miles traveled to serve children and families
That's more than 75 times around the Earth!
1,307 passionate staff employed
ENRICHING AND ENHANCING LIVES
Dear Friends,
Last year, KVC enriched and enhanced the lives of more children and families than ever before. Thanks to your support, it was a record-breaking year by nearly every measure! Through foster care and adoption, in-home family therapy, children's psychiatric hospitals and other services, we had the opportunity to show tens of thousands of people how much they matter.
What makes KVC unique among nonprofit organizations is that we are a private agency with the privilege of managing and impacting public child welfare systems. From the Midwest, to the East Coast, to the other side of the world, KVC is making a difference by helping systems focus on one child at a time. By combining the latest research with our strong values and sense of urgency, we are achieving some of the nation's best results and transforming the way children and families are served. Thank you for being part of this historic year.
B. Wayne Sims
President and CEO
KVC Health Systems
David Ball
Chair of the Board
KVC Health Systems
Impact
overall
54,639
people's lives directly
touched by KVC last year
plus tens of thousands more children and families positively impacted
through training, consulting, and sharing best practices.
Adoption
That's more than 1 child adopted every day!
Of those children adopted,
were male
were female
were part of a sibling group and adopted with their siblings
2,644 children adopted through KVC since 2005
KVC is finding creative, innovative ways to increase adoptions of children and teens in foster care. Our re-designed adoption website features real children front and center on the homepage. Videos of children are also included, allowing them to express their unique personalities and explain what they want in a family.
FOSTER CARE
Of those children,
70% were in Kansas
20% were in Nebraska
9% were In West Virginia
1% were in Kentucky
were age 12 and under
were age 13 and over
1,064 new foster families were recruited, trained and licensed by KVC to support children in need of care
4,437children received holiday gifts in December thanks to the generous contributions of many families, faith communities and businesses. This includes all those in our care at that time, plus other children in each home.
Last year, KVC and TV channel "38 the Spot" (KMCl-TV) began a charitable partnership to raise public awareness about children in foster care and those waiting to be adopted. The partnership included complimentary production and airing of public service announcements (PSAs) that invite community members to provide foster care, mentor a teenager, or adopt a child waiting in foster care. KVC Board Members Bill Dunn, Jr. (joined by his father Bill Dunn, Sr.) and Coach Bill Self endorsed KVC in the PSAs.
In-Home Family Services
That's 153% more than last year!
Services include:
- Intensive family therapy
- Behavioral healthcare
- Skill-building support
Hospitals
Of those children and adolescents,
78% were at Prairie Ridge Hospital
22% were at Wheatland Hospital
were age 12 and under
were age 13 and over
Children served reported that KVC was safe, they were treated with respect and their experience was positive
Became the only TRl-CARE provider in Kansas of both hospital and residential treatment services for uniformed service members, retirees and their families
- 150 students from 13 different Institutes of Higher Education (IHE)
- 5,500+ hours learning about the most innovative, effective psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents while contributing to the learning environment as well
RESEARCH, TRAINING AND EDUCATION
This innovative training center is the result of a multi-year partnership with New York University and Dr. Glenn Saxe, Director of the NYU Child Study Center and Founder of Trauma Systems Therapy
Resource Family Conference
1,533 children and adults participated in this fully-underwritten weekend which offers training, networking, camaraderie, fun and inspiration.
Portions of the event were simulcast to similar KVC gatherings in Omaha, NE and Daniels, WV. Country music artist Jimmy Wayne shared stories and music to inspire adults about the tremendous impact they can make in the life of a child.
236 training classes held for foster and adoptive
parents and supported other parenting groups
748hours of in-house staff training conducted
Advanced 4 major research projects (1 new and 3 ongoing) involving 7 partners including:
plus dozens more
CONSULTING
Washington, D.C.
