May 2015 E-News: Message from the CEO
Dear Friends, Each May, National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity for communities across the United States to highlight the experiences of over 400,000 children living in foster care in...
View ArticleCelebration of Adoption event joins 11 Brevard foster youth with their...
MELBOURNE, FL – May 12, 2015 – Eleven children in foster care in Brevard County became members of new families during a “Celebration of Adoption” hosted by Brevard Family Partnership on Friday, May 8,...
View ArticleResearch Proves Brevard C.A.R.E.S. Wraparound Intervention is Effective in...
MELBOURNE, Fla. – May 18, 2015— A new study published by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, reveals the value of wraparound interventions and their effectiveness in strengthening...
View ArticleJuly 2015 E-News: Message from the CEO
Dear Friends, Here we are in the middle of summer – a time when children and families are spending time together, going on vacation, attending summer camp, and making preparations for the new school...
View ArticleFoster Parent Highlight: The Mazzella Family
“We are blessed to have joined the Brevard Family Partnership Foster Care Family! We wanted our son Joseph to be a big brother to others. He has Autism and is a “gentle giant with a big heart!” Our...
View ArticleMay 2015 E-News: Message from the CEO
Dear Friends, Each May, National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity for communities across the United States to highlight the experiences of over 400,000 children living in foster care in...
View ArticleCelebration of Adoption event joins 11 Brevard foster youth with their...
MELBOURNE, FL – May 12, 2015 – Eleven children in foster care in Brevard County became members of new families during a “Celebration of Adoption” hosted by Brevard Family Partnership on Friday, May 8,...
View ArticleAugust 2015 E-News: Message from the CEO
Dear Partners and Friends of Children in Brevard, This month I would like to take the opportunity to provide you with an update on some enhancements and modifications that will be taking place across...
View ArticleSeptember 2015 E-News: Message from the CEO
Parents raise their children with great aspirations and hope for their futures; and few anticipate events that may result in caring for their children’s children or the children of family members. Yet,...
View ArticleGrandparents Raising Grandchildren
On Sunday, September 13th, families across America will celebrate Grandparents Day. Here in Brevard, over 8,500 children are being raised by relative caregivers, including local grandparents....
View ArticleGuardian ad Litem Program
Brevard Family Partnership held an appreciation event for Brevard 18th Circuit Dependency Judiciary and Guardian ad Litem staff and volunteers. Brevard County has over 1000 children in foster care....
View ArticleBrevard Youth Thrive
Dr. Andy Munoz, Leonard Burton, Ashley Carraro, and Jean Carpenter Williams In August, more than 50 Brevard community members came together for the final of three Brevard Youth Thrive trainings. The...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Awareness
Domestic Violence is a preventable yet pervasive problem in society today and touches every socioeconomic class. Every day in America, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men suffer physical violence at the hands...
View ArticleNational Adoption Awareness Month
Dear Friends, In the U.S. there are more than 100,000 children and youth involved in the foster care system who are waiting for permanent families. –Each year, November is recognized as National...
View ArticleSenate panel confirms Secretary Mike Carroll as head of Department of...
After grilling him about changes in the state’s child welfare system, a panel of state senators Thursday okayed Mike Carroll’s appointment as secretary of the Department of Children and Families....
View ArticleDecember 2015 E-News: Message from the CEO
Greetings Friends, As we approach the end of 2015 and set aside time to celebrate the holiday season with friends and family I would like to express my gratitude to you, our partners, donors, foster...
View ArticleCSSP’s Youth Thrive™ Initiative Welcomes Five Sites to Its New Learning...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—With a goal of having a diverse set of agencies working in concerted effort to improve well-being outcomes of system-involved youth, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP,...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Wish you and your family a joyful, bright, healthy, prosperous and happiest new year ahead! Happy New Year!
View ArticleJanuary 2016 – E-News: Message from the CEO
Dear Friends, A new year promotes an opportunity to reflect on the impact that we as a community have made in the lives of the children and families we have serve. In 2015, one of our goals was to...
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