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Kansas Communities Helping Find Forever Families. A presentation to support adoption and foster care services of the Kansas Department for Children and Families. Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas. Child Welfare in America.
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Kansas Communities Helping Find Forever Families A presentation to support adoption and foster care services of the Kansas Department for Children and Families Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
Child Welfare in America • Each year, thousands of families are affected by child welfare issues. • In fact, there are 408,000 children in foster care in the U.S. Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
What does the need look like in Kansas? • There are 6,676 children in foster care in Kansas. • They live in our neighborhoods, attend local schools and worship in our congregations. Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
Kansas’ Unsung Heroes • Foster Parents • Relative Caregivers • Adoptive Parents Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
Providing Love, Support and Stability through Adoption • Family Testimonial Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
Still, more families are needed! Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
…families that will provide a loving home Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
…families that will lovehard-to-place children Such as older children and teens, sibling groups and youth with special needs. Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
…families that will provide a forever home There are 995 Kansas children who are available for adoption. Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
Help a child know they are special Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
Next steps… If you are interested in adopting, please visit online: adoptkskids.org Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
For more information on foster families: st-francis.org in the West and Wichita Regions KVC.org in the East and Kansas City Regions Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas
Change a Lifetime No matter how much time you have to give, you have the power to do something positive that will Change a Lifetime for a young person in foster care or by adopting a child into your family. Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas