The Kansas African American Foster Care/Adoption Coalition (KAAFCAC) was formed in response to the over-representation of African American children in the foster care and adoption system of the state. The focus is recruitment, education, and development of healthy relationship and family systems. The 1st Annual KAAFCAC "We Are Our Family" Conference will take place on […]
Teens are invited to a fun filled day at Paradise Park while learning about car ownership, maintenance and safe driving.
Join KVC for a tour of the Wichita Children's Home. Participants will meet at the Wichita Children's Home at 3:30 for a tour and information about the Children's Home, CEUs will be provided. Please, no children under 18 on the tour and childcare will not be provided. RSVP to Pam Loewen at ploewen@kvc.org or Michele […]
Join us for a free training on Supporting Shared Parenting and Building Connections. This training will cover ways foster parents can become more involved in shared parenting as well as help the children in their care build connections with their birth parents outside of scheduled visitations. This training will be at the First Southern Baptist Church. […]
The Arma, Kansas Fire Station is offering a CPR class on October 18th from 6:30 pm- 9:30 pm. Pre-Registration is required. To register and for more information contact Tanisha at the number listed below.
KVC is offering a CPR/First aid/AED training class on October 22nd from 9:00 am- noon. The class is $40 and childcare will be provided for those who RSVP to Brianna Howell at the number listed below.
KVC is proud to have its very own Foster Parent Advisory Board. The Foster Parent Advisory Board members serve as leaders of the greater foster parent population. All KVC foster parents are welcome to join the Foster Parent Advisory Board. For more information about the Foster Parent Advisory Board, please click here.
Join Phil Osner, a fire fighter with the Kansas City Fire Department, to learn fire safety tips at our Kansas City office. Child care will be provided. Contact your FSC for more information and to RSVP for this training.
KVC has teamed up with paramedics from FirstLine CPR, LLC to provide you with convenient access to high quality in-house training for your first aid certification!
Sedgwick County CASA Executive Director Ashley Thorne, MSCJ will provide a general overview on how CASA works and how foster parents can help advocate for children placed with them by accessing and working with other area service providers. Child care will be provided. This training will also be available via webcast.
