First Lady Casey DeSantis

Continue the Mission recruits veterans, military spouses and former law
enforcement officers to serve as CPIs, APIs, DCF case managers and mentors

First Lady Casey DeSantis today highlighted the success of her Continue the Mission initiative, which launched in June 2022 to recruit veterans, military spouses and former law enforcement officers to be child and adult protective investigators and case managers, as well as mentors to children in need, new case managers and child and adult protective investigators. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Highlights Success of Continue the Mission Initiative to Recruit Veterans to Care for Florida’s Most Vulnerable Children

During a meeting of the Children and Youth Cabinet at the Florida Capitol, First Lady Casey DeSantis today announced that the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) and the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) have partnered to provide nearly 1,000 devices to Florida children in foster care who are in need of a mobile technology device, such as a laptop or notebook, to help address the unique challenges to educational stability that these students confront. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces Nearly 1,000 Devices for Children in Foster Care in Florida

First Lady Casey DeSantis today announced that counties in Northwest Florida still rebuilding from Hurricane Michael will be receiving an additional $5.2 million to support continuing efforts to expand telemental health services, rebuild early education facilities, and ensure Florida’s youngest learners and their families are ready and able to return to school and work. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces $5.2 Million Grant to Rebuild Pre-School Facilities, Expand Mental Health Services in Hurricane Michael Impacted Counties