We would like to share with our neighbors and community members the latest City Update on COVID-19 testing and vaccines.

The cities of Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Pompano Beach and Wilton Manors are working together to establish a COVID-19 vaccine location that will be operated by the Florida Department of Health Broward County (FDOH) at Holiday Park.

The Cities of Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, and Wilton Manors have come together in partnership with Feeding South Florida to host weekly food distribution events at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale. These events are typically held on Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m.

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Holy Cross Health was awarded an ‘A’in thefall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade,a national distinctionrecognizing Holy Cross Health's achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety.The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is based on a hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care. 

Mark your calendar! The first day of school for the 2021/22 school year is Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The School Board of Broward County, Florida voted to approve the 2021/22 school calendar at its Tuesday, December 15, School Board meeting. The first day for teachers’ planning is Wednesday, August 11. The last day of school is Thursday, June 9, 2022.