foster care

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The organization's volunteer leaders say too many kids are aging out of the foster care system with no family to call their own.

At times, the state’s foster care system can appear to be a revolving door—with children in and out of different homes. Senate President Wilton Simpson has made it his priority to stop kids being bounced from place-to-place. He, along with Republican Senator Jason Brodeur, are spearheading an effort to provide more stability to children who may find themselves in unstable situations.

A series of bills about the foster care system is moving through the Florida Legislature.Rebekka Behr is focused on the Foster Youth Bill of Rights, which…

The Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) and the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program (GAL) have launched a partnership in which attorneys will be…

Governor Ron DeSantis has issued a proclamation making April Child Abuse Prevention Month. At a news conference at the Capitol Tuesday morning, the…

The Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) is holding its annual Lobby Days in Tallahassee this week. Members are hearing from policymakers and…

More than 400,000 American children are in foster care, and 25,000 of them are in Florida. Their average length of stay is 25.3 months, according to the…

Florida’s child welfare agency is partnering with other groups to hold its first ever “Back to School Supply Drive” for foster care kids. Now through…

Starting next month, a county in the Florida Panhandle will join six others across the state in taking over the child protective investigative duties of…