Surf Athletes from all across the state converged at Alan Shepard Park in Cocoa Beach on August 25th and 26th, 2023 for the Special Olympics Florida State Surfing Championship.

On August 17th, Guy and Delores Spearman invited Provost Jim Clark, Dean Springer, his wife Sunny, and current Spearman Scholars to the Brevard Network office for a luncheon. Lunch was catered by Crydermans Barbeque, down the street from the office.

On June 15th, the Brevard Clerk of Courts in collaboration with other organizations around the county hosted a World Elder Abuse Awareness Day event at the Center for Collaboration in Cocoa.

On March 23, 2023, the NASW-FL Space Coast Unit held its annual Social Work Month Celebration & Awards Dinner.

On January 16, 2023, Brevard Network members participated in a beach cleanup in Satellite Beach.

On November 5, 2022, Brevard Network representatives for the Florida State University College of Social Work tabled at the annual Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention in Wickham Park.

It was just over a year ago that I recognized the need for a network for Brevard County social workers who are Florida State University graduates and current students. Here in Brevard, we might love FSU but are far from the main campus and that community sense of 'Nole pride is often overshadowed by the larger presence of other universities.

I started reaching out to FSU alumni and social workers here in Brevard, locating people on LinkedIn, Facebook, and via word of mouth. Bit by bit, person by person, the network grew. Now the Network has 48 members, and the Facebook Brevard Network group has 35 members. If you know anyone interested, send them my way!

On March 12, 2022 the Brevard Veterans Center/Veterans Memorial Center hosted a Commemoration of the Last Naval Battle of the American Revolution. Representatives from a number of military and historical organizations including the Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, Children of the American Revolution, Sea Cadets of Courageous Division, and Naval Operational Training Unit (NOTU) participated.

Brevard Network member Lara Klopp wrote a children's book, The Tools Upon My Shelf, to accompany the College of Social Work's Rebound and Recovery social-emotional program for young children. February 1, 2022, Lara and members of FSU's Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children represented the program and the book in the Storybook Village section of the Children's Day at the Capitol in Tallahassee. 

Heidi Hanson graduated in Fall 2021 with her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the FSU College of Social Work through the Online MSW Program. For Heidi, graduation was a personal victory after a long road requiring sacrifice and determination to work full time while completing her master’s degree.

Brevard County needs more social workers, especially in its schools. As the pandemic continues to wreak havoc, causing stress, isolation, and uncertainty on people of all ages, schools have seen far more disciplinary issues than in previous years.

On November 6, 2021, an Out of the Darkness community walk, sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, was held at Wickham Park, in Brevard County, Florida. Many suicide prevention organization members and behavioral health representatives were available to share resources and information with the walk attendees.