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Last week, Gov. Laura Kelly issued a proclamation recognizing May as Foster Care Month in Kansas. While this symbolic recognition is important, the significant progress we’ve made under Gov. Kelly’s leadership to recreate a comprehensive child well-being system cannot be overstated. When we began our work in 2019, we inherited an overwhelmed system. Before 2019, youths in care moved too frequently between placements, spent too much time in offices instead of with families, and Kansans were limited by few support systems outside of foster care. After taking office, Gov. Kelly immediately instructed the Kansas Department of Children and Families to reform not just the foster care system but the entire child welfare apparatus in Kansas to better serve our children and families. ....
KDADS and Family Service & Guidance Center Team Up to Provide Crisis Treatment for Families TOPEKA – Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard announced today the agency’s Behavioral Health Services (BHS) Commission has entered into an agreement with Family Service & Guidance Center (FSGC) of Topeka, Inc. to provide immediate crisis services to families and youth with emergency mental health issues. “We are always looking to engage community partners and provide families a more stable, long-term solution to mental health and substance use treatment,” Secretary Howard said. “This agreement raises the bar and allows us to move forward with the goal of providing immediate access to care in a safe, therapeutic environment and we believe our work with Family Service & Guidance Center is significant in reaching the program goals and outcomes we have set.” ....
Posted By: chrismaslen March 12, 2021 @ 6:15 am Local News, News Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that her administration will be expanding the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP). The program provides qualifying households with an annual benefit to pay for winter heating bills. The program predominantly aids Kansas residents with disabilities as well families with children. The Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) has extended the application deadline for LIEAP to May 28th. DCF is also expanding income requirements from 130% of the federal poverty level to 150%. This means that previously denied applications will be reviewed and reevaluated, and those that meet the new income requirements will receive the benefit. ....