Miami Child Advocacy Awards and Reception
Please join Florida’s Children First June 12, 2013 as we honor child advocates in Miami and raise awareness for child welfare issues. The reception will
Please join Florida’s Children First June 12, 2013 as we honor child advocates in Miami and raise awareness for child welfare issues. The reception will
Please join Florida’s Children First June 13, 2013 as we honor child advocates in Tampa and raise awareness for child welfare issues. The reception will
Dependent Children: What Happens When They Are Arrested or Convicted & How You Can Help 3.0 CLE Credits Available This training will help participants understand
Please join Florida’s Children First February 28, 2013 as we honor child advocates in the Broward area and raise awareness for child welfare issues. The
Please join Florida’s Children First for a free training covering the issues of Arrest & Conviction of Dependent Children This training will help participants understand
Please join Florida’s Children First November 15th as we honor child advocates in the Northeast Florida area and raise awareness for child welfare issues. The
As recent news stories have made clear, children in out-of-home care are particularly vulnerable to being lured into domestic minor sex trafficking. Unaccompanied immigrant children
Please join Florida’s Children First October 17th as we honor child advocates in the Orlando area and raise awareness for child welfare issues. The reception
Please join Florida’s Children First October 4th as we honor child advocates in the Palm Beach area and raise awareness for child welfare issues. The
The Broward County Young Lawyers Section are hosting their 25th Annual Charity Golf Tournament to benefit FLORIDA’S CHILDREN FIRST October 13, 2012. Proceeds will go
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.