Voices For Children Foundation

Name

Voices For Children Foundation

Legal name

Voices For Children Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://beavoice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Foster care advocacy
• Child welfare services
• Nonprofit child support
• Guardian ad litem
• Basic needs assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual and Corporate Donations: Individual donors and corporations contribute financial support to VFC. In 2023-2024, individuals and corporations contributed $2,211,209. Donations are solicited online, by mail, and at events. The Be A Voice annual membership program provides recurring unrestricted support from dedicated champions.
2. Foundation Grants: Private foundations provide grant funding for VFC's programs. In 2023-2024, foundations contributed $482,355. Grantors include the Admire Family Foundation, Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation, Henry L. & Kathryn Mills Charity Foundation, Hobbs Foundation, Kingdom Charitable Trust, Peacock Foundation, Scaife Family Foundation, Shipley Foundation, and others.
3. Government Grants and Funding: Local, state, and federal government sources provide significant funding. In 2023-2024, government sources contributed $3,404,498. Miami-Dade County Office of Management and Budget, State of Florida, and The Children's Trust are key government funders. Additional government support was received for Guardian ad Litem Office staff salary increases.
4. Fundraising Events: VFC hosts multiple signature fundraising events annually including the Be A Voice Gala (which raised a record $1.4 million in January 2026), Golf Invitational (over $750,000 raised in 2026), Be A Hero Luncheon, and Party For A Cause. These events generate substantial revenue from ticket sales, table sponsorships, and auction items.
5. In-Kind Contributions: Corporate and individual donors contribute goods and services in lieu of cash. In 2023-2024, in-kind contributions totaled $251,551. These include items for the Comfort Closet such as toiletries, clothing, toys, school supplies, as well as professional services and venue donations for events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Voices For Children Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as the primary safety net for abused, abandoned, and neglected children and youth in the Miami-Dade County foster care system. The organization provides direct advocacy through the Guardian ad Litem program, financial assistance for basic needs, dignity items, life-enriching experiences, and independent living support for youth aging out of foster care.

Product overview

Voices For Children Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization offering a coordinated portfolio of programs and events serving children in the Miami-Dade County foster care system. The core programs include the Advocacy Program (Guardian ad Litem representation), Children's Needs Program (direct financial assistance), Comfort Closet (distribute necessities), Family Stabilization/KINDship Care, Bridge to Self Sufficiency (independent living support), and Experiences Program (college tours, Blue Missions trips, summer camp). The organization supplements these programs with membership (Be A Voice Annual Membership) and signature fundraising events including the Be A Voice Gala, Be A Hero Luncheon, Annual Golf Invitational, Party For A Cause, Back to School Event, and Holiday Toy Drive. The portfolio functions as an integrated service ecosystem addressing advocacy, essential needs, and positive experiences for foster youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy Program Provides Guardian ad Litem representation, independent living advocacy, permanency specialists, criminal court support, and juvenile justice diversion services for children in foster care in Miami-Dade County.
• Children's Needs Program Provides direct financial assistance for basic needs including food, rent, utilities, clothing, medical expenses, furniture, and transportation for children in foster care. In 2024-2025, 1,151 unduplicated children received direct financial support for basic needs and dignity items.
• Comfort Closet A dedicated physical space made possible by Miami-Dade County where children in foster care, advocates, foster parents, kinship families, and youth who have aged out can directly access basic necessities, comfort items, toiletries, school supplies, toys, and bicycles.
• Family Stabilization / KINDship Care Provides financial support and kinship care navigation to stabilize placements with relatives or close friends, preventing children from entering traditional foster care.
• Bridge to Self Sufficiency Prepares youth aging out of foster care for independence through Independent Living Specialist and Advocate roles, providing life skills, housing assistance, and apartment furnishing support.
• Experiences Program Creates memory-making experiences for foster children including birthday parties, summer camp, class trips, family vacations, special events, prom, college tours, and Blue Missions service trips to the Dominican Republic. Over 40 experiences were organized or funded for youth in care in 2024.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major, supporting and core.

