foster care

Some of the new opportunities for support expire in September. Others extend a year beyond that. People can contact DCF to inquire about their eligibility.

Trained advocates provide support and resources for young Kansans about to face life on their own.

Glickman, who also served as U.S. secretary of agriculture, tells stories from his new memoir, and the organization helping Kansas teens aging out of the state foster care system.

Aviva joined KCUR in 2019, impressing her colleagues with her work ethic and strength of purpose.

Samantha Mungai, an immigrant from Kenya, left her child alone while she went to work in July of 2017. This is the story of what participants in this case, and those who work in the system, say that parents who are Black, low income, or immigrants can face as they try to be reunited with their kids.

The private nonprofits that run foster care in the state say they've risen to the challenge of caring for children during the pandemic and meeting the terms of a class-action lawsuit settlement. But child welfare advocates say there's plenty of room for improvement.

Saint Francis Ministries is required to submit a business plan to the state by March 1 and will need to share other financial information on a regular basis.

Kinship families, who take in foster children who are related to them, are more likely to lack computers and other tools needed for online learning, say foster care agencies.

Inspectors snapped photos of boarded-up windows, beds without proper bedding and nails poking out of boards where children walk or play.

The settlement ends a court fight that began in late 2018, and will require the state to better track foster children in its care.

Foster families have faced extra challenges during the pandemic.

TOPEKA, Kansas — The same kids who end up in trouble with the law often come from families in disarray.Those families, in turn, regularly turn to the…