Mentorship Program Brings Consistency of Care to Kids in the Ozanam Campus Residential Treatment Program
30 January 2024
Mentor Profile: Catherine O When Catherine was 13 years old, she had a family friend who served as a mentor for her and her brother. He took them golfing and to the arcades, cooked meals for them, and did what he could to support their single mother. “He didn’t have to –...
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Balancing Traditions and Transitions: Navigating the Holidays in Foster Care
19 December 2023
Like many families, Kali and Cameron Cool decorate their Christmas tree with their children every December. It’s typically a joyful event, with everyone pitching in to hang the lights and ornaments, but this year, one family member was notably absent. “My big kid, my 14-year-old, struggles just to feel happy or...
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Donors Make Holidays Come True Through NASB North Pole
01 December 2023
Want to give back this holiday season? We are still in need of generous donors to Sponsor-A-Youth and buy gifts for our Gift Gallery program. We need your help to make sure the kids and families we serve have presents to open this December! Learn more and get involved today! Some...
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From Foster Care to Finish Line: One Family’s Journey to Adoption
10 November 2023
On March 8, 2023, Malachi O’Brien broke a Guinness World Record by running 153 marathons in a row – all to raise awareness for foster care and adoption. The 40-year-old pastor from Peculiar, Mo., holds a doctoral degree in social media and marketing and knows that to get people to pay...
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Team Member Profile: Nicole Newton Has Three Reasons to Celebrate National Adoption Month
10 November 2023
On November 18, Nicole Newton, Director of Resource Family Development in Kansas, will participate in the invitation-only National Adoption Month event at Children’s Mercy Park to celebrate Kansas families that have adopted through Cornerstones of Care. However, adoption is not just part of Nicole’s job — it’s part of her...
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An Inside Look at IEPs with Training Specialist Katie Ramel
19 October 2023
Katie Ramel, a Training Specialist at Cornerstones of Care, became an expert on IEPs in a somewhat unconventional way. “My background was in medicine first, and that really informs my perspective,” said Katie. Working in a small family practice, she often interacted with foster families during a child’s initial medical exam...
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Performance Excellence: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How the PE Team is Taking Cornerstones of Care to the Next Level
16 October 2023
When Cornerstones of Care began its work with out-of-home foster care in 2019, it served 842 clients in Area 5 – Atchison, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. Today, those numbers have dipped below 600 clients receiving out-of-home services – a reduction of almost 30 percent. This hopeful statistic is just...
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Adolescent Substance Use Counselor Teaches Teens to Manage Substance Misuse Through Music
13 October 2023
Tatum Clark has always been interested in working with adolescents, so when she was given the opportunity to complete her Music Therapy practicum at the Juvenile Detention Center in Springfield, Missouri, she jumped on it. There, she met kids of all ages serving time in the detention center for illegally possessing...
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