Coverage & Updates

Statewide media attend
Children's Week
press conference Children's Week has proven to be a real symbol of change and collaboration in the State of Florida. Children's Week bridges the gap between child advocates in Florida and policy makers in our State Capitol. Children's Week allows everyone an opportunity to work together to protect our most precious commodity- our children. The true impact of our collaborative efforts is strengthened by our partnerships and through widespread media coverage of children's issues across the state.

Statewide Media Coverage

Newspaper Coverage
Children's Week events and activities are covered by daily and weekly newspapers across the state. To access newspaper articles and read about the impact of our collaborative efforts please click on any of the links below.

Click here for 2011 Newspaper Coverage
Click here for 2010 Newspaper Coverage
Click here for 2009 Newspaper Coverage


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State Capitol Courtyard Comcast Newsmakers Interviews
Comcast films and televises more than 55 interviews with legislators, policy makers and Children's Week Partners for broadcast on CNN Headline News and Comcast Newsmakers outlets and cable networks statewide. Click here to watch 2009 Comcast Newsmakers Interviews at the Capitol.

Statewide Updates

One Voice for Children Legislative Link
Sign up to receive breaking news and legislative updates from the United Way of Florida.

Capitol Connection
Sign up to receive news and updates from the Florida Children's Services Council regarding important children's issues.

Florida Children's Summit
Developed after the 2006 Children's Week activities, the Children's Summit brought together over 1,000 advocates, policy makers, experts across the state to discuss important children's issues. View the Florida Children's Action Agenda 2007/2008

Florida Children and Youth Cabinet
The top priority of the 2006 Florida Children's Summit was to create a Children's Cabinet, and thanks to the hard work and effort of all of our Children's Week partners and the Florida Legislature, in 2007, Governor Charlie Crist signed legislation to establish the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet within the office of the Governor. The legislation directs all state agencies and programs that touch the lives of children and youth to develop a strategic plan to work in a coordinated and comprehensive fashion with an emphasis on providing a continuum of services that benefit children from prenatal care through programs supporting successful transition to self-sufficient adulthood. Children's Week embodies this holistic approach to the well-being of Florida's children and provides an arena for collaboration and change.