Mission
ORGANIZATION MISSION: FLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST IS A NON-PROFIT, NONPARTISAN, INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND ADVANCING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IMPACTED BY THE CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND DISABILITY SYSTEMS THROUGH SYSTEMIC REFORM, EDUCATION, YOUTH VOICE, AND PROMOTING HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION. ORGANIZATION VISION: OUR VISION IS THAT FLORIDA'S LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES RESPECT, PRIORITIZE, AND PROTECT CHILDREN AND YOUTH IMPACTED BY THE CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND DISABILITY SYSTEMS. ABOUT US: BY BEING INFORMED BY THE YOUTH WE SERVE AND PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THEIR INPUT AND LIFE EXPERIENCES TO BE VALUED, WE HAVE ACHIEVED POSITIVE, LONG- LASTING CHANGES IN FLORIDA'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM THAT PROTECT AND UPLIFT OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. WE ARE CHANGE AGENTS. WE ARE WATCHDOGS. WE FILL A CRITICAL GAP IN THE STATEWIDE CHILD-SERVING SYSTEM BY TIRELESSLY WORKING TO DISMANTLE BARRIERS, RAISE AWARENESS, AND ENSURE THAT E