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Former Ormond Beach police officer Lauren Sanders founded 1 Ohana 1 Community Inc., a nonprofit organization in Ormond Beach to help children entering the foster care system and the families welcoming them.

The organization works with foster families who reach out directly to them, local agencies, and with the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Since it was created, up to Jan 2024, they have helped over 200 kids.

We put together care packages that include clothes, hygiene products, toys, books, food and blankets for kids ages zero to seventeen. “We just keep in mind that the children are going through a lot, so I always start with the comfort items (…) the teddy bears, the blankets, the pillowcases, things like that, that are comforting"