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COVID-19 forces Give Kids the World to lay off staff as village remains closed until further notice
Read full article: COVID-19 forces Give Kids the World to lay off staff as village remains closed until further noticeKISSIMMEE, Fla. Give Kids The World will remain closed until further notice, forcing the organization to lay off most of its staff, according to officials with the Kissmmee nonprofit. Give Kids the World Village is a nonprofit resort in Central Florida that relies on the theme parks and its partnership with The Make-A-Wish-Foundation to make the dreams of children with critical illnesses come true, according to its website. Landwirth did not say how soon the nonprofit would try to reopen but that her team would work to do it as soon as it could. I can promise you that I will work tirelessly to find a way to reopen our beloved village as soon as possible, she said. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.