Florida Chamber Foundation

A business-led, solutions development and research organization, working in partnership with state business leaders to secure Florida's future.

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At today’s 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, The Honorable Alexis Calatayud, State Senator, Florida Senate District 38 and Frank Walker, Executive Vice President of Government & Political Relations, Florida Chamber of Commerce, took the stage for an insightful discussion on how replacing poverty with prosperity is economic development.

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#FLChamber applause for Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who spoke at today’s 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit on protecting Florida’s children.

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Dr. Naakesh A. Dewan, Vice President of Behavioral Health, @FLBlue Kristina Donohue, Director of Mission Advancement & Board Development, Florida Prosperity Initiative, and Michael Griffin, Senior Vice President of Advocacy & Public Policy, @AdventHealth took the stage at today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit to share insights on providing access to quality healthcare and mental health services.

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Shaunda Burdette, Executive Director, Citrus County Education Foundation, Anastasios Kamoutsas, 29th Commissioner of Education, State of Florida, and Andry Sweet, CEO, Children's Home Society of Florida, joined our 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit today to share insights on creating available quality education and workforce development.

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What goes into solving the unattainable housing challenge for struggling families?

Meagan Langdoc, Senior Vice President of Total Rewards & Shared Services, @TGHCares and Ashon Nesbitt, CEO, @FLHousingC joined today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit to share their insights.

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#FLChamber applause for Karen B. Moore, APR, CPRC, Founder & CEO, @Moore_Agency and Chair, Florida Chamber Foundation, who joined us at today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit to share insights on overcoming the 10 Root Causes of Poverty.

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At today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, Mike Bays, President/Owner, State Farm – Michael D Bays Insurance Agency, Heather Cogar, Statewide Director of Community Engagement, Florida Prosperity Initiative, Dr. Jim Murdaugh, President, Tallahassee State College, and Sandy Spear, Senior Vice President & Regional Sales Manager, First Federal Bank, took the stage to share what Zip Code leadership in action looks like.

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At today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, First Lady of Florida Casey DeSantis took the stage with Taylor N. Hatch, Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families, and Mark Wilson, President & CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce and Foundation, to share insights on what’s needed to break the cycle of generational poverty and securing the path to prosperity for all Floridians.

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What's ahead on the path to prosperity?

Brittany Birken, Director & Principal Adviser, @AtlantaFed took the stage at today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit to offer insights on addressing fiscal cliffs for all citizens.

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#FLChamber applause for Florida Prepaid College Foundation, a Presenting Sponsor of today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit in Tampa.

William Thompson, President, Florida Prepaid College Foundation, delivered opening remarks at today's Solution Summit and announced the Path to Prosperity Scholarship Recipient.

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What will it take to replace childhood poverty and government dependency with self-sufficiency and prosperity?

Mark Wilson, President & CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce and Foundation, opened today's 2026 Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit in Tampa.

Read Mark's article, featured in yesterday's Florida Politics, to learn more about how Florida can cut childhood poverty further through sustained collaboration: https://t.co/qQb02VKDnM

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#FLChamber is proud to announce our Presenting Sponsors of the 2026 Florida Prosperity and Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, coming June 9 from 9 am - 4:30 pm EST.

@FLPFoundation
@AdventHealth

Thank you for helping us secure Florida's future!

There's still time to register for the summit! Secure your spot here: https://t.co/6vAWHKnr0w

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#FLChamber is proud to announce @Uber as our Diamond Sponsor for the 2026 Florida Prosperity and Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, coming June 9 from 9 am - 4:30 pm EST.

Thank you for helping us secure Florida's future!

There's still time to register for the summit! Secure your spot here: https://t.co/6vAWHKnr0w

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#FLChamber is proud to announce our Platinum Sponsors for the 2026 Florida Prosperity and Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, coming June 9 from 9 am - 4:30 pm EST.

@CityFurniture
@DukeEnergy

Thank you for helping us secure Florida's future!

