An Orange County veteran has spent the past year buying toys, leading up to Giving Tuesday. Her goal is to help foster families this holiday season.

Negar Sharifi donates or holds fundraising events to give children opportunities they wouldn't otherwise have

As the debate continues about abortion rights, many children’s services agencies are also considering the potential impact on Florida’s childcare system.

This week’s Getting Results Award winner went from typing to the tango.

The lead nonprofit agency overseeing foster care, adoption, and child welfare services is asking families to consider opening up their homes to foster teens.

The nonprofit along with its partner agencies celebrated National Adoption Day by placing 20 children with their forever homes on Friday. Kevin and Shana Giroux adopted 5-year-old Josiah. Chaz and Shakira Cullors adopted the one-and-a-half-year-old during a virtual ceremony. The Cullors adopted his biological sister two years ago. He said usually 300 kids are placed in forever homes every year, but less than 100 have been adopted in 2020.

ORLANDO, Fla. Stress has been building for weeks as the deadline approaches to decide how students will go back to school during the coronavirus pandemic. Amanda Reineck is a behavioral health coordinator for Embrace Families in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties. Heres what they had to say about the back-to-school decisions and the conversations and feelings that surround them:Question: Does the stress that parents feel making the decisions about school impact kids? Question: Is it really safe to be sending kids back to school? For more tips and information about preparing your kids for the upcoming school year, visit ClickOrlando.com/backtoschool.