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National Alliance on Mental Illness - NAMI Walks 2018
9 Family Connection invites you to take part in NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in the country on 4/28 at Cranes Roost Park!
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Nathaniel's Hope Make 'm Smile
9 Family Connection partners with Nathaniel's Hope for Make ‘m Smile on June 2nd at Lake Eola. This annual community festival is the BIGGEST party celebrating kids with special needs!
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Help "Fill the Need" and feed children this summer 2018
WFTV 9 Family Connection is proud to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank and Goodwill Industries of Central Florida once again during the month of June! The summer of 2018 is dedicated to giving towards the food and clothing drive to help “Fill …
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Spread Love and Kindness: Patients battling cancer find solace in art
Orlando Health volunteers are helping cancer patients through an arts program.
Forever Family: Foster Care & Adoption
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Video: Meet Erinaya: An aspiring baker in search of a Forever Family
13 year old Erinaya has a bakery business with some of her friends and is looking for a family to call her own.
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Video: Meet Astarison: A sweet, young boy looking for a Forever Family
Astarison like science and history and wants to become an archaeologist.
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Video: Meet Jacob: Good student searching for his Forever Family
Jacob likes the outdoors and he loves to stay active and have fun while keeping his outstanding grades at school.
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Video: Meet Daniel and Rafael: Brothers looking for their Forever Family
In this week's Forever Family series, we introduce you to two young brothers, who are hoping to fins a family to adopt them both.
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Meet Yamilet: Sweet, loving girl searches for her Forever Family
10 year old Yamilet whose nickname is Yamie , came into foster care one and a half years ago.
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Forever Family: What does it mean to be a foster parent?
At any given moment, there are almost 700 children in foster care in the Orlando area.
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Video: Meet Trynitee: Hard working girl searches for her Forever Family
Trynitee is in desperate need of a home, because she's about to turn 18 and go out into the world on her own.
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Video: Forever Family: Older children in need of forever homes
While all the children in our Forever Family series are in desperate need to find parents, teens and sibling groups have to wait the longest.
More 9 Family Headlines
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Cox Conserves 2018 - Nominate a Hero!
WFTV 9 Family Connection, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is proud to present Orlando's Cox Conserves Heroes program.
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Hope Now Back 2 School Bash 2018
9 Family Connection and Hope Now International are teaming up for a Back 2 School Bash to help kids in need of school supplies.
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Taste! Central Florida 2018
One in four children in Orlando experience hunger issues. Once a year, all of the community's top culinary artists gather at Orlando's Taste! Central Florida to make a difference for our children in need. Join us on 9/8 to help end child hunger.
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Stanley Steemer Athletes & Animals 2018
Join us on 9/9 at Fun Spot! This year’s event is going to be HUGE! You and your family and friends can receive 30% off admission the day of the event, and feel great knowing a portion of that money is going towards Special Olympics Florida and the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando.
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Video: Spread Love and Kindness: Group of women on lookout for law enforcement in Central Florida
A group of women started a project where they randomly go around and thank police officers who are working for their service.
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Video: Spread Love and Kindness: 3rd grader soap
Channel 9 anchor Martha Sugalski gives us updates on a 3rd grader who sold his soap to raise money to pay for meals to help the less fortunate and a retired wood maker who made toys to give away for Christmas.
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Spread Love and Kindness: Former cancer patient becomes therapist
Being in the hospital, especially if you are there for a significant amount of time, can be difficult and lonely.
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Support the 20th Annual Great Brevard Duck Race
Adopting ducks changes lives. Adopt a duck to race at Sand Point Park on Sunday, April 15th to raise funds for Crosswinds Youth Services.
9 Family Connection Videos
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Spread Love and Kindness: Patients battling cancer find solace in art
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Video: Spread Love and Kindness: Group of women on lookout for law enforcement in Central Florida
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Video: Spread Love and Kindness: 3rd grader soap
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Spread Love and Kindness: Former cancer patient becomes therapist
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Video: Meet Erinaya: An aspiring baker in search of a Forever Family
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Video: Share Love and Kindness: Man delivers adopted dogs by air
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Video: Meet Astarison: A sweet, young boy looking for a Forever Family
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Video: Overcoming challenges in caring for aging loved ones
Sports
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Watch the NFL Draft this Saturday on WRDQ & WFTV
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AP source: Florida's Callaway fails drug test at NFL combine
- Florida
Orlando City wins 4th straight, beating Earthquakes 3-2
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers to announce day 3 draft picks from pirate ship in Raymond James Stadium
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Kucherov, Lightning beat Devils 3-1, end first-round series
- AP Top News
Kyle Busch pulls away at Richmond for 3rd Cup win a row
Entertainment
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No verdict from Cosby jury; defense lawyers slammed
- Business
With Cruise, 'A Quiet Place,' Paramount ready for a comeback
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Uma Thurman, Patty Griffin among readers at poetry tribute
- AP Top News
The Latest: Cosby jury ends Day 1 without a verdict
- AP Top News
Venues reject Cynthia Nixon campaign event. She blames Cuomo
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Patton Oswalt credits late wife in Golden State Killer case
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