Without your support, KidSide would not exist.
We help children from low-income families who are in crisis due to high-conflict Family Court cases, receive critical protection, advocacy, and the opportunity to heal.
How KidSide Helps
Family Court Services
More than 80% of the clients at Family Court Services do not have legal representation. Regardless of the reason, if a client’s emotions are in the driver’s seat when making decisions about their life and their family’s future, it can be problematic.
Sophia, Mother – Testimonial
Sop hia is a 44 year-old mother who has not seen her three children in about four months due to allegations made against her live-in boyfriend. Sophia works for Walmart at a minimum wage and does not have the funds needed to pay to be able to see her children. However, because of the extraordinary services offered at Family Court Services free of charge, Judge Bernstein was able to refer this family for co-parenting with an in- house therapist and supervised visitation.
Ms. Sophia is now seeing her children every Wednesday and is so happy this has been made possible before the holidays. The children are oftentimes overwhelmed with happiness and contentment when Sophia appears on the Zoom call. Family Court Services is helping hundreds of families reunite and build familial relationships. Ms. Sophia and the children’s father are also displaying signs of improvement in their communication. Although they are not where they need to be as co-parents, they are not where they were when initially ordered for services.
Family Court Services is here to keep families connected while going through the judicial process.”
Please continue to support KidSide.
Message from the Judiciary
The citizens of Miami-Dade county are lucky that Kidside and Family Court Services exist. It offers the parents and children in high conflict cases the ability and tools to emotionally get through a divorce and/or separation. We all are aware that children suffer the most in a divorce or separation. They begin to feel responsible for the parents separation and can begin a downward spiral emotionally and educationally. This feeling only gets worse when the parents can’t agree on the most basic parenting decisions. I recently referred a family for services where the parents disagreed about everything and were so busy fighting with each other that they could not understand what their child was going through. During a court hearing, I felt the emotional trauma to the child would warrant the involvement of the Department of Children and Families and would ultimately lead to the termination of parental rights.
To my surprise, after Family Court Services had completed their hard work, the parents made a complete 180 degree turnaround and are now effectively co-parenting and putting the needs of the child ahead of their own needs and desires. It was remarkable to hear, from the parents , the difference that Family Court Services made in their lives and that of the minor child. Without the services provided by the professionals who work at Family Court Services, this case would have ended very badly for the family.
The dedicated professional staff and its volunteers at Kidside and the caring members of Family Court Services do amazing work. They have been nothing less than amazing during this pandemic. Our circuit is leading the rest of the country in helping its citizens through difficult times.
General Magistrate Steve Lieberman
Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse
5th Annual Holiday Bash Raises $1,383.40 for KidSide!
The 5th annual (virtual) holiday event of law firms Vasquez de Lara Group Law, the Jarbath Pena Law Group and Alina F. Nuñez, P.A., raised $1,383.40 for KidSide and Family Court Services all while enjoying truffles, bonbons, charcuterie and coquito!
KidSide and Family Court Services thank Attorney Vanessa Vasquez de Lara for arranging and everyone who participated!
Help KidSide While You Gift.
Our long time friends at Santayana have teamed up with KidSide to help Family Court Services.
Between now and December 24, mention “KidSide” while you’re buying your holiday gifts at Santayana and Santayana will donate 20% of your order to KidSide and Family Court Services.
How GREAT is this?
In years past, your purchases during the Havana Nights Galas have translated into thousands contributed to Family Court Services.
THANK YOU!
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.
Thank You to Our KidSide Partners
For more information, please reach out to Aileen Fernandez Mesa, President of KidSide at afernandez@orshanlaw.com
Do you have a birthday coming up?
Select KidSide, Inc., on Facebook for your birthday fundraiser!
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
Make a one-time donation below to support the work of Family Court Services by donating to KidSide.
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.