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LGBTQ foster kids still have few protections in Kansas

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Byron J. Love
Published October 4, 2021 at 4:00 AM CDT
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Years after preliminary guidance from the Kansas Department for Children and Families, the state has made no progress in requiring that LGBTQ foster children are placed "in homes that respect their identities."

In 2019, the Kansas Department for Children and Families told private foster care providers that they had to put LGBTQ foster kids in homes that respected their identities.

But those directions never went anywhere, and the state never finalized a law or a policy for how they should house LGBTQ foster children. Blaise Mesa covers foster care for the Kansas News Service and he reported this story.

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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