There's still time to register for the summit! Secure your spot here: https://t.co/6vAWHKmTaY

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#FLChamber is proud to announce our Titanium Sponsors for the 2026 Florida Prosperity and Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, coming June 9 from 9 am - 4:30 pm EST.

@FirstFederalFL
@USouthFlorida - Corporate Training & Professional Education

Thank you for helping us secure Florida's future!

There's still time to register for the summit! Secure your spot here: https://t.co/6vAWHKmTaY

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#FLChamber is proud to announce our Silver Sponsors for the 2026 Florida Prosperity and Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, coming June 9 from 9 am - 4:30 pm EST.

Pike
Michael D Bays Insurance Agency
Randall and Christine Scott
Secure Florida's Future

Thank you for helping us secure Florida's future!

There's still time to register for the summit! Secure your spot here: https://t.co/6vAWHKnr0w

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6 days away from the #ProsperitySummitFL. Breaking the cycle of generational poverty can’t wait!

Join Florida's top leaders as we address the 10 Root Causes of Poverty, and ways you can help lead efforts to cut childhood poverty in half in your community.

Don't miss it. In-person registration ends tomorrow!

Grab your seat today 👇
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Florida’s math skills gap is a workforce crisis and matters to Florida’s future.

Hundreds of thousands of high-schoolers aren’t proficient…but every high-demand career in Florida requires math skills.

To help educators, employers, and policymakers tackle this math proficiency crisis, the Florida Chamber Foundation has created a new, interactive report that lets you explore, region by region, the jobs driving Florida's economy and the math skills that power them: https://t.co/TVnZBLo7lz

Whether you're planning your organization's talent pipeline, working to align education with industry needs, or are interested in supporting the development of Florida's workforce through 2033, this interactive report puts real workforce data directly in your hands.

NOW LIVE: Click, explore, and see where math skills are shaping Florida’s workforce and economy: https://t.co/TVnZBLo7lz

Inside, you can:
- See top high-demand careers in your region and statewide
- Explore required math skills by career
- Understand the most needed math skills across Florida

Explore the Top 30 High-Demand Careers in Your Region: https://t.co/TVnZBLo7lz

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Over 3,000 fewer children are living in poverty in Florida.

In this video, Florida Chamber Foundation Senior Research Economist Sheridan Morby is joined by Kristina Donohue, Director of Mission Advancement & Board Development for the Florida Chamber Foundation's Florida Prosperity Initiative, to analyze where our state currently stands on creating a path to self-sufficiency for all Floridians, while tackling the Florida 2030 Blueprint goal of cutting Florida childhood poverty in half: https://t.co/bcYBQMClh8

Some of the key findings covered:

Currently, there are 711,576 children in Florida (16.5%) living in poverty. This is a 0.4% decline from the year prior.

Half of all Florida children in poverty live in just 15% of our 983 zip codes.

Children under 5 face the highest poverty rate (~18%).

Housing costs put pressure on household budgets, as the average median rent in Florida is nearly 40% of the median income.

To learn more about the Florida Prosperity Initiative's work to eliminate childhood poverty in Florida, visit: https://t.co/Id7w4SGXwx

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The 2026 Florida Economic Outlook (releasing tomorrow) offers economic insights and predictions for the year ahead.

As discussed by Sheridan Morby, Senior Research Economist at the Florida Chamber Foundation, and Mark Wilson, President & CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce and Foundation, at today's 2026 Florida Economic Outlook & Jobs Solution Summit, key takeaways from the 2026 Florida Economic Outlook include:

-Florida’s labor market is growing faster than the nation’s, and unemployment is expected to remain below the U.S. rate.

-Florida is not expected to go through a recession and Florida has been outpacing national growth for over 10 years.

-1-2 Interest rate cuts will be utilized to stimulate the labor market, though this is unlikely to apply downward pressure on prices.

-At the end of 2025, single-family home sales began to increase, so now all eyes are on inventory and mortgage rates.

-Florida’s net domestic migration is slowing, but this is a trend across many states. It appears to be a sign of stabilizing after years of rapid growth. Florida is still #1 in domestic in-migration.