NationalForumforBlackPublicAdministrators–TreasureCoastChaptermeetingforSeptember2022hasbeen
cancelled.OurnextchaptermeetingwillbeOctober27,2022.Wearecurrentlyworkingonspeakerforthiseventto
continuewithourProfessionalDevelopmentSeries.
JoinusOctober12th-16th,2022inAtlanta,GeorgiafortheFallQuarterlyBoardof
DirectorsLeadershipMeetingandEMERGEAtlanta!
Pleaseregisteratthefollowinglink-https://www.nfbpa.org/events/event-description?
CalendarEventKey=1c31a6c1-f9f5-4d8a-af17-cc854b613331&Home=%2fhome.
Followingregistration,youwillbepromptedtobookyourhotelreservation.NFBPA
EMERGE ATLANTA 2022: FALL QTRLY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
THE HAPPENINGS
Weekly Digest
FORUM 2023
forum2023isrightaroundthecorner!ToregisterforForum,pleasegototo
https://www.nfbpa.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=a6768515-
cd95-40c7-99c6-095771038767&Home=%2fevents%2fcalendar.FORUM2023will
beinMinneapolis,Minnesota,April26-30,2023!
TREASURE COAST CHAPTER - SEPTEMBER MEETING
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hasarrangedadiscountedroomblockattheAtlantaMarriottNorthwestatGalleria.
CollaborativeSessionswithOtherPublic
Administrators
CulturalExperiencesandNetworkingEvents
andMuchMore
RespectedandKnowledgeableKeynoteSpeakers
RoundtableDiscussionsFocusedonToday’sKeyIssues
PersonalizedWorkshopTracks
Asaregisteredattendee,youwillhaveaccessto:
FLORIDA DISASTER FUND - HURRICAN IAN
OurStatewassignificantlyimpactedfromHurricaneIan,andtherewillbesubstantialcostsfor
individualsinourStatetorecover.Tohelp,VolunteerFloridahasactivatedtheFloridaDisaster
Fund.TheFloridaDisasterFundistheStateofFlorida'sofficialprivatefundestablishedto
providefinancialassistancetoourcommunitiesastheyrespondtoandrecoverfromtimesof
emergencyordisaster.Inpartnershipwithpublic,private,andothernon-
governmentalorganizations,theFloridaDisasterFundsupportsresponseandrecoveryactivities.cont'donpage2

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DonationstotheFloridaDisasterFundaremadetotheVolunteerFloridaFoundation,501(c)(3)charitable
organization,andaretax-deductible.Tocontribute,pleasevisitFloridaDisasterFund.orgortextDISASTERto20222.
Low-interestdisasterloansfromtheU.S.SmallBusinessAdministration(SBA)are
availabletobusinessesandresidentsinFloridafollowingtheannouncementofa
PresidentialdisasterdeclarationduetoHurricaneIanbeginningSept.23.Thedisaster
ThedisasterdeclarationcoversCharlotte,Collier,DeSoto,Hardee,Hillsborough,Lee,Manatee,Pinellasand
SarasotacountiesinFlorida,whichareeligibleforbothPhysicalandEconomicInjuryDisasterLoansfromtheSBA.
Smallbusinessesandmostprivatenonprofitorganizationsinthefollowingadjacentcountiesareeligibletoapply
onlyforSBAEconomicInjuryDisasterLoans(EIDLs):Broward,Glades,Hendry,Highlands,Miami-Dade,Monroe,
PascoandPolkinFlorida.Disasterloansupto$200,000areavailabletohomeownerstorepairorreplace
disaster-damagedordestroyedrealestate.Homeownersandrentersareeligibleforupto$40,000torepairor
replacedisaster-damagedordestroyedpersonalproperty.ApplicantsmayapplyonlineusingtheElectronicLoan
Application(ELA)viaSBA’ssecurewebsiteathttps://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/andshouldapplyunder
SBAdeclaration#17644.Pleasesharethisinformationwithyourcolleaguesandnetwork.
SBA LOW-INTREST DISASTER LOANS
NFBPA TREASURE COAST MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
ApplicationsarebeingacceptedforaFREEmentorshipprogramsponsoredbyyourlocal
TreasureCoastChapteroftheNationalForumforBlackPublicAdministrators(NFBPA).The
TreasureCoastofNFBPAMentorshipProgramisdesignedtoidentifyaspiringpublic
servantswhoare interestedindevelopingandgrowingtheircareersinpublicservice.
ThedeadlineforchaptermemberstoapplytoparticipateinthisprogramisOctober8,2022.
Thefollowingisalinktoinformationontheprogramandtoapply–
https://www.nfbpatreasurecoastflorida.org/mentorshipprogram.Thismentorshipprogram
isagreatopportunityforchaptermemberstocontinuetheirprofessionaldevelopment.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON
ThankyoutooursponsorsoftheCommunityLeadership
Luncheon–MissionSquareRetirementinCooperationwith
PGIMInvestments. JoinusattheCommunityLeadership
Luncheon(sponsoredbyMissionSquareRetirementin
cooperationwithPGIMInvestments)onNovember4,2022,from
12:30pm–2:30pmatWestsideBoysandGirlsClub,3361South
JenkinsRoad,FL34981.ThisisaFREEEvent.Registrationcloses
Clickhttps://www.nfbpatreasurecoastflorida.org/chaptereventstoregistertoday!
RegistrationclosesonOctober21,2022. cont'donpage3

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2ND ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH GALA
The2ndAnnualBlackHistoryMonthGalaisscheduledforFebruary25,2023,attheHavertL.
FennCenter.Lastyear’seventwassoldout!Getyourticketsnowat
https://www.nfbpatreasurecoastflorida.org/chapterevents.Aportionoftheproceedswill
fundtheNFBPAScholarshipProgram.Comeoutandjoinusonthisfantasticevening.
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ThisCommunityLeadershipLuncheonisaplatformforCityandCountyManagersintheTreasureCoastAreato
discussleadershipchallengesandsolutionsimpactingourcommunities.Thisroundtable-styleddiscussionisan
opportunityformembersofNFBPAandotherinterestedpublicstakeholdersintheregiontotakeacloserlookat
someofthechallengeswefaceasacommunity.Thiswillbeafacilitateddiscussionbyamoderatorwithtopicson
UpwardMobility;Affordable/AttainableHousing;LeadingthroughthePandemic; Minority-ownedSmall
BusinessesTheGrowingDiversePopulationintheRegionandCommunity.