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Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

The Florida Alliance of the Boys & Girls Clubs have had Jack Cory‘s Public Affairs Consultants on retainer for more than a decade, but that’s set to change. Newly filed lobbying registrations show David Ramba, Allison Carvajal and Cameron Yarbrough of Ramba Consulting Group picked up the Florida Alliance contract last week. Public Affairs Consultants still lists […]

Phil AmmannAugust 30, 2017

Tim Knowles, a founding member of the Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, is stepping down from the board of directors after two decades of service. The Alliance is a leading statewide group to help secure state funding for clubs working to create positive experiences for Florida children. Knowles is a 65-year-old Bradenton native […]

Guest AuthorAugust 25, 2015

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On the opening day of the 2014 Session in the Florida House of Representatives, then-Speaker of House Will Weatherford spoke at length about an issue that few leaders in government talk about: generational poverty. During his remarks, Weatherford noted, “There will always be poverty — the kind that results from temporary setbacks: job loss, foreclosures, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 25, 2015

On the opening day of the 2014 Session in the Florida House of Representatives, then Speaker of House Will Weatherford spoke at length about an issue that few leaders in government talk about — generational poverty. During his remarks, Speaker Weatherford noted “There will always be poverty — the kind that results from temporary setbacks: […]

Tag: Boys & Girls Clubs

Lobby-up: Boys & Girls Clubs dump Jack Cory, jump to Ramba Consulting

Personnel note: Tim Knowles stepping down from FL Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs

Jeff Kottkamp: Boys & Girls Clubs help break cycle of generational poverty

Jeff Kottkamp: Breaking the cycle of generational poverty