Considering the care she has taken to control her career, it is perhaps ironic that author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc's own life story could be titled "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover." ...more

February 25, 2009

Candice Clark, a small-time thief who snatched her toddler from Florida custody in 2006 and was arrested later in Wisconsin with a dead woman in her backyard and a severely abused boy in her closet, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. ...more

November 12, 2008

Candice Clark, a small-time thief who snatched her toddler from Florida custody in 2006 and was arrested later in Wisconsin with a dead woman in her back yard and a severely abused boy in her closet, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. ...more

November 11, 2008

Hillsborough Kids Inc., the agency that oversees 3,057 children in state custody, is testing a program that ensures caseworkers visit children every 30 days as required by law. ...more

October 21, 2008

Hillsborough Kids Inc., the agency that oversees 3,057 children in state custody, is testing a new computer program that ensures caseworkers visit children every 30 days as required by law. ...more

October 14, 2008

The goal is connecting "forever families" with children who long for a bed of their own, a yard to play in and a sense they belong. ...more

July 18, 2008

Jonathan Freeman, 14, of Lake Magdalene, plans to demonstrate Friday that one person can make a difference in the lives of many. ...more

July 16, 2008

Linda Restall of Hunter's Green was named the New Guardian of the Year at the recent Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, sponsored by Voices for Children. ...more

June 7, 2008

Whenever the "system" fails to produce the results we all wish for every child, it can be a painful reminder that no matter how hard we work to improve our child welfare system, there will be heartbreaking cases of abuse. ...more

February 6, 2008

Tampa Tribune reporter Sherri Ackerman began covering the story of Courtney Clark's disappearance from Florida's care in June, when authorities found the toddler in Wisconsin. That led to a successful court petition for access to state records about Courtney and her mother, Candice Clark, as well as other household members. The records resulted in a series of investigative stories throughout the summer that exposed serious flaws in Florida's child welfare system as well as a dark side to Candice Clark. ...more

December 2, 2007