The Orange County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 2 approved a consent agenda that included funding for a mobile emergency shelter bus, expanded Head Start dental services and a $460,000 allocation for minor home repairs.

County officials said the Mental Health and Homeless Division will work with Matthews Hope Ministries to convert a transit bus into an overnight mobile emergency shelter. The county reported the conversion and related delivery of social services will cost $787,000 in the first year and is expected to serve roughly 2,000 people annually. Pastor Scott Beaulieu of Matthews Hope — introduced by Commissioner Nicole Wilson — gave the invocation before the meeting and was acknowledged during the consent presentation.

Also approved was an agreement for Orange County Head Start to partner with Big Smiles Florida to provide on‑site mobile dental services to Head Start families. Services will include exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants and X‑rays at no cost to participating families, county staff said.

The board also reserved $460,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the Rebuilding Together Central Florida "Safe at Home" program to make safety‑focused repairs to at least 15 owner‑occupied single‑family homes for very low, low or moderate‑income households with a senior or disabled household member.

The items passed as part of the consent agenda in a voice vote with no recorded opposition. County officials said the funding draws primarily on local resources rather than state allocations and will be used for operations and service delivery in 2026.