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Everyone wants a chance to golf at The National Golf Club of Kansas City, which was designed by Tom Watson as his first-ever Signature course! Gain exclusive access to this members only course by participating in the KVC Kids Classic Golf Tournament which benefits local children and families involved in the child welfare system, including thousands of youth who have experienced abuse and neglect and are in caring KVC foster families.
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 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.
KVC is proud to be a member of Resilient KC, a community-wide effort to build a trauma aware and resilient community in Kansas City. Join us for an inspiring community dinner with keynote Shaka Senghor, author of Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in American Prison. Oprah Winfrey once called her conversation with Shaka one of the best […]
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 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
