Removed from their homes after suffering abuse, neglect and/or abandonment, more than 18,000 of Florida’s children will spend Mother’s Day without their mother. In foster care for their own safety and well-being, these children face uncertain futures, never quite knowing if – or when – they’ll be reunited with their parents.
Take a closer look at the devastating consequences of child abuse and neglect.
Florida’s Child Abuse Hotline received more than 220,000 calls last year – a 33 percent increase over the previous year. Of the victims who lost their lives – 201 – the majority (30 percent) died from physical abuse. Unsafe sleep environments and drowning claimed 54 percent more.*
To raise awareness of the horrific, ongoing problem of child abuse and neglect, April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Children's Home Society of Florida received a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide in-home Early Head Start services to low-income children and families in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.
In this brief video, Florida Governor Charlie Crist commends Children's Home Society of Florida, recognizing our incredible impact on children and families over the past century, particularly our successful efforts in finding loving families for children through public adoption.
My Word by David A. Bundy, published in the January 17, 2010, edition of the Orlando Sentinel.
I felt weak in the knees and immediately had to sit down when I opened the Orlando Sentinel on Jan. 7 and saw the glaring headline, " Florida in 2008: 20% rise in deadly abuse of children."
Celebrating a decade-long partnership of bringing families together through international adoption, Wide Horizons for Children shares fond thoughts of working with CHS.
(This article is featured on the Wide Horizons for Children Web site and was included in the organization's December 2009 electronic newsletter.)
Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) State Board member Samuel P. Bell, III, Esq., recently received an Honorary Doctor of Public Health Degree from the University of South Florida (USF) to commend his significant contributions to the college and field of public health.
Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) earned the Judges Award in the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission's 2009 William C. Schwartz Innovation Awards. This annual award program recognizes innovative companies that have significantly impacted the region and their respective fields through innovative practices, products and/or ideas. CHS earned the award for its annual Innovation Symposium.
In recognition of National Adoption Month, Governor Charlie Crist and First Lady Carole Crist applauded the adoption and child advocacy efforts of Children’s Home Society of Florida, North Central Division. Governor Crist highlighted the organization’s adoption services and our care for disabled, abused and neglected children.
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite selected Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) as a 2009 Congressional Angel in Adoption™ for outstanding advocacy of adoption and foster care issues.
Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) Healthy Families programs throughout the state, part of the Healthy Families Florida statewide system of voluntary home-visiting services, earned accreditation by Prevent Child Abuse America, the nation’s leading organization for child abuse prevention since 1972.
PR News selected Children’s Home Society of Florida, headquartered in Winter Park, as one of the “Top Places to Work in PR,” a distinction shared by only 25 companies nationwide and just five nonprofits.
The Orlando Sentinel named Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) a Top 100 Company for Working Families in the greater Central Florida area. The honor recognizes CHS’ family-focused, employee-centered environment.
Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) has received full re-accreditation by the Council on Accreditation (COA), illustrating CHS’ commitment to maintaining the highest level of standards and quality improvement.