foster children

Florida’s Guardian ad Litem program may have thousands of volunteers, but agency officials say they need more male role models, who can advocate on behalf…

Advocates are happy about a new law on the books slated to take effect Saturday to help protect kids within Florida’s child welfare system. “We have a…

A Northwest Florida county may be the first in the Panhandle to take over the child protective investigative services—normally done by the state’s child…

The head of Florida’s child welfare system says it will most likely be about a month before he will have a preliminary report ready for state lawmakers…

The Florida House is taking steps to ensure foster kids can get their driver’s license.Lawmakers established Keys to Independence in 2014 as a three year…

It’s been almost two years since a law took effect extending the age for foster care youth in the system. Florida lawmakers are now looking to build on…

In an effort to increase adoptions, Florida lawmakers are pushing a measure that would give state employees an incentive to add foster kids to their…

For several weeks, a group of Florida foster youth has been working at one of the state’s largest state agencies as part of a new legislative pilot…

A new legislative pilot program is underway to build on past efforts to help kids aging out of foster care get a job in the future.Florida Guardian Ad…

A new law aimed at helping those who would otherwise have aged out of Florida’s foster care system when they turn 18 is going well so far, but may still…