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Welcome
to Florida's Children First Our
staff, board members, volunteers and advocates devote their time to
ensure that each child in care or in an at-risk situation will have a
voice that is heard when decisions are made. We use legislative
and policy advocacy, executive branch education and advocacy, training
and technical assistance to lawyers and Guardians Ad Litem representing
children, public awareness, and filing of amicus briefs as strategies to
improve child serving systems.
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President, FCF
Board of Directors
New Executive
Director
Justice
For Foster Youth at LAST
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(Lawyers Assisting Successful
Transition)
Pro
Bono Opportunities
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Accomplishments
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Planned
Events
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2010 Tampa Bay Area Reception
Event
Flyer
Thursday - June 17,
2010
5:30-7:00 pm
Florida’s Children
First
The Law Offices of Carlton Fields,
Corporate
Center Three, Suite 1000
4221 West Boy Scout
Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33601-1812
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FCF Training
Opportunity:
Flyer
June 17, 2010 1-4:30
How to be an effective Advocate (and
Counselor) for Foster Children in Court
proceedings Involving the Administration
of Psychotropic Medications
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Reservations & credit card payments:
Call:
954-796-0860
or email:
fcf@floridaschildrenfirst.org
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Photos
- Gallery
- New PHOTOS -
Tampa Bay - June 17, 2010
- Albums
from Christina Spudeas
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Reports
Transition:
A Guide for Foster Youth with Disabilities Transitioning
to Adulthood
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Co-authored with the Advocacy Center
for Persons With Disabilities, describes the services
and supports that are available to youth with
disabilities as they are preparing for adulthood.
A must-read for working with youth with
disabilities who are in state care and provides
numerous resources to help them start out on a path to
success.
On
Your Own But Not Alone
- Geared toward young adults who
recently aged out of state care. Provides
information and resources on a variety of topics
that will empower youth to become successful adults.
Published by the American Bar Association with the
assistance of Florida's Children First.
Hearing
Your Voice: A Guide to Your Dependency Court Case
- Published by the ABA Bar Youth Empowerment
Project with Florida's Children First, this report is intended to
help youth understand the dependency court system. It
answers youth's most common questions about being placed
into state care, describes all of the pertinent players,
defines key terms and discusses the types of hearings
that take place in dependency court.
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