The nonprofit that manages foster care throughout Central Florida has been accused of double-billing the state for employee salaries after receiving more than $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The aftermath of Hurricane Ian is still prevalent across parts of Seminole County. Nearly a month later, residents that are still dealing with flood water in Geneva have a new ...

SUMMER: IAN BROUGHT UNPRECEDENTED, RECORD SETTING FLOODING TO LAKE HARNEY. MORE THAN A FOOT AND A HALF HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS HIGH WATER MARK. EVEN THOUGH THE WATER IS RECEDING, IT IS STILL IN MAJOR ...

REPORTER: IS THIS THE WORST? >> BY FAR. IT’S REALLY NOT EVEN CLOSE. REPORTER: HE KNOWS THE STORMS WHICH HAVE CAUSED THE MOST HEARTBURN. >> YOU GET WATER ON THESE ROADS IN THE MAJOR STOMS, FAY, MATTHEW ...

Orlando’s leading foster care agency says the system is being stretched. On any given day, 650 kids are in foster care in Central Florida. And many of those kids are in homes where the foster parents ...

Casel was part of a panel that recently worked on a “top ten” list of recommendations to streamline rules for caseworkers. It became an 18-point list of goaks, including “aligning Florida’s ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The president of the community-based care agency that manages foster parents in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties is fighting for funding he says will be crucial to keep kids safe.

Jeremy and Prairy Riehl got little Raheim as a foster child two years ago. Prairy Riehl says it is hard knowing other kids like him might have gone unreported during the pandemic “It is sad to think ...

A Hialeah mental health center, the lead foster care provider in Tampa and agencies that provide child welfare services in Sarasota and mental health services in Pensacola are among the nine nonprofit ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Future foster families are continuing their training during the coronavirus pandemic to make sure there are enough parents available to help kids in need. Tara Tellier and ...

Sunshine Health/CBCIH award $220,000 to lessen COVID-19 impact on children "More than 40 percent of the foster parents who reached out for help reported their employment was impacted by COVID-19," ...

ORLANDO, Fla.-- Facing a growing number of children entering Florida's foster care, advocates are touting success in seemingly unlikely ways. Opioid abuse faulted for rise in number of kids in foster ...