Recently, my husband and I had been thinking about adopting a new pup, however, the timing was never right…wedding, travel, etc… oh and more travel! About a month ago, someone reached out to us about potentially adopting a rescue dog who would soon be taken to our local animal shelter if she wasn’t taken into…
The Florida Network would like to give a warm welcome to our newest staff member, Brandi R. Hudson! She has joined our team and moved to Tallahassee from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. She will be serving as our Stop Now and Plan (SNAP) program specialist and will be assisting in training and supporting our SNAP site staff.…
One of our primary goals at the Network is to foster healthy behavior in youth to promote strong families. Each October, the Florida Network takes part in National Bullying Prevention Month, a nationwide campaign founded by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in 2006. This campaign encourages communities around the world to raise awareness of bullying,…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and according to the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 105,668 crimes of domestic violence were reported to Florida law enforcement agencies in 2016. While many of the domestic violence cases reported in Florida are related to intimate partner violence, there is a number of cases of family violence that…
The recent weeks have been difficult for many due to Hurricane Irma’s arrival in Florida, and we at the Network continue to wish safety and well-being to you and your loved ones as Florida continues on the road to recovery. We’d like to extend a huge “thank you” to our shelter and facility staff that continued…
The Florida Network would like to congratulate our Program Services Director John Robertson on being selected to attend Georgetown University’s 2017 Supporting LGBTQ Youth Certificate Program on October 17-20! An 18-year veteran of the children and family services field, Robertson says that this advocacy for LGBTQ youth has grown with his career. “All youth in…
On September 5, the Orlando Sentinel covered the declining rates of juvenile arrests in Orange County, which is in part attributed to our introduction of the SNAP (Stop Now And Plan) program to the area. SNAP organizers expect juvenile arrest numbers to continue to decrease as its participants get older. The SNAP program seeks to…
On July 31, the Space Coast Daily covered Florida Network’s presentation of the Chairman’s Leadership Award to Dr. Robert E. Lehton at our 40th Anniversary Celebration. Dr. Lehton is the Crosswinds Youth Services Board member and has worked diligently to better the lives of at-risk youth for over 43 years. Dr. Lehton’s goal in his…
On August 6, the Gainesville Sun covered an important program run by CDS Family and Behavioral Health Services. The Stop Now and Plan (SNAP) program was brought to Florida two years ago and has served 54 boys in the Gainesville area, as of the time of the report being published. The program is run in…
Sunshine State Networkers, I regret I could not enjoy the evening with you at the 40th Anniversary Celebration. The reality that “the dream lives on” is a monumental statement about Florida’s professional youth workers commitment to, for, with and on behalf of young people. You are making lives better every single day. As an initial…