TAMPA - A panel ordered to review Florida's first private agency to take on child welfare duties for the state said today it cannot recommend renewing the agency's multimillion-dollar contract without serious internal changes. ...more

October 29, 2007

TAMPA - The Florida Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs has scheduled a public hearing for tonight on the North Dale Mabry Highway campus of Hillsborough Community College to hear comments about adoption and foster care. The hearing will begin at 6:30 and last until 9 p.m. and will be on the first floor of the Student Services Building. ...more

October 22, 2007

They were dirty, some wearing diapers and alone in dangerous places. Some of them weren't even old enough to speak. ...more

October 19, 2007

When 4-month-old Phoenix Jordan 'Cody' Parrish was murdered, all he had was one pacifier, a few diapers, some clothes and two sippy cups. ...more

October 18, 2007

Linda Manci treks from Valrico to Plant City to buy farm-fresh produce, splitting the bounty - and cost - among friends. ...more

October 12, 2007

It's an increasingly common refrain among foster parents: no more children. The stipend they get to raise someone else's child just isn't enough. ...more

October 12, 2007

A year ago, the Brandon YMCA invited Cathy Denton to talk about her experiences with foster care and adoption. Sitting next to her was fourth-term U.S. Rep. Adam H. Putnam. ...more

September 29, 2007

The mother of a young girl known as 'Precious Doe' pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, whose decapitated remains were found in a park and left unidentified for four years. ...more

September 14, 2007