Nonprofit child welfare leader KVC Health Systems is facilitating the adoptions of more than 75 children in Kansas, Nebraska and West Virginia during November which is National Adoption Month.

The month of November, and in particular National Adoption Day on November 21, is set aside to raise awareness of the more than 100,000 U.S. children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families. Families considering adoption can learn more about the individual children at adoption.kvc.org and adoptuskids.org.

Read about the media-friendly adoption events happening in Kansas. (The KVC adoption finalizations happening in Nebraska and West Virginia are private family events.)

KVC Health Systems is an international leader in child welfare and behavioral healthcare. The organization provides adoption, foster care, in-home family therapy, youth substance abuse treatment and children’s psychiatric hospital services in multiple states, serving nearly 60,000 children and families each year.

KVC matched 485 children with adoptive families last year, and has facilitated the adoptions of 3,129 children total since 2005. The agency also recently completed construction of the new KVC Institute for Health Systems Innovation in Olathe, Kan. which includes a high-tech Interactive Family and Adoption Center. To KVC’s knowledge, this is the first and only center of its kind devoted to matching thousands more children in foster care with adoptive families using video recording equipment, teleconferencing and social media. Learn more at www.kvc.org/institute.

See the adoption finalizations in Kansas that include a press conference, balloon release and the ability to interview adoptive families.

The greatest number of children in need of adoption are children eight years and older, members of a sibling group, and children with significant physical, medical or emotional needs.

To learn more, contact Jenny Kutz at (913) 322-4994 or jkutz@kvc.org.

About KVC Health Systems, Inc.
KVC Health Systems, headquartered in the greater Kansas City area, is a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that enriches and enhances the lives of nearly 60,000 children and families each year by providing medical and behavioral healthcare, social services, and education. KVC’s diverse continuum of services includes foster care, adoption, in-home family therapy, behavioral healthcare, and children’s psychiatric hospitals. In its 45-year history, KVC has grown since from a single Kansas home for boys to a national organization serving tens of thousands of children in five states. Learn more at www.kvc.org.