• Stearns Weaver MillerflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. has been the Presenting Sponsor of the annual Be A Hero Luncheon since 2007. Jay Shapiro, a partner at the firm, serves on VFC's board and helped establish this long-standing partnership. The firm has been a consistent champion for VFC's mission for nearly two decades.
• Coastal Construction and Suffolk ConstructionmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Coastal Construction and Suffolk Construction were lead sponsors of the 20th Annual Golf Invitational in 2026, which raised over $750,000. These construction industry leaders have been consistent supporters of VFC's annual golf event.
• Gilded Group DecorsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Gilded Group Decor provided the thoughtful and inspired design that transformed the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne venue for the 2026 Be A Voice Gala, bringing the 'Bloom Where You Are Planted' theme to life through living floral installations.
• La Gorce Country ClubsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026La Gorce Country Club serves as the venue for VFC's Annual Golf Invitational. Brad Meltzer, Board Chair and Two Roads Development Partner and President, hosts the event at this prestigious venue.
• BLUE MissionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024VFC has partnered with BLUE Missions for three years to take youth in foster care on transformative service trips to the Dominican Republic, where youth build latrines for local communities in Cambiaso, Puerto Plata. This partnership provides youth with experiences that foster community, resilience, teamwork, and gratitude while making a meaningful impact on local communities.
• Citrus Family Care NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Citrus Family Care Network is Miami-Dade's coordinated care organization for child welfare. VFC partners with Citrus on programs including the Youth Cohort Program, independent living support, and volunteer recruitment. Dedicated volunteers from Citrus Family Care Network contributed to furnishing apartments for youth transitioning to independence.
• FunDimensionsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024FunDimension, located in Wynwood, is the venue for VFC's annual Party For A Cause event. The entertainment center offers arcade games, laser tag, bumper cars, duckpin bowling, and axe throwing, creating a unique experiential fundraising venue for young professional supporters.
• Two Roads DevelopmentflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Two Roads Development Partner and President Brad Meltzer serves as VFC's Board Chair and hosts the Annual Golf Invitational. He has hosted the event for 12 years, helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for VFC's mission.
• Educate TomorrowcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024VFC partners with Educate Tomorrow on college tours for foster youth. For Spring Break 2023, VFC teamed up with Educate Tomorrow, First Star Miami, Citrus Family Care, and Genesis Hopeful Haven for a five-day college tour.
• Grossman, LeMontang, De La FuentesupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Kira Grossman, partner at Grossman LeMontang De La Fuente, serves as VFC's Immediate Past Board Chair (as of 2026) and led the organization's transition under new leadership in 2022-2023.
• Old NavyflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2011Since 2011, Voices For Children has partnered with Old Navy to host an annual Back to School Event providing hundreds of Miami-Dade foster care children with new school uniforms, clothing, gift cards for shoes and food. Over the years, more than 4,200 children have benefited from this initiative.
• Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office / Eleventh Judicial CircuitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1980VFC provides critical funding and operational support for the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office (Eleventh Judicial Circuit), which was established in 1980 to represent the best interests of children in dependency proceedings. VFC has achieved four consecutive years (since April 2019) of ensuring 100% of Miami-Dade's dependent children receive continuous GAL advocacy and legal representation. This is the organization's foundational partnership enabling its core advocacy mission.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Childhelp: National nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention, treatment, and advocacy. Comparable advocacy-and-direct-service model for abused and neglected children, though broader in geographic and programmatic scope than VFC.
• Casey Family Programs: National operating foundation focused on child welfare, foster care, and family preservation. Directly comparable mission (improving outcomes for children in foster care) with vastly larger scale; serves as the macro benchmark for VFC's program effectiveness.

Direct peers

• Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe: Miami-Dade-based lead agency for child welfare services, including foster care case management. Directly overlaps VFC's served population in the same geography and is a partner of VFC (VFC VP Development previously worked there).
• National CASA / CASA for Children: National organization supporting Court Appointed Special Advocate programs — the direct functional counterpart to VFC's Guardian ad Litem advocacy program. Operates the volunteer-driven court advocacy model that mirrors VFC's GAL partnership work.

Regional players

• Kristi House: Miami-based nonprofit serving child abuse victims through therapy, forensic interviewing, and advocacy. Comparable child-welfare mission in the same Miami-Dade service area; CEO Kadie Black previously worked at Kristi House.
• Casa Valentina: Miami-based nonprofit providing housing and life skills to former foster youth aging out of care. Highly comparable mission to VFC's Bridge to Self Sufficiency program; operates in the same geographic market with overlapping beneficiary population.
• Broward County's ChildNet: Lead child welfare agency serving Broward County (adjacent to Miami-Dade). Operates a comparable community-based care model for foster children in a neighboring Florida market, providing direct geographic and operational comparison.

Emerging players

• Together We Rise: National nonprofit focused on supporting foster youth through donations of duffel bags, bikes, and college resources. Comparable direct-needs fulfillment model (similar to VFC's Comfort Closet and dignity items program) but operates nationally rather than regionally.
• National Foster Youth Institute: National organization amplifying foster youth voices in policy and providing leadership development. Comparable advocacy mission for foster children, complementary to VFC's court advocacy and Bridge to Self Sufficiency programs.

Others

• Orange County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS): Public-sector child welfare agency in a comparable large U.S. county. While not a nonprofit, it provides direct benchmark for the public-private funding and GAL program structure that VFC supports in Miami-Dade.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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