The idea behind Hope Florida is for individuals and faith-based operations and other ministries to help Floridians "live up to their God-given potential and accomplish the American Dream – ultimately achieving prosperity and economic self-sufficiency."
The Left does not like it, though.
With many state and local news outlets claiming Florida's first family has not turned over financial records to journalists and/or Republican legislators, Bryan Griffin, the governor's communications director, has responded on social media:
The Florida legacy media is desperate to smear Hope Florida, because it's a completely new philosophy of reducing government influence in people's lives. Just look at how the national media is attacking DOGE to see how vehemently they resist any attempt to shrink government. These reporters are now bragging about showing up to the Department of Children and families and trying to bully the staff into letting them into the office to continue their witch hunt.
All of the @TB_Times @MiamiHerald and @orlandosentinel articles on Hope Florida are hit jobs. None of them highlight the good it does or people it helps.
Your media are activists who work together to push their bias on you every. single. day.
Pastor Dean Inserra from City Church Tallahassee agrees.

"Hope Florida is an opportunity to get people less dependent on the government. Shouldn't that be everyone's goal that works in anything from the political sphere to those that are just voting citizens across the state of Florida?" he posed on American Family Radio (AFR). "It allows people to be connected to needs in our state."
Rather than having to go through a government program for a handout, Inserra said Hope Florida connects individuals with organizations, churches, and faith-based groups who can help meet their specific needs – like beds for children, meals, or a jacket when cold weather is expected.
"It allows specific needs to be met through actual people on the ground that then can show up at their home with no cameras on, develop a relationship, and really help, maybe help for a long term," Inserra told show host Jenna Ellis.
He went on to describe Hope Florida as a "neat thing that allows citizens to be mobilized for the effort rather than the state doing all the work."
According to a January press release, the first-of-its-kind initiative, established in 2021, maximizes support from community partners by utilizing a personalized navigation model. Floridians seeking government assistance are provided a "Hope Navigator" who utilizes those aforementioned entities to meet immediate needs and guide them on a pathway to economic self-sufficiency.
Hope Florida has already led to more than 30,000 Floridians decreasing or eliminating reliance on public assistance, and estimates show that it could save taxpayers nearly $1 billion over the next 10 years.