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2020 Tech Tuesday Training (Child Welfare Online Resources) – Recorded 9.22.20

A 90-minute tour of several websites that provide a wealth of information you can use when working with children and families involved in the child welfare system.

Want to see how to research all of Chapter 39 in one quick search? Need to know how many kids are in out-of-home care in your community? Where can you find a lawyer with expertise
who can answer your questions on a specific topic? We’ll show you the sites where you can find the answers.

This session provides free technology CLE credits for lawyers. But it’s not limited to lawyers -everyone who works kids and families in child welfare will find useful tools.

Brought to you by the Florida Legal Services Statewide Training Initiative & the Public Interest Law Section of The Florida Bar the training features Florida’s Children First’s Florida Dependency Law
Center, The University of South Florida Center for Child Welfare, The University of Miami Children and Youth Law Clinic and Florida’s Department of Children and Families

THERE ARE NO MATERIALS FOR THIS TRAINING

CLE Number: 4163

CREDIT INFO: 1.5 General & Technology Credits

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Alexia Nechayev

FYS Events & Meeting Chair
(Palm Beach/Miami)

Alexia Nechayev, from Miami, Florida, is a dedicated advocate for youth with lived experience in foster care and with homelessness. After being placed in foster care as a teenager, Alexia experienced firsthand the stigma surrounding the system, as well as the challenges of navigating a system that didn’t provide support for her to advocate for herself. This experience motivated her to create change, ensuring that other youth in care have the tools and resources she lacked.

She graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Florida International University, and upon graduation worked as a Hope Navigator with the Department of Children and Families which allowed her to assist clients through individualized care plans, further deepening her commitment to improving the lives of marginalized youth. Alexia is now applying to law schools with the goal of advancing her advocacy work through a legal career. As the Events and Meetings Chair for Florida Youth SHINE (FYS), she creates opportunities for foster and homeless youth to collaborate and push for meaningful change. She is also an active member of the Policy and Initiative Team for Florida Youth SHINE, where she helps create and shape policies that directly impact youth in foster care. One of her proudest accomplishments is helping to develop the Foster Care Bill of Rights, a law that she feels would have made a difference during her own time in care.

In addition to her work with FYS, Alexia serves on the Board of Directors for the parent organization of FYS, Florida’s Children First. In this role, she contributes to strategic decision-making while advocating for the rights and welfare of children statewide.

Every year, she travels to the state capitol to advocate for bills she and her peers have helped shape, including key pieces of legislation that benefit foster and homeless youth. However her advocacy extends beyond her state, as she represents Florida Youth SHINE at national conferences such as the National Leaders 4 Change Conference.

Through her internship with the National Foster Youth Institute, Alexia continues to refine her advocacy skills, preparing for a future where she can contribute meaningfully to both policymaking and the legal system. Guided by the belief that “the blue sky is always there,” she remains committed to ensuring that every youth in foster care has the power and support to advocate for themselves.

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