Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed George Sheldon, a former Tampa Bay area lawyer and legislator who once ran against Crist for education commissioner, as acting head of the Department of Children & Families. ...more

August 16, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed George Sheldon, a former Tampa Bay area lawyer and legislator who once ran against Crist for education commissioner, as acting head of the Department of Children & Families. ...more

August 15, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Bob Butterworth resigned Tuesday as the head of Florida's troubled child protection agency, following a 19-month stint in one of the toughest jobs in state government. ...more

July 29, 2008

The state is trying to handle a growing number of calls to an abuse hot line with fewer people, potentially leaving some of the most vulnerable children in Florida at risk. ...more

July 14, 2008

A Tallahassee lawyer and child advocate has sued a Hillsborough County foster care agency and the state, accusing them of treating foster children like "hostages." ...more

January 26, 2008

Excerpts from the commission's first public hearing: ...more

November 24, 2007

The Sarasota Family YMCA likely will have to compete for a multimillion-dollar state contract next year to provide foster care and adoptions in Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more

November 1, 2007