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FREE Resources to Find Out if Foster Parenting is Right for You

Foster parent resource library

Free resource guides contain tips, answers to FAQs and inspiring stories about current foster parents.

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Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles Adopted From Foster Care by Grandparents

Ron and Nellie Biles adopted their granddaughters Simone and Adria from foster care in 2001.

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How to Help a Child in Foster Care Experiencing Traumatic Separation

How to help a child in foster care experiencing traumatic separation

It is important for child welfare professionals and caregivers to help children in foster care identify and address the underlying cause of the separation.

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Chrissy’s Story – This Child Abuse Survivor Now Helps Other Children Heal and Find Loving Families

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One girl’s story of surviving physical, sexual and emotional abuse and becoming a champion for other children in danger.

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The White House Hosts First-Ever Technology Hackathon to Improve Foster Care

White House hosts foster care and technology hackathon

Non-profit organizations, child welfare leaders, philanthropists, engineers and leaders from the technology sector attended a two-day event to discuss ways to improve the foster care system through technology-focused solutions.

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Jayhawks’ Bill Self, Actor/Comedian Rob Riggle Headline KVC Hero Luncheon for Charity

Coach Bill Self and Rob Riggle Headline the Fifth Annual KVC Hero Luncheon

The fifth annual KVC Hero Luncheon will take place June 16 at the Olathe Conference Center at the Embassy Suites in Olathe, Kan. The event raises funds for children who have experienced abuse or neglect and need heroes in the form of foster parents, financial supporters and mentors.

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Single Mom Adopts 6 Sisters From Foster Care

Single mom adopts 6 sisters from foster care

Lacey Dunkin had a strong desire to be a mother, so in 2011, she became a licensed foster parent in California.

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Safely Reducing Psychotropic Medication for Youth in Foster Care

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The number of children in KVC Kansas programs on psychotropic medications is less than 9%, only a fraction of the number that many other foster care programs experience.

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The Best Stories of Children and Families Staying Together, Finding Healing and Finding Each Other

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Hear real-life examples of how KVC is touching lives through in-home family support, reunification services, foster care, adoption, behavioral healthcare and psychiatric hospitals.

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KVC’s MyLink™ Telehealth Project Completes Pilot Testing, Moves to Distribution

When fully implemented, MyLink will use iPads to transform care delivered to children in over 1,000 foster families in Kansas, Nebraska, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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