February 19, 2021 10:37 pm
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Florida’s Children First’s Virtual Culinary Experience Hosted by Food Network Favorite Florida’s Children First (FCF), an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the rights of at–risk children and youth in the foster care system, is hosting Cooking for the Kids with Chef Rome on March 10, 2021 at 6... View Article
February 8, 2021 11:22 pm
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Amidst one of the worst shootings in FBI history, which left two agents dead and three injured, reveals an overwhelming influx of internet child sexual abuse cases. Broward Sheriff’s Office, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, reports initiation of over 200 cases and 40 arrests for offenses related to... View Article
February 1, 2021 10:01 pm
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In response to a USA Today series on widespread sexual abuse in Florida’s foster care system, Florida state Senator Lauren Book convened a hearing on January 12, raising the critical question why out of 92 reports of children being sexually abused by state-licensed foster parents, only 6 allegations were verified,... View Article
January 27, 2021 10:16 pm
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As reported by the Miami Herald, a Hialeah mental health center, the lead foster care provider in Tampa and agencies that provide child welfare services in Sarasota and mental health services in Pensacola are among the nine nonprofit organizations spending millions compensating executives above the limits allowed by state law.... View Article
January 27, 2021 5:17 pm
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Created in 2004, the Guardian ad Litem Program provides trained volunteers to ensure best interest representation for children who are subject to dependency proceedings. Unlike other states, that provide a directed attorney for children in abuse and neglect proceedings in line with the American Bar Association’s Model Act, Florida takes... View Article
January 22, 2021 9:03 pm
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A Pasco County man could face life in prison after being indicted on federal human trafficking charges. A recent DOJ release reveals the 49-year-old man recruited people, including children, to engage in prostitution through misrepresentation and violent tactics such as sexual assault and physical violence. Prosecutors allege the man trafficked... View Article
January 15, 2021 8:50 pm
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After years of protestation by families, children, and advocacy groups that sexual abuse is rampant in state foster homes, DCF secretary Chad Poppell recognizes DCF’s failure in stopping children placed in state-licensed foster care from being sexually abused. The Miami Herald recently disclosed that during this past year, ninety-two... View Article
January 7, 2021 2:00 pm
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The coronavirus pandemic has left many victims in its wake, and the nation’s foster care system is no exception. A recent NBC news article reveals that more kids are entering the foster care system, but fewer families are willing to house them in fear of spreading Covid-19. Children in highly... View Article
January 4, 2021 9:50 pm
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Abusing children while taxpayers give them millions? Allegations of Sequel Youth’s profitable “death trap” were brought to light in a recent article by NBC news. Sequel Youth & Family Services, a for-profit child rehabilitation facility for children with serious mental and behavioral health issues, markets itself as a “national leader... View Article
December 18, 2020 7:30 pm
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The Justice for Kids® Division of Kelley Kronenberg is growing and we’re excited to announce our newest attorney, Kaitlin Coyle! Kaitlin was previously a law clerk at Kelley Kronenberg but has officially joined the team as an associate attorney after passing her Bar exam earlier this month. Prior to joining... View Article
