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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…
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Florida’s Guardian ad Litem program has received a national grant to help further advocate for abused and neglected kids in court. Florida’s Guardian ad…
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Governor Rick Scott has signed a number of measures into law, including one aimed at helping address Florida’s backlog of untested rape kits. It’s a major…
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The head of Florida’s child welfare agency says he’s still in the process of reforming the Florida Department of Children and Families and it’s going to…
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Governor Rick Scott recently signed bills aimed at changing Florida’s guardianship laws. One relates to helping the exploited elderly and another aims to…
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More bills are now awaiting Governor Rick Scott’s approval. It includes a measure aimed at helping kids aging out of foster care with developmental…
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A bill that would help identify guardians and guardian advocates for children with developmental disabilities aging out of foster care passed its first…
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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…
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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…
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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…