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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.
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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.
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Inspectors snapped photos of boarded-up windows, beds without proper bedding and nails poking out of boards where children walk or play.
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The settlement ends a court fight that began in late 2018, and will require the state to better track foster children in its care.
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Foster families have faced extra challenges during the pandemic.
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TOPEKA, Kansas — Natalie Zarate entered state custody when she was 11 years old, removed from a physically abusive mother and placed in a group home for…
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Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday a plan to form a singular agency — the Kansas Department of Human Services — that would absorb social welfare…
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Nathan Ross on Friday told the leaders of Kansas child advocacy groups the story of watching his mother kill two brothers, then urged the groups to work…
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Holes punched in walls. Car headlights smashed. Windows broken. Weapons, threats, sexual comments. Children who can’t live with other children. Children…
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The foster kid is a 17-year-old boy who was kicked out of his home when he was 10, started using drugs by 13, and in five years is expected to be in…
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Updated Nov. 15 with statement from the governor: Attorneys for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly have asked a federal court to remove her from a class-action…
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Kansas Foster Care Instability Led To Surge In Runaways, Left Children Vulnerable To Sex TraffickersAt first, they wanted to save her.Then, after she fled the Kansas foster care system at age 16 and fell victim to the commercial sex trade, social workers…