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September 28, 2017
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Ed White High School student and a recent Ed White graduate are among four students statewide this year to be awarded college scholarships through the Children’s Home Society Foundation’s Virginia Morey Rell Memorial Scholarship Fund. Bre’Onna Brewer, a junior at Edward H. White Military Academy of Leadership, a CHS community partnership school, and Cierra Lynn Warren, a […]
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Tech Improves Engagement Foster care represents a critical nationwide system that benefits thousands of children and families every year, but it also presents challenges for children and caseworkers. According to Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS), turnover in case management directly affects outcomes for children in foster care. Statistics illustrate that every turnover event leads […]
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2017
Tim Only was beaten down by a dangerous, dysfunctional childhood and overcame a suicide attempt to become senior class president and a member of the National Honor Society with dreams of becoming a lawyer. Marklyne Joachim is a first-generation college student with a passion for diversity and multicultural issues. The Children’s Home Society of Florida […]
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2017
Being a parent is exciting … scary … emotional … even confusing! Relax – we’re here to help you navigate this journey! It probably seems like every new milestone brings new joy … and, sometimes, new challenges. When your baby begins to crawl – and walk – it becomes a whole new ballgame! With your […]
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2017
According to the most recent data, more than 22,000 children and youth are in foster care in Florida, with nearly 6000 awaiting adoption. Research tells us that LGBTQ youth are overrepresented among these young people in out-of-home care. Thanks to an exciting collaboration with Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS), HRC’s All Children – All Families(ACAF) project’s impact in the Sunshine […]
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2017
Caution and uncertainty are natural emotions for any new parent. But for some – raising a happy, healthy baby can be overwhelming. September is national Baby Safety Awareness Month, a great opportunity to educate all on how to keep infants safe from harm. On average, babies begin to crawl at 6-10 months and take their […]
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2017
It’s well established that teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of any thriving care team. What is the history and diagnosis, what needs to be done for the patient, what has been done already, what has and hasn’t been successful, and who is responsible for carrying out each task? Quickly accessing this information is […]
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2017
My daughter Kate started kindergarten this year at a public school in Gainesville. Walking her to school each day has been an enlightening experience. It is wonderful to watch children from across the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic spectrum come together to learn. It shows the great promise of public schools in teaching all kinds of […]
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. – The opioid crisis in the United States has affected millions of parents, and the effects are rippling out to children and relatives. The children of the opioid crisis face problems in school, homelessness and the threat of becoming addicts themselves. The most recent data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2017
There are thousands of local students with nowhere stable to call home. They spend their nights sleeping in cars, crashing on friends’ couches or struggling to provide for themselves with minimum wage jobs. “They’re not part of the child welfare system, they’re not part of the juvenile justice system,” said Lindsey Cannon, executive director of Children’s […]
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