What makes a career at KVC meaningful? Team members share inspiring success stories of caring connections, compassion and life-changing impact.

Behind every moment of stability, there’s a social worker who helped make it possible. But what do social workers actually do day to day? From supporting families in crisis to providing a majority of mental health care in the U.S., their impact goes far beyond what most people realize. Here are 10 surprising things you may not know about social workers.

Prevention efforts today can minimize the need for crisis services tomorrow. In this blog, we unpack KVC’s perspective on prevention and how protective factors can reduce the impact of outside negativity or adverse consequences.

Did you know the social determinants account for anywhere from 30-55% of health outcomes? Together, we can make our environments safer and healthier!

Read award-winning, inspiring stories of connection from children and families we’ve served, foster and adoptive families, and KVC team members.

KVC’s foster care prevention and family preservation services strengthen families and improve outcomes for children.

Read award-winning, inspiring stories of connection from children and families we’ve served, foster and adoptive families, and KVC team members.

Read how Robin took control of her destiny, choosing to defy the statistics about children in foster care rather than be defined by them.

While social workers are often focused on taking care of other people’s needs, it’s critical that they take care of themselves as well. Learn seven self-care tips to help social workers move through their careers while avoiding burnout.

Looking for mental health success stories? Family reunification after foster care success stories? Adoption success stories? These miracles happen daily at KVC!