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Extended Foster Care Bill Helps Older Teens Further their Education
The Daily Commercial based out of Lake County did an article featuring one of the teens that will benefit from extended foster care. Thank you Theresa Campbell for this feature and taking time to speak with Lakesha. To visit the article click here. Lakesha Griffin is smiling with a sense of relief these days. The …
ReadKids Central Recognized by Governor’s Sterling Council
Kids Central was selected as one of six teams from across the state to compete for the state of Florida Team Showcase Championship during the Florida Sterling Council Annual Conference. The Governor’s Sterling Award and Sterling Management Model are based on the National Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Since 1992, the Florida Sterling Council …
ReadCritical Need for Extended Foster Care Housing
A bill extending foster care to older youth was signed last May by Governor Rick Scott. Senate Bill 1036, sponsored by Senator Nancy Detert, was renamed Nancy C. Detert Common Sense and Compassion Independent Living Act. Under the new bill, young adults in the child welfare system have the option to remain in foster care …
ReadLocal Website Honors Foster Mothers Who Pick Up the Pieces of Children’s Broken Lives
A website that serves adults over the age of 50 in Lake, Marion, and other surrounding Counties honored local foster moms over the age of 50. Read the story here. “Life is so complex out there. It’s gotten so rough for some of the children,” says Bobbi of St. Petersburg, a foster mother with 31 …
ReadChild Abuse in Our Midst
By Rebecca Schatt As seen in the Ocala Star Banner on April 13, 2014 Have you seen the blue and silver pinwheels spinning around Ocala? Every April, in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, Kids Central and its partners work to plant pinwheels across Ocala and Marion County. Pinwheels serve as a reminder …
ReadHernando group searching for families to become foster parents
Kids Central’s informational event, Open Your Heart was featured in Hernando Today. Read the story at Hernando Today. Last year, 259 children in Hernando County were placed in out-of-home care after being abused, neglected or abandoned. And, for the past 23 years, hundreds of children have gone to live with Linda Hoins and her husband, …
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