TALLAHASSEE, Fla (April 17, 2024) – Florida’s child and family direct service providers have joined together in a new partnership called the Partners for Florida’s Children & Families to help shape a better future for Florida’s children, families, and communities.
Through this collective voice, the Partners for Florida’s Children & Families advocate for solutions to empower Florida’s children and families, strengthen communities, and create generational change. A key focus is working for a community-based care system in Florida that keeps children and families at the forefront and best serves the needs of our state’s communities.
The Partners for Florida’s Children & Families collectively offer services to all Florida children and families with programs and reach in Florida’s 67 counties and collectively bring unmatched on-the-ground experience in providing these services. These partner organizations and providers work to keep children safe and supported, create stronger families, and build bridges to success through prevention, intervention and ongoing treatment and support services.
In a joint statement, Partners for Florida’s Children & Families said:
“All children deserve to grow up in strong families and supportive communities and have every opportunity to reach their full potential.
As Florida’s child and family service providers, the Partners for Florida’s Children and Families are at the front lines working to meet the greatest needs facing our children, families, and communities. We are there before the hotline call, during the crisis, and in the years of life to follow. Through this continuum of care, we provide Florida’s children and families, including those who need us most, with safety, security, hope, and the opportunities to help them reach their full potential.
Our collective on-the-ground experience gives us an unparalleled understanding of how to support the best possible outcomes for Florida’s children and families. We are dedicated to working with our state’s leaders, policymakers, and communities to make Florida a state where families can thrive together.”
The Partners for Florida’s Children & Families include:
- 4 Sisters Solutions
- A Kid’s Place
- Boys Town of Florida
- Champions for Children
- Children’s Harbor
- Children’s Home Network
- Children’s Home Society
- Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
- Friends of Children & Families
- IMPOWER
- Kids In Distress
- Residing Hope (formerly known as Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, Inc.)
- St. Augustine Youth Services
- Thompson Child & Family Focus
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Contact: Liz Underwood, PR Counsel
850.224.0174 | [email protected]
About Partners for Florida’s Children & Families:
As the providers delivering direct services to Florida’s children and families, Partners for Florida’s Children & Families are at the front lines working to meet the greatest needs facing our children, families, and communities. Our collective on-the-ground experience gives us an unparalleled understanding of how to support the best possible outcomes for Florida’s children and families. We provide a collective voice to advocate for solutions to empower our children and families, strengthen our communities, and create generational change.