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Families First
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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Through KVC, you can strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help create a bright future where every person is safe and connected to a strong family and a healthy community. Please join us today! Learn More
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About KVC Kansas
KVC Kansas is a private, nonprofit organization that serves nearly 13,000 children and adults each year. Our team of professionals provides family strengthening and foster care prevention services, foster care case management, family reunification services, foster family recruitment and support, 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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Rise Up: Youth Behavior Support
Home- & Community-Based Support for Youth with Behavioral Health Needs
Rise Up provides in-home and community-based support to help youth with behavioral and mental health needs thrive while keeping their families stable and strong. KVC Kansas provides Rise Up services in Shawnee County to help youth with significant behavioral health needs not related to abuse or neglect remain safely at home with their families.
The program offers intensive in-home support, crisis management, and connections to community resources to strengthen family bonds and prevent foster care or juvenile detention.
Who Rise Up Serves
- Youth with behavioral health needs, including those with significant behavioral problems not related to abuse or neglect
- Families in Need of Assessment (FINA), families referred to foster care for reasons not related to parental safety concerns
- Youth with juvenile offender behaviors or intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD)
Key Rise Up Services
- Intensive In-Home Support: Frequent home visits to help parents and youth build skills to manage and improve behavioral challenges. Our crisis management services offer immediate support to keep the home environment stable and to prevent the need for foster care.
- Care Coordination & Community Support: Access to local resources like therapy, medication management, behavioral support and school support teams.
- Court, Inpatient/Residential & Community Liaison: Our liaison helps families navigate the legal system, coordinates transitions between treatment centers and home, and builds strong relationships with community service providers.
Program Outcomes
- Strengthen family bonds and improve parent engagement, leading to greater stability and less stress for the whole family
- Help youth achieve positive development including improved behavioral health, better school attendance and performance, stronger peer relationships and fewer interactions with law enforcement and KDOC
- Prevent foster care and juvenile detention
Make a Referral to Rise Up
To inquire about this program, or refer a client or family living within Shawnee County, submit this form and our team will be in touch soon. Download the program flyer here.