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

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.

Two out of every three people have experienced childhood adversity. Read these winning stories of overcoming difficult experiences and finding hope and joy.

Have you wondered what it’s really like to be a social worker? Get a behind-the-scenes look at day in the life of a social worker here!

In our annual Story Contest, we received 55 inspiring stories of overcoming childhood adversity, mental health needs, loneliness and hopelessness.

With 263 licensed social workers on our team along with hundreds of more professionals, KVC celebrates the great impact they make in the lives of children and families.

School districts in Kansas are invited to request free training for staff on childhood traumatic stress in order to become a trauma-informed school.

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