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At KVC, we want every child and adult to be safe & connected to a strong family and a healthy community. We’re proud to be a leader in innovative, effective and compassionate care.
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Nebraska
We also provide consultation and training through the KVC Institute. Learn more about our software and technology.
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The Heart of Our Work
KVC helps health and human service agencies excel at caring for families with the most complex needs through a proven model that improves people’s health, their experience of care, and costs.
Focus Areas
- Overview of KVC’s Expertise
- Keeping Children Safe
- Keeping Families Safely Together
- Right-Sizing Congregate Care in Foster Care
- Preventing & Treating Childhood Trauma
- Suicide Prevention Expertise
- KVC Institute Overview
- Free Parenting Tips & Mental Health eBooks
- Consulting for Managed Care & Primary Health
- Consulting on Child Welfare & Behavioral Health
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Children & Families Need You
Through KVC, you can strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help create a bright future where every person is safe and connected to a strong family and a healthy community. Please join us today!
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About KVC
KVC Health Systems is a national leader in mental health and child welfare. Our network of local nonprofits are driven by a common mission, vision and values to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help children and adults achieve mental wellness.
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Tell Us Your KVC Story and Win a Prize
Sharing the challenging or beautiful things you’ve experienced can inspire others. As Morgan Harper Nichols wrote, “Tell the story of the mountain you climbed, your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide.”
Who Can Enter: Our Story Contest is open to everyone with a connection to KVC! That includes children, teens, adults, families, team members, and supporters. You can enter multiple times. Please fill out a separate entry for each story.
How to Enter: Take 5 minutes to answer one of these story prompts and explain how KVC is part of your story:
- Tell us about a difficult experience you faced and how you found the strength and support from KVC to overcome it.
- Share about when you felt you were making a positive difference in another person’s life.
- What does KVC mean to you or why does its mission resonate with you?
- If you had a great experience with KVC, tell us about what happened and how it made you feel.
- Describe an example of kindness you have experienced or shown to another person, as part of your connection to KVC.
- Has someone connected to KVC positively influenced you and how?
EVERYONE GETS A PRIZE!
- Instant Prize: You’ll immediately get downloadable lock screens for your phone.
- Grand Prizes: Multiple Amazon gift cards up to $50 will be awarded to the top stories.
Any questions? While all stories MUST be entered using the form below, you can ask questions or send photos to go along with your story by contacting Claire Lawrence, clawrence@kvc.org. If you do not see the form or have problems, please try using a different web browser like Google Chrome, try on your phone, or simply email it to clawrence@kvc.org if necessary.
Our 2025 Story Contest is open now through August 8! Submit your story and win.
Check out past winners for some inspiration!
- 2024 KVC Story Contest Winners
- 2023 KVC Story Contest Winners
- 2022 KVC Story Contest Winners
- 2021 KVC Story Contest Winners
- 2020 KVC Story Contest Winners
If you have issues seeing the form below, please contact Claire Lawrence at clawrence@kvc.org.