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KVC Kansas Facilitates Over 100 Children’s Adoptions During National Adoption Month

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Read about one amazing adoption story and learn how KVC is celebrating National Adoption Month by facilitating 100+ children’s adoptions!

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Why Working with Families in Need Is So Fulfilling

Working with Families in Need

In this interview, KVC Family Support Worker Chelsea Cox desribes what it’s like working with families in need and why it’s so rewarding.

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How You Can Help a Child Who’s Been Abused or Neglected

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There are several ways you can help a child who’s been abused or neglected. Read this article to learn some of the best ways to get involved.

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Ways to Know If Foster Parenting Is Right for You

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.

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Raw Emotions, Real Insights: Learning from Parents in the Child Welfare System

Learning from parents in the child welfare system

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.

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What’s the Main Goal of Foster Care?

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Many myths exist about the goal of foster care. Read this article to understand that reunification is always the first goal when a child enters foster care.

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Why Are Children in Foster Care?

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Have you ever wondered why children are in foster care? Though many factors can cause youth to enter foster care, these are the most common reasons.

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A Fast, Proven Way to Strengthen the Kansas Child Welfare Workforce

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Double-digit vacancies in case manager jobs and other child welfare positions is contributing to high caseloads, burnout and turnover. KVC Kansas has a quick, safe, effective solution that will help Kansas children and families.

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Why Child Welfare Privatization Made Kansas a National Leader

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In the 1990s, Kansas pursued child welfare privatization, making the state a national leader in outcomes. Here’s the story and where we go from here.

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How KVC Kansas Is Supporting and Retaining Its Child Welfare Staff

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While child welfare work is often difficult and emotionally demanding, it shouldn’t lead to burnout. Learn how we are working to retain our staff.

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