge, West Orange, and Apopka\/Zellwood\u2014focus on emotional wellness, safety, and access to resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Programs center on three key areas:<\/p>\n<p>Healthy Homes \u2014 family stability and emotional wellnessPathways to Purpose \u2014 life skills and career readinessChampions of Unity \u2014 leadership through sports and music<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Founders Leo and Samara Jules Robinson explain the programs they offer and how the organization relies on community support through volunteers and donations, working with local partners to strengthen relationships and expand outreach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Serving communities across Central Florida, the nonprofit aims to help at-risk youth and families build stability, resilience, and a stronger future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbo.com\/fp\/download-wdbo-app-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wdbo.com\/fp\/download-wdbo-app-today\/\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and traffic app. And <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wdbo.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wdbo.com\/newsletters\/\">click here<\/a> to subscribe to our daily 3 Big Things newsletter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mentors For Fatherless Children &amp; Abused Families is a registered 501(c)(3) organization focused on helping fatherless teens transition&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[6029,6030,147,28,139,141,140,5597],"class_list":["post-277220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-580am","tag-am580","tag-central-florida","tag-florida","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-wdbo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}