{"id":23329,"date":"2025-12-03T11:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=23329"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:04:22","slug":"orange-county-to-hold-mayors-citizens-academy-en-espanol","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2025\/12\/orange-county-to-hold-mayors-citizens-academy-en-espanol\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County to Hold Mayor\u2019s Citizens Academy en Espa\u00f1ol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-20539\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-241x241.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- mp_trans_remove_start --><em>Registration set to open on Monday, December 8, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Orange County, Fla<\/strong>. \u2013 Following the strong response to Orange County\u2019s inaugural Mayor\u2019s Citizens Academy en espanol, the County has announced that the 2026 Spring program will be offered in Spanish. This free, 10-week academy gives residents an inside look at County government through interactive sessions, facility tours, and conversations with County leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration opens Monday, December 8, 2025<\/strong><em>. <\/em>Participants must be Orange County residents and at least 18 years old. Class size is limited, and early registration is encouraged. <strong>For program details and registration, visit<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/academia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ocfl.net\/academia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Dates:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thursdays, February 5 \u2013 April 9, 2026<br \/>\n5:00 p.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m.<br \/>\n(All sessions conducted in Spanish)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Various Orange County departments and facilities<br \/>\n<!-- mp_trans_remove_end --><!-- mp_trans_disable_start --><!-- mp_trans_add\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">A lo largo de diez semanas, 44 residentes del condado de Orange pudieron ver entre bastidores c\u00f3mo funciona su gobierno local a trav\u00e9s de <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/academia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">la Academia de Ciudadanos del Alcalde<\/a>. El programa ofrece a los participantes una experiencia inmersiva en distintos departamentos, desde la seguridad p\u00fablica hasta los recursos humanos, dirigidos por empleados del Gobierno del Condado de Orange.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">Entre los graduados de este a\u00f1o estuvo Jamal Brown, que se inspir\u00f3 para unirse despu\u00e9s de que un amigo completara la primera academia ciudadana.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\"Despu\u00e9s de empezar la clase, me di cuenta de que muchos de nosotros compart\u00edamos el mismo objetivo: un compromiso con la comunidad\", dijo Brown. \"Aunque hubo tantas experiencias diferentes en las \u00faltimas semanas, el amor por la comunidad, el deseo de estar involucrado y mantenerse conectado\u2014eso me llam\u00f3 m\u00e1s la atenci\u00f3n que cualquier otra cosa.\"<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">La Academia de Ciudadanos del Alcalde se cre\u00f3 para fortalecer la relaci\u00f3n entre los residentes y su gobierno local. Los participantes asisten a sesiones en varios departamentos del condado e interact\u00faan directamente con el personal del condado para conocer los servicios esenciales que mantienen en funcionamiento el condado de Orange.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">Uno de los momentos destacados para Brown fue visitar el taller de rotulaci\u00f3n del condado.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\"Recuerdo ver a dos caballeros dise\u00f1ar meticulosamente todas esas se\u00f1ales de tr\u00e1fico por las que pasamos cada d\u00eda. Me fui con una apreciaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s profunda por su trabajo. Lo que hacen es muy importante, y eso es algo que voy a valorar m\u00e1s\", dijo.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">Jorge Campos, que emigr\u00f3 recientemente de Brasil con su esposa y su hijo peque\u00f1o, tambi\u00e9n particip\u00f3 en el programa este oto\u00f1o. Describi\u00f3 la experiencia como tanto educativa como acogedora.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\"Es una buena clase para gente como yo que viene de otro pa\u00eds y no sabe c\u00f3mo funciona el gobierno. Y es especial ser aceptado\", dijo Campos.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">A principios de este a\u00f1o, el condado de Orange tambi\u00e9n lanz\u00f3 su primera Academia de Ciudadanos del Alcalde en espa\u00f1ol, ofreciendo a decenas de residentes hispanos la oportunidad de interactuar con el gobierno local en su idioma preferido.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\"Esta fue una prioridad identificada por el alcalde Demings\", dijo Marthaly Irizarry, asistente especial del alcalde Jerry L. Demings. \u201cQuer\u00eda ofrecer este programa en espa\u00f1ol de forma deliberada \u2014 no biling\u00fce, sino completamente en espa\u00f1ol \u2014 para asegurar que realmente sirviera a nuestra comunidad hispana.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">La sesi\u00f3n de oto\u00f1o de 2025 concluy\u00f3 con una ceremonia de graduaci\u00f3n en octubre, en la que los participantes fueron reconocidos por su compromiso con la participaci\u00f3n c\u00edvica y celebrados como nuevos embajadores de la comunidad.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">Campos dice que ahora anima a otros miembros de la comunidad brasile\u00f1a a participar.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\"Le dir\u00eda a la comunidad brasile\u00f1a que lo haga para que puedan entender c\u00f3mo funciona el gobierno local\", dijo. \"Es tan diferente a nuestro pa\u00eds, y en solo diez semanas, realmente aprendes. El alcalde Demings es un ejemplo de buen liderazgo.\"<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre el Programa de Ciudadanos del Alcalde, comun\u00edquese con MayorsCitizensAcademy@ocfl.net. <\/div>\n\n\n--><!-- mp_trans_disable_end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration set to open on Monday, December 8, 2025 Orange County, Fla. \u2013 Following the strong response to Orange County\u2019s inaugural Mayor\u2019s Citizens Academy en espanol, the County has announced that the 2026 Spring program will be offered in Spanish. 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