Office of Multicultural Affairs

Mayor Dyer playing drums with the mayor of Urayasu

The Office of Multicultural Affairs reflects Mayor Dyer’s commitment to providing the diverse ethnic community of Orlando with the most comprehensive information of the services provided by the city to its residents.

This office supports the city’s Economic Development Department on offering bilingual assistance to existing minority businesses and newcomers with information of the city business resources. We also offer guidance to foreign entrepreneurs who want to establish, relocate and expand their businesses to Orlando.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs supports the city’s Hispanic Office for Local Assistance (HOLA), which offers information in multiple languages to our residents and visitors about government aid, housing, education, recreational parks, higher education institutions and many other services.

The office collaborates with other multicultural communities that contribute to the economic, cultural and philanthropic development of our city, such as African American, Haitian, Puerto Rican, Asian, Arab, Muslim, Brazilian, LGBTQ+ and others.

Multicultural Affairs Initiatives

To establish, build and maintain a tight relationship between the Office of the Mayor and the multicultural community of the City of Orlando by developing a culture of collaboration and ongoing communication, which will also enhance the quality of life for residents, businesses and community organizations.

Communications

  • Inform the multicultural community of Orlando about city services, programs and events throughout the city’s Spanish communication outlets
  • Serve as the Mayor’s spokesperson for the Central Florida’s multicultural media

Multicultural Community

  • Act as a point of contact to all multiethnic citizens and community organizations
  • Build a strong relationship and engage the multicultural community with the City services, boards, volunteer programs and events

Businesses

  • Maintain a relationship with the business sector and promote in Spanish and other foreign languages information regarding the city’s business assistance programs
  • Collaborate with chambers of commerce and professional organizations by supporting the establishment and development of local businesses
  • Encourage the relocation of international businesses into the city to strengthen the economy and create jobs

International Relations

  • Coordinate and host international delegation visits and tours
  • Maintain the relationship and collaborate with the local consulates to maximize the services the city provides to the multicultural community

Art and Culture

  • Develop and facilitate access to artistic projects, cultural programs, art exhibits and grants to local minority cultural organizations and artists

The culture of collaboration has been one of the mainstays of Mayor Buddy Dyer’s vision to achieve his goal of moving Orlando forward and serving our growing multicultural community. Below you will find a list of several local community organizations and businesses that partner with the city and provide a variety of services to the community.

 Chambers of Commerce
African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida  blackcommerce.org
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida asianamericanchambercfl.org
Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida brazilchamber.org
British-American Chamber of Commerce for Central Florida britishamericanchamberorlando.com
Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida chinesecommerce.org
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida hispanicchamber.net
Indian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida iaccorlando.com
Puerto Rican Chamber of Central Florida prchambercfl.com
Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Greater Orlando tccgo.org
Professional Associations
American Marketing Associations amacentralflorida.org
Arab American Community Center of Florida aaccflorida.org
Asian American Heritage Council aahc-cf.org
Association of Latino Professional in Finance & Accounting alpfa.org/orlando
Association of Hispanic MBAs & Business Professionals prospanica.org/orlando
Hispanic American Professional & Business Women's Association hapbwa.org
Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida hbacf.com
National Association of Hispanic Journalists nahj.org
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers shpe.org
AIDS Healthcare Foundation aidshealth.org
Arab American Community Center aaccflorida.org
Bliss Cares blisscares.org
Brazilian Day Orlando facebook.com/braziliandayorlando
The Bros in Convo Initiative miracleofloveinc.org/brosinconvo
Catholic Charities cflcc.org
Central Florida Gay & Lesbian Law Association cfgalla.org
Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band & Color centralfloridasoundsoffreedom.com
Central Florida Urban League cful.org
Chabad of South Orlando-Judaism for the Orlando Jew Guard jewishorlando.com
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida clsmf.org
Come Out With Pride comeoutwithpride.com
Contigo Fund contigofund.org/en
Dar Al Arab daralarabsupport.com
Equality Florida eqfl.org
Florida Abilities and Inclusion Network faininc.org
Florida Chinese Business Association facebook.com/floridachineseba
Florida Puerto Rican Parade floridapuertoricanparade.org
Hispanic Federation hispanicfederation.org
Hope Community Center hcc-offm.org
Hope & Help hopeandhelp.org
Human Rights Campaign hrc.org
Impulse Group - Orlando impulseorlando.org
Iniciativa Accion Puertorriquena lainiciativa.org
Islamic Center of Orlando icorlando.org
Jewish Federations of Greater Orlando  orlandojewishfed.org
Latino Justice latinojustice.org
LGBT+ Center Orlando thecenterorlando.org
Mental Health Association of Central Florida mhacf.org
Miracle of Love miracleofloveinc.org
Muslim Women Organization mwo-orlando.org
onePULSE Foundation onepulsefoundation.org
One Orlando Alliance oneorlandoalliance.org
Orlando Center for Justice orlandojustice.org
Orlando Gay Chorus orlandodgaychorus.org
Orlando Youth Alliance orlandoyouthalliance.org
Orlando United Assistance Center orlandounitedassistancecenter.org
Peer Support Space peersupportspace.org
Prospanica prospanica.org/orlando
Prospera USA prosperausa.org
Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida prbaflorida.org
Rotary Club of Brazil Orlando facebook.com/rotaryclubbrazilorlando
Qlatinx qlatinx.org
26 Health 26health.org
UCF - LGBTQ+ Services sja.sdes.ucf.edu/lgbtq
United Against Poverty uporlando.org
Victim Service Center of Central Florida victimservicecenter.org
Wells'Built Museum of African American History & Culture wellsbuilt.org
Zebra Coalition zebrayouth.org

Contact Us

Phone

407.246.3211

Location

Office of Multicultural Affairs
400 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL
32801
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Staff

Luis M. Martinez, MBA, Multicultural Affairs & International Relations Manager
luis.martinez@orlando.gov
407.246.4128

 

Lizzette Feliciano, Administrative Assistant
lizzette.feliciano@orlando.gov
407.246.2716 

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