Foster Care Q&A
11 April 2025
May is Foster Care Awareness Month—join Cornerstones of Care in celebrating foster parents and exploring ways to support children in need.
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Reporting and Dealing with Child Abuse
09 April 2025
April is childhood abuse prevention month. Learn what to do if you suspect a child in your care has been abused or if they disclose abuse has occured.
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2024 Spirit Award Winner: Christine & Robert Leyva
10 October 2024
Since moving to Kansas City in 2014, Christine and Robert Leyva have made community service a central part of their lives, most notably through their annual “Fiesta de Leyva,” a neighborhood party that has grown into a charity event benefiting Cornerstones of Care.
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Kinship Couple Opens Their Hearts and Home to Three, Navigating Reunification and Adoption
19 September 2024
Meet Tina and Jerrett, a couple who thought they were done raising kids until they unexpectedly became kinship foster parents for three young relatives. They candidly share the challenges and joys of stepping in as kinship caregivers, navigating the reunification process, and ultimately adopting one of the children, demonstrating how love, patience, and understanding can make a difference in the face of uncertainty.
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Former Foster Youth Overcomes the Odds to Achieve Excellence in Engineering
12 September 2024
This blog tells the remarkable story of Colby Landwehr, an electrical engineer who turned a challenging upbringing in foster care into a successful career. Discover how Colby’s resilience and passion for giving back inspire his work and his efforts to support foster youth through community service.
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“Everything Happens So Fast in Kinship Care”: An Unfiltered Look at One Kinship Caregiver’s Experience
10 September 2024
This National Kinship Awareness Month, we’re shining a light on the courageous, raw story of one of our own, Alicia Dentler, Clinical Utilization Specialist, who unexpectedly became a kinship caregiver in 2012. From the initial overwhelm and challenges of navigating the child welfare system to finding a community of support, Alicia shares an unfiltered look at one kinship caregiver’s experience and how she used that experience to support other foster parents on their journey.
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From Chaos to Courage: How Stability, Support, and Self-Determination Helped One Foster Youth Find Success in the Classroom
26 August 2024
Kirsten vividly remembers the day her life was changed forever. At six years old, she got off the school bus to discover a line of police cars in front of her house. Officers at the door instructed her to go to her room and pack her belongings. Over the next eleven years, Kirsten was shuffled through more than 120 foster placements, attending countless schools as she navigated her new reality filled with uncertainty and upheaval.
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Patience, Self-Care Offer a Successful Formula in Treatment Foster Care
20 June 2024
Discover how Jonathan Graham and his partner Patrick balance patience, self-care, and a dedication to personal growth to transform the life of a youth in Treatment Foster Care.
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