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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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On any given day, KVC Kansas provides out-of-home care for thousands of children and teens. Relatives, non-related kin like teachers and neighbors, and foster parents are all critical to providing temporary care for these children and teens. See how you can make a difference as a foster parent.
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About KVC Kansas
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.
We envision a world in which every person is safe and connected to a strong family and a healthy community.
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Out Of The Darkness Community Walk
More than 39,000 lives are lost each year in the U.S. due to suicide. Suicide claims more lives than war, murder and natural disasters combined, and yet suicide prevention does not get anywhere near the funding given to other leading causes of death.
On October 3, 2015, the KVC Prairie Ridge Hospital team will join with thousands of people nationwide in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) Out Of The Darkness Community Walk at Berkley Riverfront Park in Kansas City, MO. The walk will raise awareness and funds which will allow AFSP to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy and support survivors of suicide loss. With 77 local chapters and events hosted nationwide, AFSP’s goal is to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025.
WE INVITE ANYONE TO GET INVOLVED, AND HERE’S HOW:
- Walk with our team on October 3:
Visit the KVC Prairie Ridge Hospital team page and click the ‘Join Our Team’ button. Select your participant type, fundraising goal and contact information. - Help us get the word out:
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