by Megan Diaz | Apr 11, 2025 | Foster Care & Adoption
May is a Time to Celebrate and Reflect on Foster Parenting May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and we want to recognize and celebrate the exceptional work of our foster parents. Next month, we are encouraging individuals in Kansas and Missouri to explore joining...
by Casey Lozier | Apr 9, 2025 | Foster Care & Adoption
April is Childhood Abuse Prevention Month. With that in mind, we thought it’s important to remind those with foster youth in their care about what to do if they suspect they have suffered abuse or if they disclose they’ve been abused. If you suspect a youth in...
by Megan Diaz | Oct 10, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Fundraisers, Volunteering
Join us in celebrating Christine and Robert Leyva, who will be honored with the Spirit Award alongside the Kansas City Young Matrons at the 2024 Spirit Gala on Friday, November 8. Get your tickets today! When Christine and Robert Leyva moved from San Antonio to Kansas...
by Megan Diaz | Sep 19, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption
Kinship foster care is an out-of-home arrangement in which a child is temporarily cared for by a relative or someone with whom the child has a close emotional bond. Learn more about kinship foster care here. Jerrett was at work when he received an urgent call from a...
by Megan Diaz | Sep 12, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Volunteering
Colby Landwehr, Assistant Electrical Engineer at Burns & McDonnell, is exceptionally good at solving technical problems. “Colby uses his engineering and problem-solving skills to upgrade the telecommunications network for substations to ensure reliable power for...
by Megan Diaz | Sep 10, 2024 | Community Trainings, Foster Care & Adoption
Guest Blog by Alicia Dentler In 2012, my husband and I received a phone call that turned our lives upside down. Our two-and-a-half-year-old nephew, Orion, had been taken into protective custody, and we were asked if we would be willing to take him into our home...
