Community Involvement

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.

Calvary Christian Academy Athletic Program. CCA is a Christian School based in beautiful Ormond Beach, FL, committed to educating and empowering young people to fulfill their God-given calling and purpose in life. Their athletic programs include football, volleyball, golf, flag football, soccer, basketball, cheerleading, softball, tennis and track.

The Chase Academy was formed by concerned parents, educational professionals and community volunteers who have all lent their expertise to develop an educational program that is designed specifically to meet the individual needs of students with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Services are provided within a welcoming, secure environment?sensitive to the aspects of ASD that cause students to be uncomfortable at traditional schools. The academy is looking to grow to offer education services to students from K-12.

The Child Advocacy Model of Child Protection provides a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to child abuse. Prior to this approach, abused children were forced to tell and retell the uncomfortable details of their abuse to police, child protective services, and others. At the Children's Advocacy Center, children relate the details of their abuse one time, to a trained interviewer in a home-like, safe atmosphere. The disclosure is videotaped and shared with law enforcement and the State Attorney’s Office. All agencies involved with the child and family meet at the Advocacy Center and create an informed, coordinated plan that provides optimal, unduplicated community services.

Community Partnership for Children is contracted with the Department of Children and Families and partners with several local contracted providers to deliver a full array of quality services to families and children.  Services include family preservation services, case management, foster care, many therapeutic services, adoption, and mentoring.

Deltona Middle School is home of the Chargers. Chargers are taught to be respectful, responsible and safe.The Deltona Middle School Band has several programs available to assist beginner and advanced students.

Created more than a century ago, the FAIA is dedicated to enhancing the independent agency system through education, legislation, communication, and FAIA Member Services.

Last year, there were 600 children removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect. Friends of Children, through community partnerships, were able to provide adoptive homes for 149 children, and safely reunited 278 with their families. Their efforts focus on bringing services directly into the home, restoring families, and connecting children with loving homes.

Halifax Health - Hospice of Volusia & Flagler is committed to providing extraordinary and dignified comfort and compassion to every person and family facing end-of-life. Halifax Health - Hospice cares for patients and families through a uniquely specialized team of registered nurses, licensed social workers, spiritual care counselors, Hospice aides, complementary therapists, and more than 600 volunteers who are on-call 24 hours a day,seven days a week.

Hughley Hoopsters is a basketball training program focused on young basketball players and founded by Sanchez L. Hughley. Mr. Hughley was fortunate to have basketball in his life and he credits the sport with changing and saving his life. He recognizes the benefits of youth sports and created Hughley Hoopsters to make a positive impact in the lives of children in the south Florida community.

Junior Achievement of Volusia County is a non profit organization dedicated to providing programs dealing with financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness to the students of Volusia County. the organization helps students make the connection between what they learn in school and what they will need to know for the future. This year they are celebrating 50 years in business.

The Junior League of Daytona Beach, Incorporated, is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, to developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. They reach out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and committment to volunteerism. Community initiatives include a thrift shop, which has grossed over $1.5 million dollars in the past seven years alone, as well as the Sweetheart's Ball, an annual father/daughter dance whose proceeds directly benefit community projects.

Security First Insurance sponsored the organization's MS Mud Run to support the 18,000 affected by MS in the north Florida area. Mud Run MS is a 10K (approximately 6 miles) fundraising race with boot camp-style obstacles  that are surrounded by or consist entirely of mud. Funds raised from Mud Run MS go directly to the North Florida Chapter of the National MS Society to help provide programs and services to people affected by multiple sclerosis in the North Florida area, as well as support for national research for a cause and cure.

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.

Operation Homefront Florida provides emergency financial assistance to military families, service members and wounded warriors in Florida. Requests for assistance are up 100% since this time last year. Security First Insurance partnered with Operation Homefront Floridaand launched a Facebook fundraising campaign to help increase awareness and raise money to support military families. For every “like” we received on our Facebook page, we donated $5. The result, we provided Operation Homefront Florida with a $5,000 donation. Operation Homefront Florida still needs assistance. Please watch the video below to see what a difference $5 can make and how you can get involved.

Operation Homefront was formed in February 2002. The organization was developed to support the families of deployed service members immediately following 9/11. Nationally, $.95 of every dollar donated to Operation Homefront goes to programs. Security First Insurance was the primary sponsor of Operation Homefront Florida’s 2011 Hero Campaign that culminated at Jacksonville’s Veterans Day Parade in November.

View the video below to see what Operation Homefront means to Security First Insurance.

Ormond Outlaw Roller Hockey is a competitive travel and recreational league based hockey team located in Ormond Beach, Florida. The program's commitment is to put together a premier organization based on the four main principles of teamwork, knowledge, skills, and friendship. Currently, over 200 children, teenagers, and adults along with their families are skating weekly within our program.

Among the variety of efforts the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida offers, the "Share-A-Night, Light-A-Light" initiative focuses specifically on the families of critically ill and seriously injured children. More than 70% of the families who board with the organization can't afford the $15 per night donation, but no one is ever refused because of inability to pay.

Susan G. Komen's fight with breast cancer is an amazing story of compassion, strength and altruism. A story that has affected thousands of lives and continues to change science. The Race for the Cure 5K runs and fitness walks have grown from a single race of 800 to more than 1.6 million people coming together to end breast cancer. Security First Insurance is proud to take strides with Susan G. Komen Race for the Cureand to help Nancy G. Brinker fulfill her promise to her sister to end breast cancer forever.

The Russell Home for atypical children in South Orlando has been in continuous operation for more than 50 years without any government support. The Russell Home is the only private, non-profit facility of its kind that provides support and services dedictated to severely handicapped children in central Florida.

The United Way Women's Initiative raises funds from women, for women, over and above standard United Way gifts to help fund what the United Way does not have the capacity to fund.