From checking your water quality, prepping for hurricanes and finding affordable housing, WLRN's team has spoken to the experts to compile handy guides and resources on navigating life in South Florida.
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The Florida legislature offers people a way to find and contact their elected officials online. Here's a step-by-step guide to getting in touch and making your voice heard. -
As deportation fears grip sections of the immigrant community, RAISE, a coalition of Florida-based nonprofits and community groups are providing rapid response for people experiencing ICE enforcement. Resources are available for migrants who need to learn their rights or seek defense from deportation. -
Balancing holiday celebrations while grieving or helping a grieving child can be challenging, but it’s possible to create a meaningful experience. WLRN’s Ammy Sanchez spoke with the Children’s Bereavement Center about the importance of acknowledging a child’s grief, creating new traditions and seeking support. -
Preparation and flexibility are essential strategies when navigating the holiday season with children with autism, Brittney Rick-Betancourt, the director of Little Leaves Behavioral Services in Weston, tells WLRN. -
Find a list of what supermarkets, museums, banks and other places are open in South Florida this weekend. -
The holidays can be a stressful time for families in need. WLRN has compiled a list of food distributions in South Florida, as well as a list of community resources and food pantries. -
The General election will take place on Nov. 5. This 2024 election season, we have created a guide, which includes county-by-county voting locations, dates and times, as well as all the information you need for mail-in ballots. -
Several South Florida sites are holding sandbag distributions to help residents prepare for possible flooding caused by Hurricane Milton. -
A major misconception is that all flood damaged cars end up in a junkyard. The reality is hundreds of thousands of water-damaged cars are repaired and resold in other parts of the country without the buyer ever knowing the car’s waterlogged history. -
For children, hearing words like "disaster" or "explosive" when referring to storms can lead to hurricane anxiety — which can be portrayed in the form of physical and/or emotional symptoms. A Delray Beach clinical psychologist explains how you can help children cope with large storms. -
Florida Keys food pantries are struggling to stay stocked up at a time when they’re seeing demand for food nearly double. “The bottom line is Monroe is really starving right now,” said the CEO of the largest food pantry operator in the Keys.
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A rip current is a channel of water pulling you out to sea. The Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue says rip currents are one of the greatest dangers for beachgoers and they account for the most beach rescues every year.
