Margie Menzel

Chiles High Principal Joe Burgess says he'll continue "speaking truth to power"

The Children's Services Council of Leon County provides funding opportunities for nonprofits serving children and families

WFSU | By Margie Menzel Published November 15, 2024 at 1:46 AM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

The group adoptions were part of the run-up to National Adoption Day, celebrated annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, to call attention to the more than 100,000 kids nationwide in foster care.

Florida's current 11 CSCs serve 80 percent of the state’s birth-to-18 population

Her small building is the scene of a mammoth operation

Welch wants to build better relationships with Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state leaders

Sheriff A.J. Smith blames the Florida Department of Children and Families for “abandoning” abused and neglected kids in his county

Now that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has resigned from his northwest Florida seat, there’s a lot of interest in replacing him. Who are the potential candidates? And will Gaetz’s seat really be empty when the new Congress returns?

The Florida Department of Children and Families is taking issue with Franklin County Sheriff A. J. Smith, who is calling for the agency to do more for abused and neglected kids in his jurisdiction. The back-and-forth has been years in the making. Now an expert in Florida’s child welfare system says the numbers show Smith has a case.