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KVC Celebrates Social Work Month 2015 (VIDEOS)

Social Work Month

For Social Work Month (March), we’re honoring the hundreds of talented social workers who are part of the KVC team.

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Too Many Teens: Preventing Unnecessary Out-of-Home Placements

Children who enter foster care have been removed from their homes by the courts due to abuse, neglect, or other family challenges. But too often, parents surrender custody of their teenager simply because they do not get along.

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KVC Receives USDA Funding to Expand MyLink Program to 1,000 Foster Families

The program will connect more than 1,000 foster families to services via iPads, benefiting thousands of children who have experienced abuse, neglect or other family challenges.

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Children Grow Best In Families: Moving from Congregate Care to Community-Based Care

There is significant research supporting KVC’s core value that children grow best in families.

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KVC’s Erin Stucky Completes Annie E. Casey Fellowship

Executive Vice President from KVC management team worked with leaders throughout the United States to improve lives for children and families.

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The Simplest and Most Profound Way to Help Your Baby Learn

Parent language can be a key part of building a child’s brain and impacts his or her future.

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Join the Innovative Team at KVC

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, teens and families? We’re looking for smart, caring professionals to join our team!

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Countdown to the Opening of the New KVC Institute

Construction continues on KVC’s new Institute for Practice Improvement and Innovations in Child & Family Services. The facility, located in Olathe, Kan., is expected to open in April 2015.

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Sims’ Op-Ed in the Charleston Gazette: Sugar Grove Closing an Opportunity for Education Leadership

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Over 30,000 youth age out of the U.S. foster care system each year. KVC is leading a broadly-supported initiative to address this crisis by converting a closing W.Va. naval base into a specialized career college for these youth.

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‘Why Is This Happening in Your Life?’ Parents in the Child Welfare System Need to Be Heard

Many Americans think of parents that have had their children removed as abusive and not deserving of a second chance. “Tough Love” is a new documentary about two parents battling obstacles to put their families back together.

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