Created by a Kansas grandfamily
LIKE YOURS!
EDUCATION, ADVOCACY & SUPPORT FOR GRANDFAMILIES & KINSHIP CARE!
Provided by DCF
I am going to include links of what services DCF provides through contracted agencies. They will be by area/region. Those regions are Northeast/Southeast; Northwest/Southwest; Kansas City and Wichita. Click on the links in each "availability" section to find out what specific counties are covered!. Each sevice that is provided by "Family First" funding is explained with links how to access. PER MY KNOWLEDGE, YOUR FAMILY MUST BE REFERRED TO THESE AGENCY SERVICES THROUGH DCF. YOU CANNOT REQUEST THEM. IF YOUR KIN/GRANDCHILD IS IN THE SYSTEM OR HAS BEEN AND CAN BENEFIT, REACH OUT & REQUEST THE SERVICE FROM YOUR FOSTER CARE AGENCY!​​
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AREAS/REGIONS OR BY COUNTY ARE DENOTED IN COLOR
NE/SE counties
NW/SW counties
Kansas City counties
WICHITA counties
STATEWIDE
PROGRAM: Bright Futures Program (BFP) Improve child health and development, increase school readiness, and increase parent involvement in children’s care and education. *Intensified version of Parents as Teachers [PAT] Serving: Families with children prenatal to 5 years old
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PROVIDER: Kansas Parents as Teachers Association - kpata.org​
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STATEWIDE
PROGRAM: Family Centered Treatment (FCT) Enable family stability, bring a reduction in hurtful and harmful behaviors affecting family functioning, develop an emotional functioning balance in family, so they can cope effectively with challenges. Serving: Children 0 to 17 years old and their families
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PROVIDER:
Saint Francis Ministries​
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Family Mentoring
Educating families about healthy child development, providing support during stressful times or turmoil, assisting in budget planning, and helping in accessing local and financial assistance programs. Serving: Children 2 to 17 years old and their families
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PROVIDER:
Child Advocacy & Parenting Services​
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Kids2Kin (K2K). Eliminating legal barriers around permanency. Serving: Children 0 to 17 years old and their kinship families
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PROVIDER:
Kansas Legal Services​
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STATEWIDE
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Grow Nurturing Families: Encouraging positive and nurturing relationships between parents/caregivers and children. Increasing
children’s felt safety and self-esteem. Providing life coaching to the parent/caregiver while actively playing with their child.
Serving: Children 2 to 7 years old and their families
PROVIDER:
TFI​
​​tfifamily.org
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Multisystemic Therapy (MST): Decrease youth behavior, empower parent to address difficulties in raising children in adolescents. Serving: Children 12 to 17 years old and their families
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PROVIDER:
Community Solutions, Inc.​
​​csi-online.org
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STATEWIDE
PROGRAM:
Seeking Safety (SS) - Reducing trauma and/or SUD symptoms, increasing safe coping in relationships, thinking, behaviors,
emotions, and increasing overall safety in the home. Serving: Children 0 to 17 years old and their families
PROVIDER:
Saint Francis Ministries
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Strengthening Families Program (SFP) - Providing a family skills training program including weekly classes to focus on parenting, communication and youth life skills. Serving: Children 6 to 11 years old and their families
PROVIDER:
KVC​
​​kvc.org
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Fostering Prevention Provide advocacy, support, and access to community resources to meet families’ needs and facilitate the safety, placement stability, and physical/emotional well-being of their children. Serving: Children 0 to 17 years old and their families
PROVIDER:
Foster Adopt Connect​
​​fosteradopt.org
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Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) Providing a family-centered, collaborative intervention for families, who are impacted by parental substance use. Serving: Children 0 to 5 years old and their families
PROVIDER:
Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism (DCCCA)​
​​dccca.org
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Parent-Child Assistance Program (P-CAP) Assisting families in obtaining alcohol and drug treatment and staying in recovery. Linking the family to community resources that will help build and maintain healthy and independent lives, and help families prevent future births of alcohol or drug-affected children. Serving: Children 0 to 3 and their families
PROVIDER:
Kansas Children's Service League​
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Community Support Specialist Reduce the instances of contact with law enforcement and abuse with the goal of the children remaining safely in the home with their families. Serving: Children 0 to 17 years old and their families
PROVIDER:
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office
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