Phyllis Gilmore

At 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…

Kansas’ child welfare agency wants to hire a second full-time investigator to track down kids missing from the state’s foster system.The move comes in the…

The well-being of children in her care is Gina Meier-Hummel’s highest priority.That is the consensus on the new secretary for the Kansas Department for…

Editor's note: This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 22 with new information.Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer’s nominee to lead the state child welfare…

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback revealed Tuesday that in anticipation of his confirmation to a post in the U.S. State Department he has begun transferring major…

Officials with the Kansas Department for Children and Families responded Tuesday to concerns about destroyed evidence in child abuse cases during a…

Phyllis Gilmore, secretary of Kansas’ Department for Children and Families, announced Friday that she will retire effective Dec. 1. Friday was also the…

The news that about 70 children are missing from the Kansas foster care system is the latest in a string of concerns for lawmakers and child welfare…

Kansas Department for Children and Families Secretary Phyllis Gilmore brushed off two Democrats’ calls for her resignation and defended her agency…

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