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Kansas Communities Helping Find Forever Families

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

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  1. 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

  2. Child Welfare in America • Each year, thousands of families are affected by child welfare issues. • In fact, there were 397,122children in foster care in the U.S. as of Sept. 30 2013 Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  3. What does the need look like in Kansas? • There are 6,712 children in foster care in Kansas. (as of 1/31/14) • They live in our neighborhoods, attend local schools and worship in our congregations. Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  4. Kansas’ Unsung Heroes • Foster Parents • Relative Caregivers • Adoptive Parents Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  5. Providing Love, Support and Stability through Adoption • Family Story Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  6. Still, more families are needed! Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  7. …families that will provide a loving home Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  8. …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

  9. …families that will provide a forever home There are 358Kansas children who are available for adoption and need to be matched with a forever family. (as of 1/31/14) Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  10. Help a child know they are special Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  11. Next steps… If you are interested in adopting, please visit online: adoptkskids.org Strong Families Make a Strong Kansas

  12. 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

  13. 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

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