Completed our 2nd year of sharing best practices with Washington, D.C. By stationing our experts on-site to work in partnership with D.C.'s Child and Family Service Agency (CFSA), we have helped transform the child welfare system in our nation's capital. We:
Built an infrastructure to help teams share information, think critically and make the best decisions with children and families
Supported CFSA's sense of urgency on behalf of children with a culture shift, such as training crisis counselors who can be at a home within one hour
Focused on creating the best possible foster care experience for children who have experienced abuse or neglect
This has created the following improved results:
Fewer children in care
Reduced the number of children brought into the
District's care each month by 47%
Shorter time in foster care
Reduced the average length of
time children spent in foster
care before reunifying with
their birth families from 48-60
months to just 13 months
Closer to home
Increased the number of
children being supported
by a D.C. foster family from
a monthly average of 43%
to 65% so they remain close
to their birth family and
community
Greater stability
Reduced by two-thirds the
number of children changing
foster homes by strengthening
foster families' ability to meet
their needs
FUN FACTS
Unveiled new branding and launched 1 powerful new website to show the full scope of KVC's international leadership in child welfare and behavioral healthcare.
We are excited to see the early results of this work including:
STATE BY STATE NUMBERS
KANSAS
of children in foster care were cared for by relatives or other familiar caregivers
Average length of stay in out-of-home care was less
than 1 year, which meets federal goals for reintegration
216
hours of in-house
staff
training to improve ability to
make an impact
Average safety rate In our foster homes
Average stability rate (children that stayed with their foster family instead of changing homes)
KVC Nebraska President Jodie Austin lent expertise to Washington, DC, sharing best practices on foster family recruitment and retentlon
WEST VIRGINIA
Expanded services to provide in-home mental health services not only to children in foster care, but also members of the community
Ride'n Raffle
Motorcycle ride fundraiser through the mountains in autumn was a huge success and showed community involvement
FINANCIALS
Operating Revenue
KVC Health Systems and Subsidiaries
Sources of Operational Revenue
KVC Health Systems and Subsidiaries
44.7% Kansas Permanency Contract
14.8% Kansas Inpatient Services
13.9% Kansas Child Placing & Family Preservation
8.7% Nebraska Services
8.6% Kentucky Services
4.4% West Virginia Services
3.9% Capital Campaign
1.0% Contributions, Grants & Other
Operational Expenses Percentages
KVC Health Systems and Subsidiaries
Program
Expenses
Administration Expenses
Fundraising Expenses
LEADERSHIP
David F. Ball, Chair
William H. Dunn, Jr., Vice Chair-Finance
John N. Barnes, Vice Chair-Development
B. Wayne Sims, Vice Chair-Program Services
Mayor Michael E. Copeland
Patrick Desbois
Teresa Markowitz
Bill Self
B. Wayne Sims, M.S., M.S.A., President and CEO
Anne M. Roberts, M.S., Chief Operations Officer
Paul W. Klayder, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Sherry L. Love, L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W., Chief Clinical Officer
Chad E. Anderson, L.S.C.S.W., President - KVC Kansas
Jodie Austin, L.C.S.W., President - KVC Nebraska
Elizabeth Croney, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., President - KVC Kentucky
Brent Lemon, L.C.S.W., L.l.C.S.W., President - KVC West Virginia
Jason R. Hooper, L.M.S.W., President - KVC Hospitals
Vishal Adma, MD, MS, CMO, CPE, Medical Director - KVC Hospitals
Renny Christian Arensberg, M.A., Executive Vice President
Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez, M.S., L.M.L.P., Executive Vice President of Practice
and Leadership Integration
Erin Stucky, L.S.C.S.W., Executive Vice President
Michelle Lawrence, C.F.R.E., Vice President of Development
Richard Webdell, President
Lori Barnes
Dave Blankenship
Michelle Cormack
Rupal Gor
Ryan Hogue
Megan Krier
Mike Lee
Don Ransdell
Debbie Swinney
Laura Treas
Ryan Vaughan
Diane Ball Wilkerson
Emily Baird, President
Natalie Dallman
Tyler Enders
Emily Gairns
Linda Howard
Betty Kaspar
Meaghan Kilgas
Susan Jarrold
Justin Sailer
Liz Wack
Phillip Wolff
Thank you for helping us make 2014 a year of keeping existing families together and helping to create new families when needed. We serve children and families because people matter, and we simply couldn't achieve these results without the support of so many organizations and people.
Thank you.
The KVC Team