With the addition of the SNAP program to the Florida Network membership, we opened our family to new organizations that bring their own expertise to the collective Network capacity. Renée Layman, President and CEO of the Center for Child Counseling may be a new face to many of you, but she and her team have…
Happy Anniversary Everyone! This thing we do didn’t happen overnight you know. Just like the fingerprint of the Magna Carta will forever be on our Constitution, the 1984 Report from the Statewide Task Force on Runaway and Troubled Youth predates the CINS/FINS Statute 984. If you take the time to read the report, embedded here,…
With the lighthouse overlooking the inlet, Jupiter Beach was the perfect location to convene the Stop Now and Plan Lead Facilitator training after so many long months without being together in person. The teams represented from all over the state never let the disruption of a global pandemic distract them from their duty to guide…
Linda Sessions is the Clinical Supervisor at member agency, Hillsborough County Children’s Services, and prior Executive Director of Neighborhood Partner member agency, Tampa Housing Authority. When an astute Networker observed that her family photos included two new little faces, we got curious, and asked her if we could profile her remarkable story of service in…
Hello Networkers, and Happy Pride! My name is Reef and I use they/them pronouns. As the new intern at the Florida Network, and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I felt inspired to create a blog post that could have a lasting impact on your understanding of the history of this time, of the…
Greetings Networkers, Behold a beautiful moment. If you are reading this then you are working towards thousands of joyful outcomes just like this one. Click the pic for video from Safe Children Coalition in Sarasota, FL. Have you ever worked with that one person who just takes everything to the next level? Click the photo…
Hurricane season begins Monday, June 1, and continues through Thanksgiving weekend. We know from experience (so much experience!) that it is not if, but when, the next hurricane will threaten our communities, and potentially disrupt services. Thanks to our Universal Agreement every Florida Network agency has a safe option waiting for them should they need…
Redemption Starts Here! Let’s make this right and put it behind us. No hard feelings. All we want is 75 more responses to our Spring Virtual QIC event. If you were there, and you remember it, click this adorable photo of Scout and tell us what you think. We get it. You are really busy…
Estimated reading time- 1’33” Happy Friday Networkers, and welcome to the FN Blog, the new permanent home to content you would otherwise read in a random email series known as the “Friday Round Up.” If there is a chance you might not finish reading this, scroll straight to the QIC survey link, and then be…
Despite the risks and grave threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Florida Network’s youth shelters and programs remain open as an option for kids who have nowhere else to go. This other frontline of shelter workers make countless sacrifices in order to make sure Florida’s youth have somewhere to stay. After months of working tirelessly…