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June 8, 2017
Kissimmee, Fla.–Osceola Family Visitation Center, a program of Children’s Home Society of Florida, has been selected for the 2016 best of Kissimmee Award in the Social Services Organization category by the Kissimmee Award Program. The Osceola Family Visitation Center provides a safe, neutral, child friendly supportive environment where children in foster care can visit with […]
Read MoreJune 8, 2017
Miami, Fla.–Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) will present its distinguished Woman of Valor Award to its Board Chair, Danielle N. Garno, during its annual Helping Turn Lives Around luncheon on May 19 at Jungle Island Treetop Ballroom in Miami. She will be recognized for her leadership, commitment and service to the child-serving organization. Garno […]
Read MoreJune 6, 2017
Some may say our vision is ambitious: A world where all children realize their full potential. Perhaps they’re right. But we know it’s possible because of our dedicated volunteers, donors and staff.. Staff like Raquel Moreno, a dependency case manager along the Treasure Coast. In Raquel’s words: In October of 2015, I began working with a 9-year-old child […]
Read MoreApril 17, 2017
Positive mental health is essential to a child’s development from birth, yet one in five children will experience a mental health disorder in a given year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In conjunction with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 1-7), Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) is unveiling a […]
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2017
Mort Elementary School received $20,000 to hire a specially trained school counselor. Mental health counselor, Alicia Jiles, is there to listen to them. “So, we do have a lot of children who see a lot of things that most children don’t,” said Principal Woodland Johnson. He’s talking about the University area of Tampa and numbers […]
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2017
The St. Johns County School District is expecting a higher headcount among its homeless student population by the end of the school year. The increase can be blamed on Hurricane Matthew, according to Kim McNickle, the homeless liaison for the district. Post-storm damage to homes displaced 150 students overnight, forcing schools to shoulder the burden […]
Read MoreDecember 22, 2016
The number of children and families affected by child abuse and neglect in Alachua County has increased in recent years. The Children’s Home Society of Florida’s Gainesville Auxiliary is dedicated itself to reducing these numbers. Since the group’s founding 25 years ago in 1991, Children’s Home Society (CHS) has impacted the lives of thousands of […]
Read MoreDecember 21, 2016
A standard, innocuous elementary school classroom assignment: draw a picture of your home. One student’s drawing made its way to Cathyann Solomon’s desk as part of an application. The drawing was of a tent. “That’s why we do what we do,” said Solomon, associate director of the Weekend Hunger Backpack Program at Gainesville Catholic Charities. […]
Read MoreDecember 18, 2016
Every 45 seconds, a child is neglected or abused. The Children’s Home Society is striving to turn those statistics around to create healthier and happier families. Created in 1902, the organization, which once served as an orphanage, now caters to families all over Southwest Florida by providing much needed assistance. At the start of December, […]
Read MoreNovember 26, 2016
One day, Carlene Melton paints a picture that says “Break Free” and hangs it on the wall of her bedroom. The teenager, far from her family, is on her own and trying to figure everything out as she joins the work force and starts college. A steadying force in her life is The Faine House, […]
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