This week on “Black Men Sundays,” host Corie Murray interviews Shamel Akins, director for the West Orange Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.

So many Central Florida families will spend their Thanksgiving happy and full this year following a turkey drive launched by News 6 photographer and “Black Men Sundays” podcast host Corie Murray.

News 6 investigative photographer and host of the "Black Men Sundays" podcast Corie Murray is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida to help families in need ahead of the holidays.

News 6 investigative photographer and host of the "Black Men Sundays" podcast Corie Murray is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida to help families in need ahead of the holidays.

Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps.

Gary Cain has led the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida for nearly three decades. Now after 28 years he’s about to retire.

If you visit the Boys & Girls Club on in the West Lakes neighborhood in West Orlando, you can hear a cacophony of kids laughing, playing basketball, dancing or fine tuning their musical skills.

The giant American Rescue Plan that provides $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief turns one year old on Friday.

A historic Brevard County home is about to add a new chapter.

"We are having our event and saving Black lives from COVID on Juneteenth,” Baker said.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Police Officers rolled into Academy Sports + Outdoors Friday on a mission to shop, not for themselves, but for 10 kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida. These children would not have anything to open on Christmas if it wasn’t for the community and this event,” said Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida V.P. While the officers were inside, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer was outside dressed as Santa for the morning, raising money for the Boys & Girls Club on the radio. Orlando police officers and Shades, with the Orlando Solar Bears, went on a shopping trip for 10 children this Christmas. Academy Sports also donated some equipment to the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida and presented them with $1,000, a gifts they hope will help support local kids through after school programming and mentorship.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The Silver Springs Shores Branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Marion County was burglarized twice this year. Savarese said thieves broke in and stole 10 laptops, computers the kids use to do school work. The Silver Springs Shores branch of the Boys & Girls Club serves about 100 members in the community, many of the kids from low-income families. Savarese said despite the loss of resources, they will continue to be a safe haven for kids in Marion County. They are hoping through this season of giving, the community will come together to help replace the items that were stolen.