Florida Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Improve Foster Care Placements in Miami Area
In February of 2018, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) was hit with a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that private
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BC Waives Tuition for Youth from Foster Care, But It Could Do Even Better
Province could look to Florida or Connecticut for ideas on how to help former kids in care. By Katie Hyslop Today | TheTyee.ca Katie
Winter Haven College Student Adopted from Foster Care Has Zero Student Debt. Here’s Why:
A Winter Haven man who was adopted from foster care as a child is doing something remarkable. He’s working
States Use Tuition Waivers to Support College Enrollment of Youth in Foster Care
By: Liliana Hernandez and Angelique Day More first-generation, low-income students and students of color, including youth in foster care, are
Twenty Years of Progress in Advocating for a Child’s Right to Counsel
There is much work to be done before the promise of full legal rights for dependent children is realized. By
Claiming Title IV-E Funds to Pay for Parents’ and Children’s Attorneys: A Brief Technical Overview
For the first time, states can now claim federal matching funds through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to
Nowhere to call home: Thousands of foster children move so much they risk psychological harm
By Christopher O’Donnell and Nathaniel Lash Published Dec. 27, 2018 Justice McGuill was barely 12 when she walked into the house in Hudson,
Saturday’s letters: Florida’s foster kids deserve a bill of rights
As a former youth in foster care, I have experienced firsthand the care of children in our state and how
Florida needs Bill of Rights for foster children | Opinion
Florida has made great strides when it comes to improving the system of care for children in our state, but
Lawyers are helping homeless youths
On any given night, 7,000 young people in Florida are homeless. For many, the barriers standing between them and a stable,
FLORIDA’S CHELSEA BRAMBLETT: THE HEALING POWER OF COMMUNITY
My name is Chelsea. My childhood was spent in what many people might consider a stereotypical “broken home” with domestic
New Handbook Helps Florida Homeless Youth Understand Legal Rights
Share Baker McKenzie has partnered with The Walt Disney Company and nonprofit child advocacy organization Florida’s Children First in a joint
Disney asked to take public stand on human-trafficking law
Human-trafficking victims, their advocates call on Disney to take public stand on proposed law Sex trafficking survivors spoke tearfully of
Calling for ‘heart,’ lobbyist Nikki Fried announces possible run for Governor
Lawyer-lobbyist Nicole “Nikki” Fried, who specializes in medical marijuana issues, says she might run for Governor this year after coming to the
State investigation cites multiple failures in death of Largo child
It was sweltering in the bedroom of the Largo mobile home the day a child welfare case manager visited in
