Florida Child Welfare Lead Agency For Orlando, Embrace Families, Will Not Renew Contract

On November 22, 2023, Embrace Families, which serves as the child welfare community-based care (CBC) lead agency in Central Florida, informed the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) that it planned to exit the contract as of May 14, 2024. Embrace Families currently serves 12% of the foster and adoption population in the entire state of Florida, but the organization receives about 7% of DCF’s budget to serve them. The mismatch has created a financial crisis, and the organization said it will run out of funds to perform the contract duties.

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