FCF honors people throughout state of Florida who had a positive impact on Florida's children and help make Florida's children our first priority. 

2007 Broward Event

NBC-6 Forever Family & Children’s Services Council of Broward County

For sensitively raising the community’s awareness of foster care, adoption, and the children who need Forever Families.

Bill Keith

For a lifetime of dedicated service to a community that is eternally grateful.

Math teacher at Crystal Lake Middle School, who called SOS Children’s Village her home from age 8 to 18. She has devoted herself to helping young people understand the importance of an education, as she believes that “education is the key to life”.

Entered foster care at age 16 along with her younger sister. Wanda has worked to overcome the many obstacles and about to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and intends to devote her career to assisting young people in state care.  She also plans to pursue a Master’s Degree.

Terran faced challenges that would have sidetracked others. He experienced many years in state care, became the patriarch of his family at a young age and completed high school while living with another transitioning youth. Terran is working on his Communications Degree at Florida Atlantic University and tutors at-risk youth with the group Helping Abused, Neglected and Disadvantaged Youth (HANDY).

Tammy Workman

Tammy is currently working as an Admissions Counselor at Kaplan University and has made a career out of helping others. In foster care from age 15 through 21, she has completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees and will be pursuing her second Master’s in the near future. Tammy’s dream is to change the world, take unnecessary pain and fear from every heart, especially every child’s heart.

2007 Palm Beach Event

Joel Altman
Child Advocate of the Year

For seeing the possibilities and the need when others saw only "at-risk" youth aging out of foster care.

For her courage in transition to adulthood and for her leadership in the Florida Youth SHINE.

2007 Jacksonville Event

Len & Suzi Loving

For representing all that is good about foster parenting; for that and more.

Dr. Mary Soha

For her exemplary work, healing bodies and spirits of the children, and for challenging the adults to do more.


The Boselli Foundation

For seeing champions, when others see "at-risk" children.

Zisser, Robinson, Brown, Nowlis & Maciejewski, P. A.

For their extraordinary commitment and generosity to children, we honor the entire firm.

Jesse Wilson

For his hope for the future after being rescued and placed into a loving home, giving him a better life.

Latosha Rosiland Sawyer

For reminding us that the cycle of abuse and neglect can be overcome. She spent the majority of her formative years in foster care and through the people she calls angels she now has a great job and a family of her own.