We're working to improve child welfare & family wellbeing through advocacy, education & networking. #Ksleg policy; Natl foster & kin caregiver training #MAPP
Thank you @GovLauraKelly for signing the Rep. Gail Finney Memorial Foster Care Bill of Rights. Thanks to the leadership of Gov. Kelly, @ConcannonforKS and @ChildAlly abused children have better protections and brighter futures. #ksleg
Read bill: ow.ly/4E1s50NRuUQ
At DCF, we put a focus on families from the beginning. Watch here (fb.watch/iIE8b4L1IB/), to learn specifically how Prevention and Protection Services (PPS) continues to put families first.
Today I announced nearly $20M to expand @DCFKansas programs proven to keep families together — and to keep kids out of the foster care system. These programs have already kept 3,000 Kansas kids with their families, setting up our state for future success.
We have published the first volume of Committee Reports to the 2023 Legislature, which includes 7 reports from interim special committees and 17 reports in total. Download a PDF copy here: kslegresearch.org/KLRD-web/I…. #ksleg
"We’re grateful for the opportunity to expand services in Hays & surrounding communities so we can enhance the positive impact these services make on the lives of children when they need it most.” - Camber Children's Mental Health President Bobby Eklofe
The new Camber Children's Mental Health Hospital in Hays will provide essential mental healthcare services to the region. I couldn't be prouder of the work we're doing to give Kansans access to the care they need and deserve.
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They may have started their journey as foster, kinship or adoptive kids, but these public figures and celebrities are proof that a positive future is possible for anyone, even those who have experienced trauma.
Read more: fosterfocusmag.com/famous-fo…
Listen in as @GovLauraKelly gives her fifth State of the State address tonight at 6:30 p.m. You can view the speech on your local PBS TV station or Facebook.
Follow along with the #ksleg House Committee on Child Welfare and Fosteer Care. Currently meeting, with many stakeholders introducing themselves and explaining their services, including Children's Alliance. youtube.com/watch?v=EAZNLZ-W…
Gov. Laura Kelly, talking about the ways so many Kansans stepped up during the pandemic and throughout our state's history: In ways big and small, Kansans choose kindness!
Shout-out to Tabatha Rosproy, reminding us of the wonderful teachers in KS who educate our youth. Tabatha was 2020 National Teacher of the Year & Kansas Teacher of the Year for 2020 & 2021. The first-ever childhood educator to get the nat'l honor in the program's 69-year history
Love to watch the oaths being taken - it's a reminder of the solemn commitment our elected leaders make to moving Kansas forward and standing for all of us.
Rev. Racheal Pryor: Bless us w/ unity that does not demand uniformity. W/ community that overcomes polarization. W/ faith and mercy that turns strangers into neighbors so that we look up one one another, every single other, as deserving of justice, peace and human dignity. #ksleg
Beautiful day for the Kansas Inauguration events on the capitol steps! We're looking forward to a productive session supporting Kansas children! #ksleg
Check out this video series to learn why kinship caregivers #foster and adopt and how to support various #kinship care arrangements by addressing specific needs: buff.ly/3CIoM1h
TFI thanks all grandparents, aunts & uncles, neighbors, coaches, teachers, friends, and many more who have stepped up to provide care for a child(ren) close to them when they needed it most. You are AMAZING!