DCF program will send 1,600 Florida foster children home for Christmas

More than 1,600 Florida foster children will get to spend Christmas with their families, the Department of Children and Families announced Wednesday. DCF’s “Home for the Holidays” initiative accelerates adoption paperwork and visitation requests so children can spend time with their adoptive or biological families over the holidays. “Time with family around the holidays is the best gift we can give to our children, including those in foster care,” DCF Secretary Mike Carroll said. “An important part of our mission…