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May 24, 2018
Orlando Science Center helps foster kids relax during supervised visits
May 18, 2018-- Supervised visits are often a part of foster care and the reuniting of families, but there can be a flaw with a part of that process. The flaw is location, especially because visitation rooms often have a more business-like feel. This fact prompted Community Based Care of…
May 24, 2018
How is Florida's cash-strapped foster system finding success?
May 24, 2018 - Facing a growing number of children entering Florida's foster care, advocates are touting success in seemingly unlikely ways. While most kids live normal lives, focused in the center of smile-filled family photos, many children do not. More than 21,000 kids were in Florida's foster care system…
May 24, 2018
How is Florida's cash-strapped foster system finding success?
May 24, 2018 - Facing a growing number of children entering Florida's foster care, advocates are touting success in seemingly unlikely ways. While most kids live normal lives, focused in the center of smile-filled family photos, many children do not. More than 21,000 kids were in Florida's foster care system…
Apr 23, 2018
Single parents, same-sex couples recruited in 'critical' need for foster homes in Central Florida
April 16, 2018 - When Steven Arauz decided he wanted to become a foster dad, he was 26, single and living in a condo on Daytona Beach. "I was definitely the youngest in my foster training classes," he said. "But I was at a point where I had graduated college,…
Feb 12, 2018
Lawmakers Must Take the Lead in Opioid Crisis - for the Children
February 12, 2017 - As the opioid epidemic continues to take its toll across the nation, a new study sheds light on a heartbreaking reality close to home -- the crisis is forcing thousands of children into foster care. Research from the University of South Florida shows that the number…
Feb 12, 2018
Governor Scott Proclaims Florida Foster Family Appreciation Week
Governor Scott Proclaims Florida Foster Family Appreciation Week February 12-18, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Governor Rick Scott proclaimed the second week of February as Florida Foster Family Appreciation Week, observed on February 12-18, 2018, to celebrate those who protect and offer hope to Florida's most vulnerable children. There are approximately…

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