Tag Archives: Florida Department of Children and Families

The Department of Children and Families is calling for 30 new foster homes in Florida this year. The Partnership for Strong Families along with current foster parents are using stories from individuals who have experience with fostering to promote the cause.

Misty and Keith Kornegay appeared before a judge Wednesday for a custody hearing. Police reports detail years of alleged abuse against the children in the home, two of which were involved with the shooting death of their older brother, according to police.

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) has released the preliminary findings of a Critical Incident Rapid Response Team following the Don Spirit shooting in Bell, Fla. Interim Secretary Mike Carroll announced the findings on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The CIRRT assessment found that the investigations and interactions with the Spirit …

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is fighting to decrease hunger and sustain the health of Florida residents. The FDACS has created a new digital map to help locate and determine which areas of Florida have the least amount of access to food and resources.

A new Gainesville homeless shelter is requesting other local services to stop catering to the homeless in the downtown area.

A loophole in Florida's Electronic Benefit Transfer card program allows eligible cardholders to buy restricted items through the cash-back option at many ATMs and stores.

Cody Eugene Wygant has confessed to suffocating the 16-month-old, whose crying was distracting him from playing.

The Behavioral Health Center will open at North Florida Regional Medical Center on Feb. 17.

The Department of Children and Families launched the Safe Sleep Campaign to help reduce the number of infants dying due to unsafe sleeping environments.

The Florida Department of Children and Families are highlighting adoption stories in an effort to increase adoption rates.