Representatives of Family Crisis Centers (FCC) made a public presentation to the Osceola County Board on Nov. 12 and requested a modest increase in the county partnership funding for fiscal year 2026.

Daniel Denbure, FCC director of operations, said FCC provided a mix of services in Osceola County last year including 12 calls from the county to FCC's regional call center, 10 local clients served in the domestic-violence program, medical outreach and housing assistance. He said FCC completed a major renovation of a supervised visitation/exchange center with enhanced security and described the center, the housing program and a medical clinic as local services FCC provides.

Denbure said FCC is requesting an increase of about $250 (to $3,750) for FY26 to maintain and support these services. Bilingual advocate Sipa described direct client support for Spanish-speaking survivors, transportation assistance, help with protection orders and court accompaniment. Board members asked questions about duplicate reporting metrics and past county contributions; no immediate vote on the FCC request was recorded during the meeting and staff indicated they would follow up on reporting details and existing partnership levels.