CCKids Releases 2024 State of Our Children
Communities Connected for Kids released its 2024 State of Our Children, and, despite the threat of a looming deficit, the kids are alright.
In fact, the number of children entering care slowed significantly during the past 12 months, bringing the total number of children in care down by 18 percent, while another significant decrease was realized in the number of children sheltered (generally speaking, the first step to being removed from home.)
Numbers continued to go in the right direction regarding (keep reading)
Community Goes All In for Special Thanksgiving Luncheon
Communities Connected for Kids unveiled its Co-Parenting Thanksgiving Luncheon in 2019 to give families the opportunity to celebrate the holiday with their children in foster care.
Like many things launched just before the COVID-19 pandemic, subsequent luncheons were (keep reading)
From the desk of the CEO:
As we enter this holiday season so many of us have much to be thankful for! But for some of our local families the struggle is hard- help and support is needed to bolster the family unit with the goal of helping kids safely at home.
From their on-going support and understanding of the need, both Senator Gayle Harrell and Rep Dana Trabulsy stepped in, sponsoring funding legislation which has allowed CCKids to establish our Early Services Engagement Program (ESEP) program.
ESEP became operational October 1st. The program is already serving five families with intense in-home services, manageable through exceedingly small caseloads.
We anticipate being able to demonstrate a healthy return on the state’s investment…keeping families safely intact and strengthening them through mentorships and services tailored to meet their specific needs.
Again, our gratitude to Senator Harrell and Representative Trabulsy for believing in CCKids and in the program model proposed.
Forever Families Project
Children available for adoption are featured weekly on CBS 12 through the Forever Family project. This Florida-based non-profit project leverages the power of the media to help children and teens in foster care find loving, adoptive families. Communities Connected for Kids became a Forever Family partner earlier this summer to highlight the adoption needs of local children in foster care.
All segments air on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and again on Saturdays, then on NBC 6 Miami, NBC 6 Fort Myers, and WFTV Channel 9 in Orlando. To see previous segments, visit CBS 12. You can also catch each interview on our Communities Connected for Kids Facebook page.
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