by Megan Diaz | Oct 10, 2024 | Fundraisers, Foster Care & Adoption, Volunteering
When Christine and Robert Leyva moved from San Antonio to Kansas City in 2013, they looked forward to immersing themselves in a new culture—but not to find themselves moving in during a spring snowstorm. Their new neighborhood seemed abandoned as neighbors retreated...
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 | Volunteering, Foster Care & Adoption
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 | Foster Care & Adoption, Community Trainings
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...
by Megan Diaz | Aug 26, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
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...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 20, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
A few years ago, while deep cleaning his house, Jonathan Graham found his next goal. It came in the form of a business card from a foster care agency, which was given to him at a Pride event a couple of years before. Jonathan, who had been wondering where to put his...
