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Last year, Central Florida Jobs with Justice joined forces with faith leaders, healthcare advocates, and residents carrying the weight of medical debt to deliver a clear demand to Orange County Commissioners: use pandemic relief funds to cancel medical debt. Today, that relentless organizing has delivered one of the largest medical debt cancellations in Florida history: over 300,000 residents freed from $472.5 million in crushing debt 💸 Florida families shoulder some of the nation's heaviest medical debt burdens, where a single illness can unravel years of stability. This win stands as proof of co-governance in action. When we organize not as outsiders begging for change, but as partners in governance demanding what’s ours, we don’t just move mountains: we redistribute the very ground beneath them If you're among the 300,000 who received a cancellation letter, tell us how this relief has impacted you, whether it meant keeping the lights on, accessing long-delayed care, or simply sleeping through the night. Share your story at bit.ly/debtcancelled 💌 Photo credit: Stephen M. Dowell 📸 (fb)