Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: June 9, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Kurt N. Petersen, Director, Office of Management and Budget
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PHONE: 407-836-2902
DIVISION: Office of Management and Budget
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to spend $6,500 from the FY 2025 Law Enforcement Trust Fund-State Forfeitures for eligible contributions to The Lifeboat Project ($5,000) and the Finley Project ($1,500). (Office of Management and Budget)
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Contributions:
The Lifeboat Project - $5,000. This organization’s mission is to empower the lives of survivors through long-term aftercare, residential programs, and education. The program facilitates a comprehensive, trauma-informed, survivor-centered approach to long-term care. They offer a multi-faceted solution to housing survivors of human trafficking through safe house, transitional homes, and lifelong care. The contribution will used to combat human trafficking in Central Florida. The 5th Annual Yacht Rock Gala will be held on November 1, 2025, at the Buena Vista Palace - Disney Springs.
The Finley Project - $1,500. The Finley Project is an organization committed to providing care for mothers who have experienced the unimaginable - the loss of an infant. Their devoted team provides a lifeline for mothers in the minutes, hours and days after infant loss through a 7-Part Holistic Program that supports each mother physically, emotionally, and spiritually at no financial cost to them. The 12th Annual Celebration of Life Gala “Night at the Museum” will be held on October 18, 2025, at the Orlando Museum of Art.
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