KidSide helps children from low-income families, who are in crisis due to high-conflict Family Court cases, receive critical protection, advocacy, and the ability to heal.
By providing essential funding to Family Court Services we allow them to deliver critical assistance, counseling and other resources that bridge gaps in the system to protect children involved in antagonistic cases like high conflict divorce, and domestic abuse. Without these services, many kids from low-income families would fall through cracks in the underfunded judicial system causing profound consequences in their lives and communities.
How KidSide Helps Family Court Services
KidSide is hopeful to be able to raise enough funds to eliminate a waiting list for children to see their parents during a contentious separation. All children, no matter what their family financial situation may be, should be able to stay connected to their parents when they need them the most.
I would like to thank Family Court Services for assisting with reunifying me with my 4 year old son. Prior to supervised visitation, I did not see or have any contact with my son for about a year. I missed him so much – the emptiness that I felt is not something that any parent should ever experience. However, the court referred me to Family Court Services and without any fee or waitlist, I can see my son once a week for an hour. During our visits, we take quality time counting, naming animals, identifying colors and shapes, and many more. When I get on the zoom and see his beautiful face on the other side of that camera, my world brightens up and for that one hour in the day, no one exists but him. Once again, thank you Family Court Services and to my assigned Specialist for all her hard work.
-Brian, 33 years old
Testimonials, such as Brian’s, will allow countless others to see how KidSide and Family Court Services make a difference in the lives of children and parents during the most difficult and emotional time a family can experience.
Announcing KidSide Partner Program and Founding Members
KidSide is excited to announce its KidSide Partner Program. This program was established to provide a platform for those donors who wish to provide substantial support to the work of KidSide year round.
Among other benefits, our KidSide Partners’ support will be recognized at their respective annual commitment tier as. The program provides for the ability to have multiple KidSide Partners at each tier.
We recognize this pandemic has had a significant economic impact in all forms. Therefore, we are extremely grateful to those who join the KidSide Partner Program this year as we acknowledge that such substantial support is extra important during these times.
We are pleased to announce our three most recent KidSide Partners, Soberlink, as a Gold Partner and Appelrouth Farah & Co., P.A. Certified Public Accountants and Ray Navarro, PA, as Bronze Partners.
Our current KidSide Partners with their respective tiers are:
Will you be next?
For more information, please reach out to Aileen Fernandez Mesa, President of KidSide at afernandez@orshanlaw.com
Message from the Judiciary
As the Chair of this year’s KidSide Judicial Campaign Committee, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to those Judges who donated a portion of their unused campaign funds to KidSide. We received over $10,000 to assist KidSide in providing essential funding to Family Court Services, which enables them to deliver critical assistance, counseling, and other resources that bridge the system to protect children involved in antagonistic cases like high conflict divorce, domestic violence or abuse.
Honorable Jason E. Dimitris, Circuit Judge
MDC Chidren’s Courthouse
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Save the Date for the KidSide Virtual Judicial Reception in October
Thank You to our Virtual Event Hosts
KidSide thanks our virtual hosts, Patricia Young, Erika Ruiz & Family Court Services, Aileen Fernandez-Mesa, Esq., and Andrea Steinacker.
If you are interested in hosting a virtual event with your friends and/or colleagues to help raise funds for KidSide, please reach out to Marian Ortega at marian@kidsidemiami.org for additional details.
Become a KidSide Best Friend Today!
You can make a difference! Join the KidSide Best Friends Leadership Campaign.
During this time of COVID-19, in person fundraising is not possible but the children served by Family Court Services are greatly impacted and need our help. We must do our best to ensure they do not sustain long term emotional harm.
By becoming a member of the KidSide Best Friends Leadership Campaign with a monthly sustaining gift, it allows Family Court Services to anticipate the on-going level of support they can provide children in need. We need your support now more than ever so Family Court Services may continue to meet the needs of our community.
For more information and/or to join our Best Friends Leadership Campaign committee please contact Dana Cahn at DanaCahn@faces.family.
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Make a one-time donation below to support the work of Family Court Services by donating to KidSide.
Or you may make a contribution payable to KidSide, Inc. and mail to:
KidSide, Inc.
14261 SW 120 Street #103-552
Miami, FL 33186
Telephone: (305) 908.1126
Email: marian@kidsidemiami.org
Thank you KidSide Partners
All proceeds will benefit KidSide, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that supports Family Court Services in its mission to provide services for those children most victimized by family conflicts.
KidSide, Inc. is registered to solicit contributions with the State of Florida. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling (800) 435-7352. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State.