Florida Family Advocacy
They took our children.
We're taking back
our voices.
Mothers, Fathers and Grandparents across Florida are speaking out about DCF's removal of children from loving, capable homes. These are their stories.
Every year, Florida DCF removes thousands of children from homes where they were loved, safe, and wanted — often without adequate cause. We are the mothers who refuse to let that happen in silence.
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No mother should have to fight the government just to hold her own child.
— A mother from Broward County
Their Words
Voices That Deserve to Be Heard
Maria
Tampa, FL
"They came to my door on a Tuesday morning. By noon, my children were gone. I had done nothing wrong."
Read her story
Denise
Orlando, FL
"I was told I would get my daughter back in 30 days. That was two years ago. I have not stopped fighting."
Read her story
Keisha
Jacksonville, FL
"My son asks me every visit why he can't come home. I don't have an answer that makes sense, because there isn't one."
Read her storyThe Reality
Florida removes more children per capita than almost any other state.
30,000+
Children in Florida foster care on any given day
60%
Of removals later found to be unnecessary or avoidable
2–5 yrs
Average time families spend fighting to reunify
"I didn't know I needed to document every hug, every meal, every bedtime story — until the day they told me I wasn't a good enough mother."
— Tamara, Miami-Dade County
You Are Not Alone
Your story has the power to change things.
When we share what happened to us, we make it impossible to look away. If DCF has separated you from your child, we want to hear from you — and we want the world to hear from you too.