Johnson has been with the organization for 17 years, most recently as Executive Vice President of Business Information Technology.

Astra Garner, Vice President of Program Services of Niles, will become President of the behavioral healthcare and child welfare organization on April 1.

A historic agency working in Kansas City’s urban core will be strengthened as Niles Home for Children joins KVC Health Systems, enhancing service quality.

Proceeds from the 2016 KVC Gala on Fire will benefit children in foster care including those needing adoptive families.

Last month, Olathe, Kansas mayor Michael Copeland presented KVC Health Systems’ past president and CEO with its 2016 Cathedral Builder Award.

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.

On Saturday, November 21, over 600 guests gathered at the Historic Firestone Building in downtown Kansas City, MO to raise funds for children and families served by KVC.

Proceeds benefit children in foster care including those needing an adoptive family.

KVC Health Systems’ partnership with the Kauffman Center benefits Kansas youth in foster care and those at a KVC children’s psychiatric hospital.

MyLink is one of the first programs in the country to apply telehealth to a foster care setting and will soon serve more than 1,000 families nationwide.