Community Service Programs
GFWC Florida President's Project
Fired Up for Firefighters
As we step into the 2026–2028 administration under our guiding theme, “Leading with Heart. Serving with Purpose,” GFWC Florida President Terry Reese is proud to announce her President’s Project. Over the next two years, our federation will rally together to support students at the Florida State Fire College in Ocala.
Firefighters stand ready to run toward danger on someone’s hardest day. Yet their intensive 6-month certification program can cost between $10,000 and $13,000, a heavy financial burden that leaves many students juggling exhausting work schedules or taking on significant debt. Through this President’s Project, we aim to remove those financial barriers by funding student scholarships and providing essential safety equipment, including bunker gear.
Community Service Programs
Arts and Culture Community Service Program The study of art and culture enriches the human experience. Art education improves problem solving and critical thinking skills, builds focus and perseverance and nurtures creativity, confidence and collaboration. Cultural awareness promotes effective communication and profoundly increase the ability to appreciate and enjoy a variety of new people and experience.
Environment Community Service Program encourages us to become stewards of the earth by working to preserve the world's resources, protect wildlife and domesticated animals, live sustainably, and beautify our communities and enjoy nature.
Education & Libraries Community Service Program - GFWC members promote education in both children and adults. We aim to help others, while we also continue to learn. Projects in this CSP are designed to foster schools, as well as other educational institutions and opportunities, and to promote literacy, libraries and the love of a good book. Through these efforts, we encourage the growth of individuals and communities at home and around the world.
Health and Wellness Community Service Program The human body, mind and spirit comprise our health and wellness. To improve our well being, we must address three key components: nutrition, disease prevention and physical and emotional care. This CSP aims to explore the various opportunities for awareness and advancement of each of these vital areas.
Civic Engagement and Outreach Community Service Program This project reminds members that each of us is a part of a larger society and is responsible for undertaking actions that will create a better quality of life and foster a sense of community - locally, regionally, nationally and globally. The 4 "broad strokes" of this effect include: Citizenship; Crime Prevention, Safety and Disaster Preparedness; the Needy, Hungry and Homeless; and our Military Personnel and Veterans.
Signature Program: The goal of the GFWC Signature Program Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention is to increase awareness of and help prevent the widespread occurrence of domestic abuse and violence against women in communities across the nation by working with national domestic violence networks, supporting existing activities, working with various established programs and initiating educational opportunities for club members and local citizens. Program areas of focus: Intimate Partner Abuse, Child Abuse, Teen Dating, Campus Sexual Assault, Elder Abuse, Violence Against Native American Women, Military Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking.
