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Affordable Housing for Young Women
Emerging from Foster Care on the Road to Independence
Lack
of housing is by far the most difficult and most frequent obstacle that
faces mentors and foster youth in our program. We have found that a
secure and stable home environment really gives the youth the
foundation they need to finish school and go to college. For these
reasons and more, Casa Valentina is one of the most important projects
for the foster care population in our community.”
-Virginia Emmons, CEO Educate Tomorrow
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Voices For Children’s support enables the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) Program to recruit, train, and support volunteers to serve as the “voice” for abused, abandoned, and neglected children by advocating for their best interests in dependency court proceedings, the only organization that provides this type of caring and objective voice in court. Guardians Ad Litem make sure children are not lost in an overburdened legal and social service system or languish in an inappropriate home or shelter. Voices’ financial support also helps fulfill the children’s medical, educational, and social needs.
http://www.fostercarealumni.org/
Foster Care Alumni of America is a national non-profit association that has been founded and is led by alumni of the foster care system. We use the term alumni to describe those of us who have been in foster care during our childhood/youth.
The mission of FCAA is to connect the alumni community and to transform foster care policy and practice, ensuring opportunity for people in and from foster care.
Provides business attire and interview skills enhancement workshops
for ET's foster youth. ET mentors donate used business attire to SFS.
Private foster care providers that provide wrap around services for youth. ET provides mentors and educational resources.
Provides mentors and legal support for youth. ET provides training
and educational resources for attorneys representing children in
dependency court. Mentors are referred to LFCA and GAL, if they would
like to be more involved with students.
The Florida Department of Children and Families has adopted an integrated approach to programs and services as we work to help improve the lives of individuals and families.
We also offer services that help families on a day-to-day basis. We provide food stamps and temporary cash assistance and determine eligibility for Medicaid. We provide access to substance abuse and mental health treatment and we work with community partners who provide services to families threatened by homelessness and domestic violence.
Provides attorneys and financial support for foster care transitioning youth conference.
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Miami Chapter
Provides attorneys and financial support for foster care transitioning youth conference.
Provides mentors and legal support for youth. ET provides training and
educational resources for attorneys representing children in dependency
court. Mentors are referred to LFCA and GAL, if they would like to be
more involved with students.
In 2006, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami served over 17,000 residents in the three counties of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe with twenty-two diverse programs to meet the needs of today’s families. Catholic Charities maintains its steadfast commitment of the past 75 years to bring service and care with professionalism, dignity, and compassion, and to advocate on behalf of those in need.
HOMES FOR CHILDREN & CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
Established in 1902, Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) is one of Florida’s oldest private not-for-profit organizations providing services to children and families.
CHS delivers a unique spectrum of social services designed to protect children at risk of abuse, neglect or abandonment; to strengthen and stabilize families; to help young people break the cycle of abuse and neglect; and to find safe, loving homes for children. Every year, CHS helps to improve the lives of about 100,000 children and family members.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI-Children & Youth Law Clinic
Affiliation: Provides mentors and legal support for youth. ET provides training and educational resources for attorneys representing children in dependency court. Mentors are referred to LFCA and GAL, if they would like to be more involved with students.
MIAMI DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Affiliation: ET trains high school counselors and the counselors refer students to ET, as well as provide ET staff with updates scholarship and college admissions information.
MIAMI RESCUE MISSION
Affiliation: A homeless rejuvenation that provides housing, furniture, clothing and housing supplies for ET's potentially homeless population. MRM refers program graduates to ET.
Heaven Sent Children
The mission of Heaven Sent Children, Inc. is to assist in all aspects of
the adoption process in domestic and international adoptions working
closely with birth parents, adoptive parents and children who are in
need of a home.Founded in 1991, the agency was established to provide
the promotion of healthy adoptive family life through education,
resources, counseling, advocacy and support services.
Through the 30 hour BASIC program HS provides motivation, support and education to enhance the social/work skills that are necessary to make the transition from welfare/or system dependency to productive employment.
