May 17, 2023 • 0 Comments Foster Care Month feature: ‘These kids and their families are everything to me’
Celeste S. was nearly in college the first time she was introduced to fostering....
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May 8, 2023 • 0 Comments FSS, Heart Gallery join Rays on Anniversary Podcast
Jaclyn Citarella and Jennifer Ross, Family Support Services Pasco & Pinellas Counties‘ Community Engagement...
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November 9, 2022 • 0 Comments FSS jobs impact highlighted in St. Pete Catalyst
Since taking over services in January 2022, Family Support Services has significantly bolstered its workforce,...
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July 21, 2022 • 0 Comments Licensed foster families can receive free annual passes to Florida state parks — here’s how
One of the ways the state of Florida supports foster families is with a free...
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July 15, 2022 • 0 Comments “‘It’s a new day’ for the area’s foster system”: St. Pete Catalyst
Below is an excerpt from the July 8, 2022, story by Mark Parker of the...
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June 28, 2022 • 0 Comments Changing the culture in Pasco and Pinellas counties: 10 Tampa Bay interview with FSS President Jenn Petion
It’s been six months since Family Support Services began building a stronger system of care...
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June 8, 2022 • 0 Comments To foster or to adopt: What’s the right path for you?
To foster or adopt – that is the question. But what is the difference? Some...
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May 27, 2022 • 0 Comments Foster Care Month Feature: In foster care, ‘there’s plenty of people on the journey with you’
Jenn Schwaner’s first effort into fostering wasn’t entirely intentional. A dependency court reporter for 30...
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May 26, 2022 • 1 Comment Foster Care Month feature: ‘It’s amazing how you can affect … somebody’s future’
When it comes to providing support for youth in her care, Kristen Otis has lived...
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April 1, 2022 • 0 Comments Tampa Bay Times Q&A with Jenn Petion
In March, Family Support Services President and CEO Jenn Petion spoke to Christopher O’Donnell of...
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