Impacting Children in Foster Care Changes Communities
TAMPA (Bloom) – Why is community involvement so critical in child welfare work? Amber Freeman, host of Bloom, sat down with Christina Needham, Community Engagement Specialist to discuss raising awareness for the needs of children in care. Christina shares a pivotal moment that led her into helping kids in our community. A child was feeling very self conscience about the burns on his arms. “I was able to secure some long sleeved shirts in the middle of Florida summer for a child who had been badly burned.
Stepping up: Answering the Call to Foster Care
The journey to fostering may seem daunting at first, but one step at a time with agency support, leads to a rewarding lifelong experience. Jody Lopez, Foster Recruitment Specialist of Family Support Services sat down with Amber Freeman of WFLA Bloom to talk about how to become a foster parent and the community need for them. Watch here. For more information contact recruitment@fsssuncoast.org. We have two virtual foster parent information sessions per month to choose from. You can sign up to learn
Be holiday heroes for children in care
The holiday season is a time for giving, and one local organization has spent the last decade making a meaningful difference in the lives of children in foster care. Rotary Club of Seminole Lake has been partnering with Family Support Services in providing holiday gifts to children in care. How it started Gerry Cachia, Club Director for the Rotary Club of Seminole Lake met with Amber Freeman, WFLA Bloom, and shared the inspiring story behind the Red Sled Initiative. What began as a simple holiday
News Release: 2/19/2026
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Mic Drop
A single Shure SM58 microphone has been known to survive drops, water damage, and even being run over by a car. It’s so tough that a live engineer once used one to hammer in a stage pin—and still ran vocals through it afterward. Since its release in 1966, it has remained a staple in live sound. The “Mic Drop” hasn't always been cool. Dropping a microphone used to be a major no-no—they’re expensive and sensitive pieces of gear. But once hip-hop artists started using it as a way to signal a performance well
