Every year, KVC Kansas reaches out to the community to supply the children and families we serve with new school supplies. See this year’s amazing results!

Kalyn Thayer is a foster parent recruiter for KVC Kansas. In this interview, she describes why her role of helping children and families is so rewarding.

Kansas is experiencing an increase of children in foster care. Therefore, we’re implementing positive changes to improve services to children and families.

When two-month-old Bradley was removed from his home, KVC foster parent Alissa Rieth took him into her home and formed a lifelong relationship with the child’s mother as they worked towards reunification.

In this story, a KVC Kansas therapist recounts how a daughter and father’s resilience led to a safe reunification after foster care.

When young Frankie was removed from his mother’s home, social workers sought to place him with his father. However, his father was trying to overcome an addiction to alcohol at that time. Find out how he was able to provide Frankie with a safe, loving home.

If you’re interested in fostering, there are multiple agencies you can choose from to sponsor your journey as a foster parent. Learn about them here.

Are you considering foster parenting? We developed a short list of items to start the decision process and discussions with yourself and family. Start here.

Have questions about foster parenting? You’re in the right place! Here are answers to 5 questions we frequently receive from people who want to help children in foster care.

Children always exist in families; not on their own. KVC Kansas, which serves thousands of families in the child welfare system each year, recently began some innovative approaches towards learning from parents in the child welfare system.