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For the first time, states can now claim federal matching funds through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to

By Christopher O’Donnell and Nathaniel Lash Published Dec. 27, 2018   Justice McGuill was barely 12 when she walked into the house in Hudson,

As a former youth in foster care, I have experienced firsthand the care of children in our state and how

Florida has made great strides when it comes to improving the system of care for children in our state, but

On any given night, 7,000 young people in Florida are homeless. For many, the barriers standing between them and a stable,

My name is Chelsea. My childhood was spent in what many people might consider a stereotypical “broken home” with domestic

Share Baker McKenzie has partnered with The Walt Disney Company and nonprofit child advocacy organization Florida’s Children First in a joint

Human-trafficking victims, their advocates call on Disney to take public stand on proposed law Sex trafficking survivors spoke tearfully of

Lawyer-lobbyist Nicole “Nikki” Fried, who specializes in medical marijuana issues, says she might run for Governor this year after coming to the

It was sweltering in the bedroom of the Largo mobile home the day a child welfare case manager visited in

If Florida’s overburdened child welfare system has an epicenter, it’s Hillsborough County. An average of 3,600 children were in foster

The first people the state dispatches to the homes of potentially abused and neglected children in Palm Beach County are

Maisha Joefield thought she was getting by pretty well as a young single mother in Brooklyn, splurging on her daughter,

For many teens still reeling from being taken into foster care, a cellphone is a lifeline, child advocates say. It’s

To the kids who stay with her, Kathryn Melendez is “Mom” or “Miss Kathryn.” Some of her teenage girls even