Country Star Gives Hope to Kids in Foster Care
Singer/songwriter Jimmy Wayne has gained fame and incredible success with his hit songs “Do You Believe Me Now,’ ‘I Love You This Much’ and ‘Stay Gone.’ Now, the country star is fulfilling a promise he...
View ArticleSims’ Op-Ed in the Charleston Gazette: Sugar Grove Closing an Opportunity for...
Note: This op-ed piece was published in the Charleston Gazette (Charleston, W.Va.) on January 11, 2015. View it here on the Gazette’s website. B. Wayne Sims Most people know the saying, “An ounce of...
View ArticleHomeless Teen Finds Sister, Forever Family
*Photo credit: WFAA News 8 Just over a year ago, Seth Miller was a homeless 18-year-old teen with nowhere to go. He had aged out of the foster care system and was living in his car. His only wish was...
View ArticleCountdown to the Opening of the New KVC Institute
It’s a cold, sunny January day, but that hasn’t slowed down the construction of KVC’s new Institute for Practice Improvement and Innovations in Child and Family Services. The new facility adjoins KVC’s...
View ArticleJoin the Innovative Team at KVC
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, teens and families? We’re looking for smart, caring professionals like you to join our team! At KVC, you’ll enjoy an inspiring...
View ArticleFrom Foster Care To Freshman Year
*Photo credit: NPR Jasmine Uqdah spent nearly half of her life in foster care, moving to several different foster homes and changing schools. In 2008, she turned 18 and aged out of the foster care...
View ArticleFamily’s Holiday Card Goes Viral
*Photo credit: Cara Taylor Cara and Eric Taylor announced their plans to become parents by adopting a child from foster care in a very unique and touching way. The Today Show interviewed the couple...
View ArticleKVC Mobilized Communities to Give Holiday Gifts to 5,800 Children in Foster Care
Olathe, KS – January 21, 2015 – During the 2014 holiday season, KVC Health Systems and its subsidiaries brightened the holidays for 5,876 children in foster care and/or receiving treatment at KVC’s...
View ArticleThe Simplest and Most Profound Way to Help Your Baby Learn
Bionka Burkhalter (left) listens as Beth Suskind from the Thirty Million Words Project gives a presentation on building her new baby’s brain. (Photo credit: Julienne Schaer, The Hechinger Report.) A...
View ArticleKVC’s Erin Stucky Completes Annie E. Casey Fellowship
*Photo credit: The Annie E. Casey Foundation In November 2014, KVC Executive Vice President Erin Stucky completed the Annie E. Casey Foundation Children and Family Fellowship. The 20-month executive...
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