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Children and teens belong with their own families whenever possible. KVC works to safely reunify hundreds of families each year by providing parenting skills training, therapy and other support.
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KVC Kansas is a private, nonprofit organization that serves over 12,000 children, teens and adults each year. Our team of caring professionals provides family strengthening and foster care prevention services, foster care case management, family reunification services, foster family recruitment and support, kinship care, adoption, aftercare, outpatient therapy and more.
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Start Your Journey to Foster Parenting With This Free Class
Nearly 6,000 Kansas children and teens need foster families to open their hearts and homes. It only takes ONE caring adult to change a child’s life. How about you?
One of the first and most important steps to become a licensed foster or adoptive parent is to complete MAPP Foundations training (Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting). This class prepares you to care for a child who has experienced trauma and helps you build many other skills in your journey to become a foster or adoptive parent. MAPP also aids you in determining if fostering or adopting is right for you.
KVC Kansas offers this course at no cost to you. Classes will be held in-person in Olathe once a week on Thursdays from 6-9pm. Class starts October 2nd, 2025 and ends December 11th, 2025. Class size is limited, so reach out to us today!
Training can fill quickly, so please reach out soon if you’re interested. If this option does not work for your family but you are interested, please reach out as we have new classes forming all the time!
