FosterPower was featured on FOX13 Tampa Bay's What's Right with Tampa Bay! 🤩 In this interview, the creator of FosterPower and a young lady who used FosterPower while she was in foster care explain how the app is making a difference. Check it out! 👇 #getfosterpower #floridafostercare #floridafosteryouth #tampabay #childadvocacy #makeadifference #knowyourrights #gofosterpower https://lnkd.in/eamBEwRP
FosterPower
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FosterPower is a movement to improve the lives and futures of youth in foster care | Created by Bay Area Legal Services
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FosterPower is a movement to improve the lives and futures of youth in foster care by creating access to information on their benefits, protections, and legal rights. FosterPower's award-winning free app and website gives Florida's foster youth access to easy, digestible information about their benefits, protections, and legal rights (independent living, medical health, education, the court process, placement, protections for LGBTQ+ youth, monetary allowance, and more). It also includes 40 short-form videos sharing the experiences of former youth in foster care. In addition, FosterPower provides training for youth in foster care and adults (child welfare professionals, judges, attorneys, foster parents, etc.) on children's rights while they remain in care. Launched in May 2023, FosterPower has reached over 4,000 app downloads, 10,000 web users, 100,000 video views, and trained over 400 youth and adults. FosterPower's impact has garnered praise from members of Congress; it has earned recognition from national media outlets, including NPR's All Things Considered, theSkimm, The Annie E. Casey Foundation blog, and several networks throughout Florida; and it has received multiple awards, such as the 2024 American Legal Technology Awards, 2024 InnovAction Award by the College of Law Practice Management, 2024 Tampa Bay Inno Awards, and the 2023 Florida's Children First "Outstanding Non-Profit Champion for Children" Award. This initiative is the first of its kind nationwide. In 2024 and the coming years, FosterPower plans to add an immigration section and a human trafficking section with companion training, expand in Florida, and replicate in other states across the US. There are over 23,000 children in Florida's overburdened child welfare system—over 390,000 across the United States—and many of them do not know their benefits, protections, and legal rights—until now! FosterPower is a program created and managed by Bay Area Legal Services. *Not legal advice.
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- 2-10 employees
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- Tampa, FL
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- 2023
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Employees at FosterPower
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David Gray
Legal Aid Business & Services Innovation | FosterPower Co-founder | Creator of A2J Jobs | MBA, PMP, LSSBB | Creative Marketing Strategist
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Mary Rose Maloney, Esq.
Attorney for young people in foster care who have experienced human trafficking | Human Trafficking Project Manager for FosterPower | Equal Justice…
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Intan Nor
Office Staff at FosterPower
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Congratulations to FosterPower's creator and director, Taylor Sartor, who was recently selected to be the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) State Coordinator for the state of Florida! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/eY6rvDmy
Bay Area Legal Attorney for Kids in Foster Care Named NACC State Coordinator in Florida
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FosterPower is thrilled to receive this grant! We are excited to grow and empower more youth by providing information on their benefits, protections, and legal rights. With the FosterPower app, youth can have this information right at their fingertips. Go #FosterPower! https://lnkd.in/eWbczkNc
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. (FL) receives $405,346 Technology Initiative Grant from LSC
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This #GivingTuesday, you can support FosterPower when you: 1. Make a donation on our website 🤝 2. Share this post and send it to people you know 💚 3. Download the FosterPower app! 📲 Together we can improve the lives of youth in foster care! https://lnkd.in/eeKuipqD
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Congrats to our FosterPower team for being one of the recipients of Legal Services Corporation's Technology Initiative Grant! "This year’s grant recipients are leveraging technology to strengthen their organizations and expand access to legal services in different ways. Bay Area Legal Services in Florida will expand its FosterPower project, which provides foster youth with information on their rights and benefits." 🔗 Learn More: fosterpower.org 📲 Download the App: fosterpower.org/app
LSC is awarding 31 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) totaling $5.9 million to legal services providers in 22 states. The TIG program supports projects leveraging technology for the delivery of high-quality legal assistance. Members of Congress from both parties congratulated legal aid organizations in their states and districts on receiving TIG funding. "We must ensure every American has access to a fair justice system, regardless of income or background, and Legal Aid of West Virginia is an absolutely invaluable organization in this mission. I’m pleased they are receiving this well-deserved funding to support technology innovation and modernization to better help low-income West Virginians navigate the legal system. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I will continue advocating for resources to boost Legal Aid’s critical efforts,” said Senator Joe Manchin (WV). “These Technology Initiative Grants recognize two Illinois institutions working tirelessly to bridge the civil justice gap,” said Senator Dick Durbin (IL). “This funding paves the way for innovative technology solutions that address persistent challenges in our legal system, ensuring that the civil justice system is accessible to all in Illinois.” "Access to adequate legal representation for all Americans ensures our legal process works effectively,” said Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-17). “I commend the mission and work of the LSC for its dedication to providing quality legal services across the nation." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ebNQhXUq
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Mary Rose Maloney, Esq. also joins FosterPower as its human trafficking project manager, providing educational materials to attorneys, youth, and child welfare professionals and adding a new section on human trafficking to the FosterPower app. Welcome, Mary Rose! Mary Rose S. Maloney is an Equal Justice Works fellow sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Bay Area Legal Services welcomes Mary Rose Maloney, Esq., our new Equal Justice Works Fellow advocating for foster youth impacted by human trafficking. As an attorney at the L. David Shear Children’s Law Center, she’ll provide critical legal support and education to protect these vulnerable youth. Mary Rose will play a vital role in supporting foster youth and bridging critical gaps in their legal advocacy. Thank you to Greenberg Traurig, LLP for sponsoring this impactful work!
Bay Area Legal Welcomes Equal Justice Works Fellow Focused on Human Trafficking & Victim’s Rights
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🤔 Wondering How Attorneys Help Foster Youth? Watch this video to learn more 👀 📽️ and don't forget to download the app! 📲 #GetFosterPower #FosterCare #FosterYouth #AttorneysForKids
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🚀 📢 Exciting news! FosterPower was featured in the Business Observer! We’re proud to be recognized for our efforts to provide foster youth with the tools they need to access their rights and resources. Learn more about our mission and impact! 👉🔗 https://lnkd.in/gxcCTitE #FosterCare #GetFosterPower #LegalTech Bay Area Legal Services
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📢 We're excited to share that FosterPower was named "Runner Up" for the 2024 American Legal Technology Awards Access to Justice category! 🎉 Congrats to the winner, JusticeText! 👏 It's an honor to receive this top award out of hundreds of submissions. We want to thank the founders—Thomas G. Martin, Cat Moon 😺, Patrick Palace—and the many judges who participated. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last few years. FosterPower will continue its mission to improve the lives and futures of youth in foster care by creating access to information on their benefits, protections, and legal rights. FosterPower is created and managed by Bay Area Legal Services and its team includes Taylor Sartor, Rastko Durica, Mary Rose Maloney, Esq., David Gray, and Heather Tager. PS: Thank you to Shellie Reid of LSNTAP for accepting the award in our team's absence. #legaltech #legalaid #a2j #childwelfare
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Announcing the 2024 Finalists for the American Legal Technology Awards! Congrats to the Access to Justice finalists: JusticeText FosterPower Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction Good luck and see you in Austin!
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