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In 1964, the U.S. poverty rate (income-based) included 19 percent of Americans. Rising political forces demanded change. Under a new White House Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the concept of the federally-funded, local Community Action Program (CAP)—delivered by a local Community Action Agency (CAA), in a nationwide Community Action Network—would become the primary vehicle for a new ...
Choral groups include the Brevard Community Chorus, [288] the Brevard Chorale, [289] the Indialantic Chamber Singers, [290] and the Brevard Youth Chorus. [ 291 ] The Brevard Zoo is a 75 acres (30 ha) facility [ 292 ] that contains more than 650 animals representing more than 165 species from Florida, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
The citizens of Brevard County are represented in the Brevard County Commission by five commissioners elected by district. They are: District 1 - Rita Pritchett, Vice Chair [34] District 2 - Tom Goodson [35] [36] District 3 - John Tobia [37] District 4 - Rob Feltner [38] District 5 - Jason Steele, Chair [39] [40] The County Manager is Frank B ...
Until 2009, there were three separate local entities for public housing and Section 8 housing in the county. The Brevard Family of Housing was established as an umbrella organization to create an effective, community-service–oriented, public housing agency with innovative ideas and a different attitude.
USSSA Space Coast Complex is a baseball stadium and 13 diamond multi-sports facility in Viera, Florida, owned by Brevard County, Florida.Under its original name, Space Coast Stadium, it served as the spring training facility for the Florida Marlins (1994–2002), Montreal Expos (2003–2004), and Washington Nationals (2005–2016) and as the home field of the Brevard County Manatees (1994–2016).
The Brevard County Manatees were a minor league baseball team of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League from 1994 to 2016. They were based in Viera, Florida, and played their home games at Space Coast Stadium. The team left Brevard County after the 2016 season for Kissimmee, Florida, where they began play in 2017 as the Florida Fire Frogs.
The Viera East Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and created by ordinance of Brevard County as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community-wide improvements in planned communities.
Titusville is a city in and the county seat of Brevard County, Florida, United States. [8] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 48,789, up from 43,761 at the 2010 census. [5] Titusville is located along the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center, and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore.