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  • KVC Health Systems’ Annual Celebration

    Kauffman Foundation Conference Center 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City

    Join us as we unveil the KVC Health Systems 2016 Annual Report, thank our donors and partners, and celebrate the positive impact we've had in the lives of children, adults and families. We'll also honor Susan Dreyfus, President/CEO of the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, with KVC's 46th Hero Award. Susan Dreyfus, KVC's 46th Hero Award […]

  • Giving Tuesday

    Nationwide

    Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.

    Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.

  • RESILIENCE Documentary Screening

    Ball Conference Center 21350 W 153rd Street, Olathe, KS, United States

    KVC Health Systems is hosting a special screening of RESILIENCE, a new documentary about how toxic stress affects a child’s brain development, and how we can work together to prevent and overcome childhood adversity. This important film explains a topic that at the heart of KVC’s neuroscience and trauma-informed care initiatives.  Learn more and watch the […]

    Free
  • KVC Resource Family Conference

    Kansas, Nebraska and West Virginia

    The 2017 KVC Resource Family Conference will take place March 31 - April 1 in three locations: Overland Park, Kan., Lincoln, Neb. and Daniels, W.Va. This one-of-a-kind weekend provides relative, foster and adoptive parents with valuable training to help them care for children who have experienced abuse, neglect or other family challenges. Click to learn […]

  • Child Abuse Prevention Month

    Nationwide

    National Child Abuse Prevention Month is a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect, and to promote the social and emotional well-being of children and families.

  • National Foster Care Month

    Nationwide

    National Foster Care Month is a time to recognize the role that each of us can play in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care.

  • Mental Health Awareness Month

    Nationwide

    Mental health is something that everyone should care about. Millions of Americans are impacted daily by mental health conditions. Mental Health Awareness Month in May is an opportunity to increase people’s understanding of the complexities of living with a mental illness, expel myths, reduce stigma and show support for the many people affected by mental health […]

  • The Paul Laybourne Symposium on Child Psychiatry 2017

    Ball Conference Center 21350 W 153rd Street, Olathe, KS, United States

    Save the Date! KVC is proud to host the Paul Laybourne Symposium on Child Psychiatry which will take place on May 5, 2017 at KVC’s Ball Conference Center. The keynote speaker, Dr. Graham Emslie, is a national expert on pediatric depression. Featured Speaker Graham Emslie, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics University of Texas, Southwestern […]

  • 16th Annual KVC Kids Classic Golf Tournament

    Canyon Farms Golf Club 17501 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS, United States

    Experience Tom Watson's signature course, the exclusive members only National Golf Club in Parkville, Missouri! Twenty teams play in the morning flight, and twenty additional teams play in the afternoon flight.

    $500
  • National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

    Nationwide

    September is known as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month which helps promote resources and awareness around the issues of suicide prevention, how you can help others and how to talk about suicide without increasing the risk of harm.

  • National Kinship Care Month

    Nationwide

    National Kinship Care Month in September recognizes the importance of grandparents and relatives caring for children when their parents are unable. Across the nation, approximately 2.7 million grandparents and 1.4 million other relatives are providing kinship care for children.