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Jamari Traylor’s Journey From Homeless Teen to College Graduate

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In 2008, Jamari Traylor was a homeless teen in Chicago. He had never played organized basketball before, but a coach named Loren Jackson came into his life and changed everything.

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KVC Tests New Foster Parent Training Curriculum in Ohio and Maryland

KVC trained public agencies at two national pilot sites on a curriculum that will help relative and foster parents better care for children and youth who have experienced trauma.

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Actors, Athletes Raise Awareness of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Hollywood actors and professional athletes share what it felt like to be 18 in a new video to raise awareness of youth aging out of foster care.

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Duck Dynasty Stars Are Adopting Teen Boy From Foster Care

Stories of adoption from foster care

Willie and Korie Robertson announced on Instagram that they are in the process of adopting a 13-year-old boy from foster care.

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Holiday Heroes Donate Gifts for Over 6,000 Children and Teens in Need

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Individuals and organizations gave holiday gifts to more than 6,000 children and teens involved in the child welfare system or receiving behavioral healthcare from KVC.

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Youth in Foster Care No Longer Have to Change Schools, Even If They Move

President Obama’s signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) outlines provisions to ensure quality education and school stability for children and youth in state care.

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Special Education Teacher Adopts Five Boys from Foster Care

Meghan Payne witnessed children in her classroom in need of good, loving foster homes and decided to enroll in foster parenting classes.

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5 Reasons to Pursue a Career in Social Work

Social work is a helping profession and a very diverse field encompassing many different kinds of professionals who all serve people in need.

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Sandra Bullock Adopts 3-Year-Old Daughter from Foster Care

The Oscar winner opens up about fostering and adopting daughter Laila and shares family photos in interview with PEOPLE Magazine.

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Foster Parents Nationwide Gather for Training and Inspiration at KVC Conference

Generous private donors underwrite all hotel, meal and training costs for the RFC by by sponsoring and attending fundraising events hosted by KVC Health Systems and its subsidiaries throughout the year.

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