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Florida’s Children First Honors Miami-Dade State Attorney, Senator and Public Defender’s Office at its Miami Awards Reception

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Florida’s Children First (FCF), the statewide advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at-risk and foster care children, had a very successful Miami-Dade awards reception last week. Dozens of community and business leaders, and all other persons concerned about the future of Florida’s abused, abandoned and neglected children,... View Article

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Foster Care Documentary Shows the Need for Reform of Florida’s Privatized Child Welfare System

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Florida’s privatized system of foster care is still failing our children.  This documentary, which aired at the Palm Beach film festival, tells the story of many children who have fallen through the cracks of Florida’s experiment and who have been physically, sexually and emotionally abused in the system that was... View Article

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Florida’s Foster Children and Advocates to be Celebrated at Fort Lauderdale Event

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This Thursday, dedicated South Florida child advocates who fight to protect the state’s most vulnerable foster children and at-risk kids will gather for the Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception supporting Florida’s Children First, the state’s leading child advocacy organization. The event will be held at The Riverside Hotel (620 East... View Article

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Success Stories of Florida Youth Shine’s Former Foster Children

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In its 10 years serving Florida’s at-risk foster children, Florida Youth Shine has helped thousands of current and former foster children find their way – and serve as examples for other kids going through the state child welfare system. One such success story is Janice Goldsberry. Now 22 years old, Janice... View Article

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Talenfeld Law Staff Play Santa With Holiday Gifts For Adopted Family

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The staff at Talenfeld Law and JusticeForKids.us took a break from protecting the rights of South Florida injured, disabled and abused children to bring some holiday cheer to a deserving family. The staff bought and wrapped an assortment of gifts that then were delivered to a needy “adopted” family. This was... View Article

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Florida Child Advocate Attorney: Adopted at 26, Foster Child Finally Finds his Forever Family

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The life of Florida foster child Tyrone Burns Smith could have gone any number of ways. Shuttled between more than a dozen foster and group homes, he always hoped to find his forever family. Though he wasn’t the victim of foster child abuse, being moved about left Burns Smith worried... View Article

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Foster Child Abuse Advocacy Group Wins State Bar Award

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Florida’s Children First, the pioneering advocacy organization that fights for foster children and others who have been physically abused, neglected, injured, and victims of sexual abuse, was named the the 2015 recipient of The Florida Bar Foundation’s Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award. Founded by leading foster child advocacy attorney and foster child... View Article

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Former Foster Kids Highlighted in NBC6 Forever Family Profile

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Florida’s Children First, the state’s premier advocacy organization supporting foster children state-wide, strives to work closely with other groups and services that highlight the challenges and successes of foster kids throughout Florida. FCF thanks Forever Family, Gia Tutalo-Mote and their affiliates for documenting Florida Youth SHINE’s efforts this year to... View Article

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Keep Florida’s Children First in Mind When Planning Your 2015 Giving

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If making life better for Florida’s abused, abandoned and neglected children is not already on your charitable priority list, consider Florida’s Children First. Thanks to the unwavering support of child advocates and supporters statewide, we’ve been able to help some of the 20,000 children in foster care who depend Florida’s... View Article

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Foster Child Abuse Attorney Named Most Effective Lawyer Finalist for $27 Million Case

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Preeminent foster child abuse lawyer and staunch advocate for child welfare reform in the state capital, Howard Talenfeld, was named a finalist as one of this year’s Most Effective Lawyers by the Daily Business Review. Talenfeld, who recently opened Talenfeld Law, one of Florida’s first law firms dedicated to protecting... View Article

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