In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, several communities and organizations across South Florida accelerated and amplified their efforts to assist​ those hit the hardest by the storm.

Ben, 10, is a retired therapy dog who Olivia adopted from a kill shelter in 2014 the day he was scheduled to be euthanized. She trained him for 18 moths to be a therapy dog, and he went on to serve hospital patients for over six years before his owners retired him after he visited many people during the COVID-19 pandemic.