When parents and professionals work together, real change happens. That’s why we created the Engaging Parents Workgroup. With these parents’ lived experience guiding the way, KVC Kansas is breaking barriers, strengthening families and transforming foster care for the better.
See how KVC Kansas is changing foster care with the Mockingbird Family™ Model. This powerful, community-based approach is helping youth, kinship caregivers and foster parents thrive. Read on to find out how we’re making a difference—and how you can be part of it!
On National Adoption Day 2024, KVC Kansas helped 24 youth find forever families, celebrating the joy of adoption and lasting connections for children and teens in foster care. Throughout National Adoption Month, KVC Kansas has celebrated 31 children’s adoptions.
Learn how KVC Kansas supports foster parents through our Child Placing Agency (CPA) department. Discover the resources, guidance, and support we provide to help foster parents every step of the way.
In recent years, some Kansas children in foster care have ended up sleeping in child welfare offices overnight because there were no foster homes or care centers available. Why is this happening and how can we stop it?
2024 is a big year for Kansas child welfare system changes – new programming, prevention services and providers. Read this article to find out what’s changing to better support Kansas children and families.
Kansas is leading the way with this life-changing new permanency option, becoming the first state in the nation to pass legislation recognizing SOUL Family as a legal permanency option.
On National Adoption Day, November 18, 2023, KVC Kansas will help facilitate 34 children’s adoptions from foster care, creating lasting connections that help youth thrive.
Discover KVC Kansas’ Strengthening Families Program – a 14-week transformative education and skill-building class that empowers families to overcome challenges, improve communication, and build strong bonds.
Read how Robin took control of her destiny, choosing to defy the statistics about children in foster care rather than be defined by them.