- November 22, 2024
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Tara Vicente, of Deltona, is the new administrative assistant for the FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools.
Vicente previously served as a substitute teacher in the district, operated a notary business and coordinated an international program through Worldwide Cultural Exchange, according to a news release from FUTURES.
FUTURES Foundation is a nonprofit founded in 1985 to engage business and civic leaders to promote excellence for Volusia County Schools.
It facilitates the Volusia Take Stock in Children Program, which offers scholarships and mentors to at-risk, low-income high school students, according to the news release.
FUTURES awarded more than $144,000 to local classrooms during the 2021-2022 school year through its teacher classroom mini-grant portal at FindItFundItFlorida.com/Volusia and administers the legislatively funded School District Education Foundation State Matching Grants Program, which provided more than $123,000 to Volusia County Schools this year.
For more information about FUTURES Foundation, visit FuturesVolusia.org or contact Executive Director Shimene Shepard at 386-255-6475, Ext. 50730, or [email protected].